LAW 924 Elder Law (3 credits)

This course presents an overview of legal practice and policy relating to aging individuals and an older society. Topics may include an aging population; the challenge to the law; ethical issues and legal assistance; age discrimination in employment; income maintenance; health care; and elder abuse, neglect, and crime.

There will be guest speakers. On days on which a guest speaker is scheduled, absences will count twice when computing possible grade penalties.