THAN - Thanatology

THAN 521 Grief and Loss

An in-depth study of mourning and the grief process. Explores all aspects of theories of grief in natural and accidental death as well as special losses, suicide, prenatal death, still birth, murder, etc. differentiating between normal and complicated grief.

Credits

3.0

Cross Listed Courses

Also offered as COUN 521.

Offered

Fall Semester

THAN 523 Principles of Thanatology

Overview of major themes and attitudes of death and grief included in theories, process models, death trajectories, and death systems. Explore roles of palliative care and hospice in the dying process to understand the experience of an “appropriate death”.

Credits

3.0

Cross Listed Courses

Also offered as COUN 523.

Offered

Fall Semester

THAN 528 Developmental Perspectives in Thanatology

An examination of death, dying, and bereavement at different stages of life. A survey of the important moments in the life cycle when death confronts us as human beings, how we can learn to appreciate the significance and value of such varied approaches and understandings.

Credits

3.0

Cross Listed Courses

Also offered as COUN 528.

Offered

Spring Semester

THAN 529 Historical and Multicultural Perspectives in Thanatology

The study of three areas in the field of thanatology: 1) The role played by death in Western history. 2) Egypt as a death culture. 3) A study of how death and bereavement are experienced across cultures, ethnic groups, and religions around the world.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Semester