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Sep 08, 2024
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HMSV 1190 - Death and Dying 3 Credit(s) Course Description: This course will focus on why and how people experience loss, death and grief. We will investigate the ideas of Kubler-Ross and others and expand our exploration to include the Eastern and Judeo-Christian perspectives. In addition, we will consider a variety of sources of grief (death, divorce, alcoholism, birth of a handicapped child, life-threatening illnesses, etc.) and how people react to such events 3 Lecture Hour(s); Required Prerequisite Course(s): none
Required Concurrent Course(s): none
Required as Prerequisite or Concurrent Course(s): none
College Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Learning Outcome |
Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met All listed assignments are graded |
Communication – Written |
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Communication – Speech |
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Intercultural Knowledge and Competence |
Cultural Perspective Project; week 5; Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric |
Critical Thinking |
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Information Literacy |
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Computation |
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Student Learning Outcomes for Course
Outcomes |
Assessments – How it is met & When it is met |
1. To accept death and loss as natural parts of one’s life.
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Exams, written assignments, and class activities – regularly throughout the semester |
2. To explore the meanings of loss, death, and grief in a cultural and spiritual/religious framework
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Exams, written assignments, and class activities – regularly throughout the semester |
3. To discuss the various interpretations of the death state.
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Exams, written assignments, and class activities – regularly throughout the semester |
4. To discuss his/her own personal orientation to death and loss.
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Exams, written assignments, and class activities – regularly throughout the semester |
5. To describe the death system, i.e., how society responds to death and loss.
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Exams, written assignments, and class activities – regularly throughout the semester |
6. To discuss how people view and experience dying. |
Exams, written assignments, and class activities – regularly throughout the semester |
7. To explain the elements or phases of the grieving process.
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Exams, written assignments, and class activities – regularly throughout the semester |
8. To compare one’s attitude toward death and one’s attitude toward life.
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Exams, written assignments, and class activities – regularly throughout the semester |
9. To investigate how grief and healing can occur. |
Exams, written assignments, and class activities – regularly throughout the semester |
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