Our courses focus on current social policy guidelines, working on issues that affect people as they age, and preparing you for a career in gerontology. You'll learn how patterns of care change over time, how support is applied between different generations, and how care is provided to people with different characteristics. Our graduates go on to careers including local, national and international policy development, geriatric medicine and nursing, and further specialist research.
Flexible study options
We offer one of only a few distance learning master's programmes for this field in the country
Links to charities and policy makers
Connect with organisations such as AgeUK, the British Society of Gerontology, and the Office for National Statistics, to prepare for your future career
Centre for Research on Ageing
We are home to a major centre for interdisciplinary research and teaching in ageing and gerontology
Ageing and gerontology courses
Our flexible study options include part-time, short courses and distance learning opportunities.
Postgraduate taught courses
Gerontology
Gerontology
Gerontology (Distance Learning)
Gerontology (Distance Learning)
Gerontology (Distance Learning)
Related subjects
Study spaces and facilities
My research interests broadly combine the areas of ageing, gender and social policy.
My research interests span 3 areas of investigation: inequalities in later life, informal carers and employment, and the retirement prospects of future generations of elders.
I am interested in research on support and care in later life, and much of my work has a focus on ethnic diversity.
Student stories
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Advocating for older people with help of online master's
Jane Gitau has discovered a new focus in her retirement, thanks to the ageing knowledge she gained at Southampton
