Death, Dying & Bereavement

Catalog description

This course presents an overview of historical and contemporary perspectives on death, dying, and bereavement. Students will have the opportunity to explore their own values, beliefs, and attitudes regarding death- related experiences in our society. Topics include cross- cultural perspectives on death/afterlife, understanding the experience of loss within different developmental stages of lie, dying in a technological age, end of life issues including moral and ethical issues, legal issues, rituals and funerals.