HUSE 4010 - Death, Grief and Dying

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 and HUSE 2000 or permission of instructor
This course is designed to help students understand the biopsychosocial 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 and coping, funeral practices and body disposition, medical and legal ethics, euthanasia, and suicide. This course also guides students to reflect on their own attitudes regarding death and dying by analyzing personal experiences of loss.