The Erickson School of Aging, Management and Policy grew from a unique partnership between John C. Erickson, founder of Erickson Retirement Communities, and UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III. Together they recognized that a public research university with a strong emphasis on public policy—and one of our nation’s largest and best gerontology doctoral programs—would be an ideal home for a school intended to touch every phase of aging in America. The institution they created is designed to prepare future leaders in the field of aging.
The Erickson School offers credit and noncredit educational programs at the undergraduate, masters, and executive levels. Through a federally funded center, the school also conducts intensive research to address the pressing practical and policy issues of our nation’s rapidly growing aging population. From health care and housing to finance and development to business management, the Erickson School is striving to contribute to advances in best practices.
The Erickson School supports the following three programs:
Blends human aging, public policy, and management theory with skills such as communication, computer literacy, critical thinking, and organizational management. This combined knowledge base positions graduates to work in a wide array of professional careers. It also provides a strong foundation for additional education in a range of fields from policy, management, and law to human services and entrepreneurship.
This applied professional degree program prepares individuals for work in the growing array of aging-related business organizations. It meets the needs of individuals with demonstrated professional leadership experience and talented undergraduates looking to start or advance careers in the aging arena.
Launched in 2004 in collaboration with the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry (NIC). The core curriculum emphasizes management, strategy, sales, marketing, development, and finance. Newly developed offerings focus on diverse topics such as human capital, customer service, and culture change. Intensive courses typically run for two to four days and offer access to nationally recognized leaders from industry and academia. Continuing education credits are offered for long-term care administrators and accountants. Career-enhancing professional certificates are issued to qualifying participants.
