| Course | PSYC 336 Gerontology (PSYC336) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BS in Psychology |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published PSYC 336 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What PSYC 336 covers
Forums fall in Modules/Weeks 3, 4 and 5, each pairing a textbook-cited thread of at least 300 words with one reply of at least 150; blog entries run weekly in Modules/Weeks 1 to 7, each with a substantial comment on a classmate's blog.
The Field Experience Project opens with a one-page arrangement description in Module/Week 2 and ends with the journal in Module/Week 8, and the Module/Week 7 Writing Assignment is either a five-page research paper with five references or an eight-to-ten-page life story.
The facts of demography describe the background and present status of elderly people in the United States. Then the biological, psychological and sociological factors in aging will be studied to promote an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of aging. The dying-grieving processes, as well as LTC policies and government-sponsored programs are explored.
PSYC 336 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Blog Entry 1 (Course Requirements Checklist and LearnSmart also due) | 15 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Field Experience Project: Arrangement Description (Blog Entry 2 and Exam 1 also due) | 5 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | DB Forum 1 (Blog Entry 3 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | DB Forum 2 (Blog Entry 4 and Exam 2 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | DB Forum 3 (Blog Entry 5 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Blog Entry 6 (Exam 3 also due) | 15 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Writing Assignment (Blog Entry 7 also due) | 140 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Field Experience Project: Final Submission (Exam 4 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where PSYC 336 papers lose points
PSYC 336 work loses points when forum threads skip the Quadagno citation, when blogs summarize the reading instead of an encounter, when older adults are described as a category, when field journals are written all at once without dated entries, and when observational findings about attitudes and longevity are reported as proof of cause.
Using a PSYC 336 sample well
The samples cite Quadagno, Chang and colleagues, Gualano and colleagues, Pinquart and Forstmeier, Carstensen and colleagues, Pinquart and Sörensen, Levy and colleagues, Levy, Burnes and colleagues and Officer and de la Fuente-Núñez.
PSYC 336 questions, answered
What textbook does PSYC 336 use?
Jill Quadagno's Aging and the Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology, with LearnSmart activities for each of its fourteen chapters.
What is the PSYC 336 Field Experience Project?
A term-long project in which the student works with an older adult, files a one-page arrangement description in Module/Week 2 and submits a journal of the experience in Module/Week 8.
Can I write a life story instead of a research paper in PSYC 336?
Yes; the Writing Assignment offers either a five-page APA research paper with at least five references or an eight-to-ten-page life story paper that needs no citations.
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