HED-115: Death and Dying
- 3 Credit Hours
- Health and Physical Education Department
- Summer 2026
Course Description
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.
Register for this CourseHED-115 Sections for Summer 2026
4 Sections Offered
HED-115, Section SL1
Scheduled Meeting Times
| Type | Location | Date(s) | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | Online | Jun 1st, 2026 – Jul 2nd, 2026 | N/A |
| Type | Lecture |
| Location | Online |
| Date(s) | Jun 1st, 2026 – Jul 2nd, 2026 |
| Day / Time | N/A |
HED-115, Section SL2
Scheduled Meeting Times
| Type | Location | Date(s) | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | Online | Jun 1st, 2026 – Jul 2nd, 2026 | N/A |
| Type | Lecture |
| Location | Online |
| Date(s) | Jun 1st, 2026 – Jul 2nd, 2026 |
| Day / Time | N/A |
HED-115, Section SL4
Scheduled Meeting Times
| Type | Location | Date(s) | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | Online | Jul 6th, 2026 – Aug 7th, 2026 | N/A |
| Type | Lecture |
| Location | Online |
| Date(s) | Jul 6th, 2026 – Aug 7th, 2026 |
| Day / Time | N/A |
HED-115, Section SL3
Scheduled Meeting Times
| Type | Location | Date(s) | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | Online | Jul 6th, 2026 – Aug 7th, 2026 | N/A |
| Type | Lecture |
| Location | Online |
| Date(s) | Jul 6th, 2026 – Aug 7th, 2026 |
| Day / Time | N/A |