HED-115

Death and Dying

This course will discuss issues related to the experience of death, dying, loss and bereavement through a multi and cross-cultural lens of race, class and gender. The course will explore the historical and contemporary issues around community and individual health, life expectancy, mortality, and morbidity rates, as well as geographic, social and cultural aspects of loss. Students will explore the impact of the intersectionality of race, class, and gender, social justice, equity and access in lives of diverse communities as it pertains to loss. Topics include attitudes about death, loss in the lives of adults and children, modes of death, death and loss rituals within cultures and communities, suicide, violence, trauma, illness, disease, living wills, funeral plans as well as historical and current practices and trends in health care. Three class hours.

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HED-115 Sections for Summer 2024

With the following scheduling option(s)

4 Sections Offered

HED-115, Section SL1

CRN #60256
Online/Virtual Campus (asynchronous)

Instructor(s)

Melany Silas

Seats Remaining

1

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Scheduled Meeting Times

TypeLocationDate(s)Day / Time
LectureOnline
Jun 3rd, 2024 – Jul 3rd, 2024N/A
Type Lecture
Location Online
Date(s) Jun 3rd, 2024 – Jul 3rd, 2024
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HED-115, Section SL2

CRN #60821
Online/Virtual Campus (asynchronous)

Instructor(s)

Melany Silas

Seats Remaining

19

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Scheduled Meeting Times

TypeLocationDate(s)Day / Time
LectureOnline
Jun 3rd, 2024 – Jul 3rd, 2024N/A
Type Lecture
Location Online
Date(s) Jun 3rd, 2024 – Jul 3rd, 2024
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HED-115, Section SL4

CRN #61409
Online/Virtual Campus (asynchronous)

Instructor(s)

Melany Silas

Seats Remaining

22

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Scheduled Meeting Times

TypeLocationDate(s)Day / Time
LectureOnline
Jul 8th, 2024 – Aug 9th, 2024N/A
Type Lecture
Location Online
Date(s) Jul 8th, 2024 – Aug 9th, 2024
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HED-115, Section SL3

CRN #62650
Online/Virtual Campus (asynchronous)

Instructor(s)

Melany Silas

Seats Remaining

20

Already on Waitlist

0

Scheduled Meeting Times

TypeLocationDate(s)Day / Time
LectureOnline
Jul 8th, 2024 – Aug 9th, 2024N/A
Type Lecture
Location Online
Date(s) Jul 8th, 2024 – Aug 9th, 2024
Day / Time N/A