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
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Gerontology Certificate

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

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.
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

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
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
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 102582
Course CIP Code: 19.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 36
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of STEM
Department: Psychology
Discipline: GO
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (8/1/2019)
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), 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.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250224T20:22:57
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030