GS 138 The Final Journey: Death & Dying: 3 semester hours
This course is the study of the structure of the human response to death, dying, and bereavement in various socio-cultural, interpersonal, and personal contexts. This course is intended to help students explore end-of-life issues related to: grief and bereavement; life course understandings of death and dying; functions of the funeral; death-systems professions; and ethical debates surrounding end-of-life care and decisionmaking. This course is designed for students from a variety of backgrounds and majors.