MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Liberal Arts

B.	Discipline: Mortuary Science

C.	Course Number and Title: MSCI 1070: Thanatology

D.	Course Coordinator:

Assistant Dean: Dr. Steve Haynes

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E.	Credit Hours: 3

F.	Prerequisites: ENGL 1010

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall, 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title:

Handbook of Thanatology: The Essential Body of Knowledge for the Study of Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Authors: David K. Meagher and David E. Balk (Editors)

Copyright Year: 2013

Edition:

ISBN #: 978-0415630559

Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None

J.	Course Description: This course focuses key aspects of thanatology: dying, end-of-life decision making, loss, grief, and mourning, assessment and intervention, traumatic death and death education. The subjects are explored through the lenses of culture, socialization, religion, spirituality, and historical and contemporary perspectives. Life span issues and integration of family, larger systems, ethical and legal issues are also explored.

K.	College-Wide Learning Outcomes:

College-Wide Learning Outcome	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written	Reflective Paper – Week 6-7 and Week 14-15. Communication – Written VALUE Rubric
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking	Reflective Paper – Week 6-7 and Week 14-15, Comprehensive Project – Week 14-15 Critical Thinking VALUE Rubric
Information Literacy	Comprehensive Project – Week 14-15. Information Literacy VALUE Rubric
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Compare and contrast cultural attitudes on dying, end-of-life decision making, loss, grief, and mourning, assessment and intervention, traumatic death and death education.	Reflective Paper (Week 6-7 and Week 14-15), Comprehensive Project (Week 14-15), Midterm and Final Examinations (Week 8 and Week 16 respectively)
Examine historical and contemporary perspectives, spirituality, and religious views on dying, end-of-life decision making, loss, grief, and mourning, assessment and intervention, traumatic death and death education.	Reflective Paper (Week 6-7 and Week 14-15), Comprehensive Project (Week 14-15), Midterm and Final Examinations (Week 8 and Week 16 respectively)
Analyze social institutions with regard to attitudes on dying, end-of-life decision making, loss, grief, and mourning, assessment and intervention, traumatic death and death education, especially the family and large social systems.	Reflective Paper (Week 6-7 and Week 14-15), Comprehensive Project (Week 14-15), Midterm and Final Examinations (Week 8 and Week 16 respectively)
Describe life span issues and ethical and legal issues with regard to dying, end-of-life decision making, loss, grief, and mourning, assessment and intervention, traumatic death and death education.	Reflective Paper (Week 6-7 and Week 14-15), Comprehensive Project (Week 14-15), Midterm and Final Examinations (Week 8 and Week 16 respectively)
Examine and explain community attitudes and attitudes of death care professionals with regard to dying, end-of-life decision making, loss, grief, and mourning, assessment and intervention, traumatic death and death education.	Interview and Presentation (Week 15-16)

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

Topic	Week
Introduction to Thanatology, Culture, Socialization, and Dying, Religion, Spirituality, and Dying	Week 1
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Dying, Life Span Issues and Dying, Family, Larger Systems, and the Dying Process	Week 2
Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Dying and End-of-life Care, Culture, Socialization, and End-of-life Decision Making, End-of-life care: Spirituality and End-of-life Decision Making	Week 3
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on End-of-life Decision Making, Life Span Issues and End-of-life Decision Making, The Family, Larger Systems, and End-of-life Decision Making	Week 4
Ethical and Legal Issues in End-of-life Decision Making, End-of-life Decision Making: An Irish Perspective	Week 5
Culture, Socialization, and Loss, grief, and mourning, Religion, Spirituality, and Loss, grief, and mourning, Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Loss, grief, and mourning	Week 6
Life Span Issues and Loss, grief, and mourning, Family, Larger Systems, and the Loss, grief, and mourning Process, Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Loss, grief, and mourning and Assessment and Intervention	Week 7
Culture, Socialization, and Assessment and Intervention; End-of-life care: Spirituality and Assessment and Intervention; Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Assessment and Intervention	Week 9
Life Span Issues and Assessment and Intervention; The Family, Larger Systems, and Assessment and Intervention; Ethical and Legal Issues in Assessment and Intervention;	Week 10
On Bereavement Interventions: Controversies and Concerns	Week 11
Culture, Socialization, and Traumatic Death; Religion, Spirituality, and Traumatic Death; Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Traumatic Death	Week 12
Life Span Issues and Traumatic Death; Family, Larger Systems, and the Traumatic Death; Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Traumatic Death	Week 13
Culture, Socialization, and Death Education; End-of-life care: Spirituality and Death Education; Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Death Education	Week 14
Life Span Issues and Death Education; The Family, Larger Systems, and Death Education; Ethical and Legal Issues in Death Education	Week 15

N.	Course Assignments:

Homework

Class Activities

Reflective Papers

Interview and Presentation

Comprehensive Project

Midterm and Final Exams

O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

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Q.	Examination Policy:

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R.	Class Attendance and Homework Make-Up Policy:

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3