UMass Online 
Reasons to choose UMass Online:
- UMass Online allows you to attend the same high-quality programs and learn from the same world-class faculty as students at the University of Massachusetts' Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell or Worcester campuses
- Ranked Top 10 Online Degrees Colleges- September 2009 (Online Degree Reviews.com)
- Our faculty are internationally recognized and include winners of the world's most prestigious awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize, National Book Award for Poetry, and the Draper Award in Engineering
- Master's in Gerontology - Management of Aging Services awarded Best Buy Masters Healthcare, 2009 by Get Educated
Featured Programs from UMass:
Doctor of Nursing Practice
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a 39-credit doctoral program at UMass Boston's College of Nursing and Health Sciences, open to applicants holding a Master's degree in Nursing with preparation as family, gerontological, or adult nurse practitioners, or clinical nurse specialists, as well as those holding an MS in Nursing and certified as nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists. The College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education through 2011. In the Spring of 2011, the CNHS will under go a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education re accreditation site visit prior to the graduation of the first DNP class at UMass.
Courses in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program include:
- Health Informatics
- Introduction to Biostatistics: Biostatistics I
- Evidence Based Practice I
- Principles of Epidemiology
- Intermediate Biostatistics
- Health Care Systems and Quality
- DNP Internship I
- Seminar in Health Care Financing
- Psychosocial Mental Health
Gerontology - Certificate
The Frank J. Manning Certificate in Gerontology provides students with an understanding of the aging network and aging process through direct service, research, field placements and legislative advocacy for the elderly. It is designed for individuals currently working in or new to the field of Gerontology. The courses in the Manning Certificate are fully integrated with the core curriculum of the UMass Boston College of Public & Community's Service's undergraduate program in Gerontology. Both programs are designed to help those interested in the field of Gerontology augment their current knowledge and skills and to pursue a rewarding career built around issues of aging and public service. Some highlights include: Focus on direct care, research, social and public policy, and advocacy, the option of applying this 18-credit, four-course certificate program to the Bachelor's degree program in Gerontology and first - rate faculty.
Courses in the Gerontology Certificate program include:
- Concepts & Practices with the Elderly
- Social & Economic Implications of Aging
- Legislative Process and the Elderly
- Elderly Action Research Project
Gerontology / Management of Aging Services - Master
The Management of Aging Services Track of the Gerontology Master's Degree is a national award-winning program that offers students an advanced degree in the growing field of aging services.
This includes long-term care, service-supported housing, community-based services, marketing to an aging population, and health services for those requiring chronic care. The program is geared towards professionals in the aging network or those wishing to enter the aging field. Students will broaden their perspectives and develop skills in policy development and analysis, program management, administration, and finance with a focus on the aging population.
Courses in the Gerontology / Management of Aging Services Master's Degree program include:
- Health and Physical Aspects of Aging
- Issues in Aging Policy
- Marketing Aging Services
- Service Delivery Issues in Aging
- Organization and Financing of Aging Services
- Human Resources and Personnel Management
UMass Boston's Management of Aging Services (MAS) program has been named Outstanding Credit Program for 2008 by the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA).
Gerontology / Management of Aging Services - Graduate Certificate
UMass Online's Gerontology Graduate Certificate with a focus in management of aging services is targeted to individuals in the aging network who are looking to upgrade their skills or advance in new directions within the field or for those looking to enter the field. The certificate may be earned by taking 15 hours of approved course work, including three required courses and two elective courses. Credits from the graduate certificate program easily transfer to the national award-winning Gerontology / Management of Aging Services Master's Degree program.
UMass Boston's Management of Aging Services (MAS) program has been named Outstanding Credit Program for 2008 by the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA).
The University of Massachusetts campuses at Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell and the Medical School are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, which accredits schools in the six New England states.
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