Overview

The Ph.D. in Aging Studies program is a campus-wide, interdisciplinary program hosted by the School of Aging Studies and governed by faculty from throughout the University of South Florida campus.

Features

What makes this major unique is the combined emphasis on providing a broad based foundation in the interdisciplinary aspects of aging with a focus on developing in-depth expertise in a research area.

Students select research mentors from faculty throughout the USF campus and develop individually tailored training programs, generally focused in one of four areas:

Aging and Health
Aging and Mental Health
Cognitive Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
Public Policy and Long-Term Care

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Psychological Issues of Aging: Interdisciplinary Perspective
Biomedical Aging
Population Aging
Social and Health Issues in Aging
Aging Studies
Health and Aging
Mental Health
Policy and Older Adults
Seminar in Cognition

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tampa, United States

Disciplines

Gerontology View 22 other PhDs in Gerontology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

GPA of 3.25
a current (within the last 5 years) GRE; scores at or above the 50th percentile on Verbal, 30th percentile on quantitative and 50th percentile on analytical writing are preferred.

In addition, students must submit:

their best example of a single authored writing sample
a summary of their career goals and past preparation for a research career
three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with the student’s work and/or research

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

19980 USD / year

≈ 19980 USD / year
Out-of-State

19980 USD / year

≈ 19980 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8702 USD / year

≈ 8702 USD / year

Living costs

Tampa

United States

1122 - 1951 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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