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Academic Year 2004/2005
Death and Dying
PSYC 354 SP
This course will examine the final stage of life in terms of its psychological, emotional, cognitive, biological, spiritual, legal, and intellectual effects/ramifications for both the dying and their loved ones. We will
consider how death actually happens from a biological/physiological standpoint, how other cultures (past and present) perceive and treat the dying and the dead, and how death and dying are treated and depicted in
literature,
film, poetry, and the visual arts.
MAJOR READINGS
Kastenbaum, Robert. (2001). DEATH, SOCIETY AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. (7th ed.) Allyn and Bacon.
Outside reading.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One 20 minute in class presentation. Each student will choose their own topic regarding some aspect of death or the dying experience.
One final 5-10 page paper including peer reviewed journal research on some aspect
of death or dying.
Each student
is required to make one visit to a hospice, morgue, funeral home, or an interview with a dying person or geriatrician, and a 5 page written summary of that experience.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Students who are very comfortable talking and sharing in class are encouraged to enroll. There is a good deal of outside reading in this course, in addition to the primary textbook.
COURSE FORMAT:
Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA PSYC
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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