Academic Programs

Lipscomb University has made a commitment to help find lasting and meaningful solutions to long-term and post-acute care challenges in the United States. The School of Aging Services aspires to offer the Nation’s most innovative graduate degree in aging services and to educate a new workforce who will passionately pursue careers with the aging and demonstrate a holistic skill set. 

The Masters of Professional Studies graduate degree in Aging Services Leadership is a 30-hour program, which incorporates a curriculum-spanning applied project. Courses are offered in a blended format, combining the best of online and classroom learning, allowing students to complete the program in one year.

A Professional Graduate Certificate in Aging Services Leadership is also available to interested students upon the completion of a 12 credit hour program.

For more information, call Dr. Charla Long at 615.966.1015 or 800.333.4358.

Graduate students have the benefit of participating in the University’s TransformAging initiative. This industry-focused outreach initiative is designed to achieve five primary objectives:

1. Be a neutral convener of conversations of significance regarding aging issues;
2. Provide useful and timely information and training for both professional and family caregivers;
3. Shape the faith-based community’s aging ministries, including addressing spiritual formation and end-of-life issues;
4. Serve as the catalyst for applied research and design for professionals in the field; and
5. Transform the public policy thinking on aging through extensive perception leadership work.