HED-115: Death and Dying

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.

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HED-115 Sections for Fall 2025

With the following scheduling option(s)

2 sections available.

HED-115, Section CC6

CRN #24396
Hybrid

Instructor(s)

Keisha Hollomon

Seats Remaining

26

Already on Waitlist

0

Scheduled Meeting Times

TypeLocationDate(s)Day / Time
LectureDowntown Campus
Room 354
Oct 1st, 2025 – Dec 13th, 2025Wednesday
6:00 pm - 8:50 pm
Type Lecture
Location Downtown Campus
Room 354
Date(s) Oct 1st, 2025 – Dec 13th, 2025
Day / Time Wednesday
6:00 pm - 8:50 pm

HED-115, Section CC1

CRN #27380
Hybrid

Instructor(s)

Melany Silas

Seats Remaining

22

Already on Waitlist

0

Scheduled Meeting Times

TypeLocationDate(s)Day / Time
LectureDowntown Campus
Room 556
Aug 25th, 2025 – Dec 13th, 2025Wednesday
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Type Lecture
Location Downtown Campus
Room 556
Date(s) Aug 25th, 2025 – Dec 13th, 2025
Day / Time Wednesday
9:00 am - 10:15 am