Institute of Gerontology

About us

The oldest Institute of Gerontology in Germany is currently under the provisional direction of Prof. Dr. Eric Schmitt. Here you can find information about the institute and its staff:

Study programs

The range of courses offered by the Institute of Gerontology is defined by the Gerontology, Health and Care degree programme (B.A. and M.Ed.). As staged teacher training-related degree programmes, they ensure the professionalism and quality of future teachers at relevant vocational schools; to this end, they impart integrated subject-specific, subject-didactic, vocational pedagogical and educational science knowledge and skills as well as practical school experience.

Research

Ethical, social and behavioural research at the Institute of Gerontology covers a wide variety of topics and issues. Here you will find the aims and questions of current research projects, as well as completed project reports: