GERN 440 - End of Life Issues for Older Adults and Their Families

(3 units)

Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Multidisciplinary approaches to death/dying in the context of the bio-psycho-social model. Explores cross-cultural perspectives, the funeral industry, advanced planning, ethics, hospice, suicide, euthanasia, and grief.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-discussion 3 hours) Double Numbered with: GERN 540