TMPS 7018 Death and Dying

Name: Death and Dying
Rating: 4.7 (61 reviews)

The study of death and dying is a complex, multidimensional, and evolving field. This course draws on contemporary theory and research to explore death and dying from multiple perspectives, including religious, theological, pastoral, and psychological. Topics include societal attitudes toward death; facing one's own death; cultural features of death and dying; end-of-life issues; children and death; funerals and the use of ritual in ministry to the dying; pastoral sensitivities and skills for ministering to the dying; and pressing contemporary concerns, such as death in the workplace, institutional death, violent death, and death in global perspective.

Course overview

Department: Theology and Ministry
School: STM
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites: Permission of Department

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Requirements fulfilled

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Official evaluation summary

4.70 / 5

Based on 61 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

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Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Melissa Kelley
Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.83/5

Sections

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