Theories of Ageing, 3 ECTS

Registration December 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026.

The course will be held in English and implemented as a distance learning course using the online learning platform Canvas and one face-to-face workshop located in Lund. See draft schedule below.

The date of the face-to-face workshop is May 5-6, where internationally renowned experts Professor Merril Silverstein, USA, and Dr. Suresh Rattan, Denmark, will provide a sociological as well as a biological perspective on ageing theories. Lecturers are also Professors Susanne Iwarsson and Boo Johansson.The workshop is followed by individual work until examination seminars. 

The course is a specialization in theories of ageing, and of ageing and health. The participants are expected to assimilate a multidisciplinary approach in the application of theories. The course is based on the theories which participants have chosen for their thesis projects, and on different theories of ageing and of ageing and health. 

All activities are mandatory unless otherwise stated. A draft of the full study guide will be available before the end of December.

Preliminary schedule (mandatory activities will not change):
March 16 Course start (opens in Canvas)
March 23, 13.00-14.30 Online Course Introduction and Q&A 
March 16-May 4 Individual work
April 13, 13.00-15.00, Optional online lecture “Overview of theories, models, and frameworks: What’s the difference?”
May 5-6 Two-day workshop on theories of ageing. Starts at 8.30 on May 5 at the Faculty of Medicine, Lund University and ends at 16.00 on May 6. Plan to arrive in Lund on May 4.
May 7-June 5 Individual assignments and online group work
Jun 8-9 Online final seminar 
June 18 Submit final paper - course ends

More details are coming later.

Click here to apply, no later than January 31, 2026. 

Incomplete applications will not be processed.