GO 263 - Death and Dying

Description
Illness and death can occur during all life stages; we need to be prepared. This class covers historical perspectives related to the definition of death; attitudes toward death; the dying process; and grief and loss.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

School: School of STEM
Department: Psychology
Discipline: GO

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20240209T17:40:46
Course Review & Revision Year: 2028-2029

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of death from a historical, cultural, medical and social context.

2. Apply theoretical concepts related to death and the dying process to real-life situations, and discuss the impact of these concepts on individuals, families, society, and different cultures.

3. Identify and examine the dying and grieving process.

4. Effectively organize communications, ensuring there is a clear introduction and conclusion, the content is well-sequenced and there are appropriate transitions.

5. Use reflection to examine personal beliefs and values and identify their origins and potential biases.

Approved for Online Delivery?: Yes

Course Outline:
I. Studying Dying, Death, and Bereavement

II. The American Experience of Death

III. Growing Up with Death

IV. Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

V. The Dying Process

VI. Living with Dying

VII. Dying in the American Health-Care System

VIII. Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia

IX. Suicide

X. Diversity in Death Rituals

XI. The Business of Dying

XII. The Legal Aspects of Dying

XIII. Coping with Loss

XIV. Grieving Throughout the Life Cycle

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture/Facilitated Discussion: 30-60%

Individual/Collaborative Classroom Activities: 30-60%

Teaching Project: 10-20%

Use of Audio/Visual Materials: 10-20%

Mandatory Course Components:
None

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: N/A
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required

Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: GO 263 will use qualified existing GRCC full time faculty or adjunct instructors. GO 263 instructors must hold a 1) Master’s Degree, or higher, in biology, psychology, sociology, gerontology, or a related field with 2) 18 graduate credits in gerontology-related courses, and 3) 4000 hours of related non-teaching field work experience. In addition, instructors must have 4) a minimum of 2 years classroom experience, or appropriate work-related experience.

Maximum Course Enrollment: 36
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit Accepted: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (8/1/2019)
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Gerontology Certificate
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
People Soft Course ID Number: 102582
Course CIP Code: 19.9999

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Departments?: NA
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Companies?: NA