Gerontology Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Death & Dying as a Part of Living/Spirituality and Aging

University:

Texas Tech University

Course Number:

HDFS 5353

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $610 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 15, 2025 - May 13, 2025

Overview

Course Description

This course examines the human process of and response to death, dying, and bereavement in old age in a sociocultural, interpersonal, and individual context. This course includes factors associated with a “good death”, typical practices surrounding death, legal issues, death-related ethical debates, and the meaning of death.

Contacts

Instructor

Page Heisser
Office: 806-544-4045
page.heisser@ttu.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

Textbooks

The art of dying well: A practical guide to a good end of life.
Butler, K.
Edition: 2019
ISBN: 9781501135477
Publisher: Scribner

Death & dying, life & living
Corr, C. A., Corr, D. M., & Doka, K. J.
Edition: 8th edition
ISBN: 9781337563895
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Being mortal: Medicine and what matters in the end
Gawande, A.
Edition: 2015
ISBN: 9781250081247
Publisher: Picador

Course Access

Canvas at TTU

Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at Texas Tech University, the TTU campus coordinator, Ashlee Murden, will email instructions to each student enrolled in courses taught by Texas Tech. This e-mail will contain information regarding the setup of their eRaider access through the campus IT Help Central department. If assistance is needed regarding setup of their eRaider access, IT Help Central can be contacted at 806-742-4357 (HELP) or toll-free at 877-484-3573 or ithelpcentral@ttu.edu. Students will need to identify themselves as an IDEA student to IT Help personnel for proper guidance. The e-mail will also include information about accessing the Texas Tech Canvas system for their courses. Courses will be available on the first day of class, but may not be available prior to that date.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Information is subject to change.

Please revisit this page again before the semester starts to make sure you have all the current information.

Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

Meet Our Faculty

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University Contact

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