Thanatology, General Thanatology Studies Graduate Certificate

Designed for working professionals, this certificate allows for combining courses from the curriculum into a personalized 12 credit certificate in General Thanatology Studies. The combination of courses must include THN600: Introduction to Thanatology.

Learning Objectives: Learning objectives will be determined in consultation with the Program Director.

Program Requirements

THN 600 - Introduction to Thanatology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
or another course if THN 600 has already been taken or waived
9 credits of Thanatology Courses from the following:
THN 610 - Thanatological Theory Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 615 - Family Systems and Thanatology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 620 - The Self & Openness to Culture Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 625 - Spiritual Dimensions of Care Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 630 - Ethics in Death and Dying Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 635 - Research Methods & Thanatology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 703 - Children & Teens in Thanatology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 704 - Adults/Older Adults & Thanatology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 705 - Hospice & Palliative Care Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 706 - Suicidology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 707 - Suicide, Children, & Teens Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 708 - Traumatology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 710 - Complicated Grief Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 711 - Death & the Creative Imagination Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 712 - Death Education and Grief Support Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 713 - Practices/Purposes of Death Rituals Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3