HDAS 4010 - Death, Grief and Dying

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: HDAS 2010 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to help students understand the sociological aspects of thanatology, the scientific study of death and associated practices including work with the terminally ill and their families. Themes to be explored include cross cultural perspectives on death, grief, funeral practices and rituals, medical and legal ethics, euthanasia, and suicide.