CAS-HC236 Grief and the Human Experience
This honors-level seminar explores grief and acceptance as universal, relational, and meaning-making dimensions of human life. Rather than approaching loss solely through pathology or crisis, the course frames grief as a deeply human process—one shaped by culture, spirituality, developmental stage, family systems, and social context—and as a potential site of connection, growth, and ethical reflection. Drawing from psychology, anthropology, philosophy, narrative medicine, and the arts, students will examine how individuals and communities understand death, dying, and continuity across the lifespan. This course invites students to think critically and compassionately about mortality—not as a morbid endpoint, but as a lens for understanding love, identity, community, and what it means to live fully.
Prerequisite
Student has satisfied all of the following Academic Unit (Computed) in the selection list Advertising Public Relations and Social Media, Art and Design, Biology, Biology and Radiation Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, Communication Journalism and Media, Economics, English, Environmental Science and Studies, History Language and Global Culture, INTO College of Arts and Sciences, Math and Computer Science, Medical Dosimetry, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science and Legal Studies, Psychology, Radiation Sciences, Sociology and Criminal Justice ... And Student has satisfied all of the following Student is a member of the Honors Summary All Student Cohort