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Death & Dying

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
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Th 1p.m. – 3p.m.		 On-Line LMS Chat Time 3 $1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)
Date
-
Time
Th 1p.m. – 3p.m.
Location
On-Line LMS Chat Time
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)

Description

This course focuses on death and dying as social phenomena, which have implications not only for the dying person, but for surviving relatives and loved ones, as well as for social systems and structures that manage the dying process. Taking an analytic approach to death and dying, this course aims to help students link personal experiences of death and loss with broader social and structural issues concerning death, dying, and bereavement. This will include discussion of healthcare and life sustaining treatment, palliative care and hospice, as well as bereavement and rituals surrounding death and burial.

Registration will begin July 31st

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Course Details

Session

Summer Session 2, 6 weeks

Class Dates

-

Location

On-Line LMS Chat Time

Enrolled / Capacity

1 / 20

Status

Closed

Instructor

Robin Sherman

Tuition*

$1398 (guest students)
$1584 (current students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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