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Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 6
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Jan. Mar.
Explore the human life cycle and biological, psychological, and social variables in the aging process. Includes biological and emotional aging; the aging of society, as well as of individuals; society's changing views of aging; new roles for people over 65; and death: the ultimate transition. Discover how the understanding of aging in our society has changed over the years, especially in the past quarter-century. Discuss death as the final transition in the human life cycle, including societal attitudes about death, the process of dying, and the importance of bereavement.
Students taking the course for six credits cover the same areas as in the four-credit course, but in greater depth.
Note: March Term 2004 is the last term this course will be offered in print version. In future terms, it will be offered only online (283256).
