HU 220 - End of Life Issues

Institution:

Miles Community College

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Description:

This course is an introduction to attitudes and perspectives on death and dying, including specific topics on historical and cross-cultural aspects; sociological forces; health care systems; living with life-threatening illness; medical ethics; dying in a technological age; survivors and understanding the experience of loss; funerals; the law and death; death in the lives of children, adolescents, and adults; suicide; risks of death in the modern world; beyond death; and personal and social choices related to these issues. A selection of readings from classical and contemporary literature which are related to death and dying are offered for discussion.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

milescc.edu/

Phone Number:

(800) 541-9281

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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