Changes in cognitive function across the lifespan, with
corresponding changes in neurological structures, and behaviors
that promote cognitive vitality.
Athena Title
Cognitive Health and Aging
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in GRNT 7400
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will identify the basic parts of the brain.
Students will understand basic brain-behavior relationships.
Students will examine the ways in aging relates to changes in the brain and cognition.
Students will critique, evidence-based lifestyle factors that impact cognitive aging.
Students will evaluate emerging evidence on factors related to cognitive aging.
Topical Outline
Biological foundations of behavior (from evolutionary to public health approaches)
The nervous system
Lifespan brain development
Cognition
Cognitive neuroscience
A focus on behavior
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
