Class Number: 1503
Description: Hours: Three hours seminar per week
This seminar explores a different topic each term.
| Days | Time | Date Range | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTH | 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM | 01/21/2017 - 05/26/2017 | Bell Tower 1688 | Rachel Olsthoorn |
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Seminar
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 01/21/2017
End Date: 05/26/2017
Grading: Letter Grade
Class Availability
Information below is 24 hours old.Enrollment Total: 13
Available Seats: 17
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0
Enrollment Information
- Upper Division
- Repeatable up to 9 units.
- Repeatable by topic.
Notes
- Death is a universal truth for all life. This course will explore the cultural, social, and biological nature of human death and dying. Examples of course topics that will be covered include: the biological process of dying and decomposition, mortuary rituals and funerary behavior, cultural taboos and affects of death on society, mourning and bereavement, and the ethic of the study of human remains both past and present. Presented material will consist of the earliest burial evidence to date through modern practices and thoughts.