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Undergraduate Handbook 2016-2017 (archived)
Module THMN2041: Death and Dying
Department: Theology and Ministry
THMN2041: Death and Dying
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 2 | 20 | Available in 2016/2017 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None
Aims
- To enable students to reflect on human experiences related to death and bereavement.
- To explore personal, pastoral and liturgical responses to those experiences.
- To equip students to begin the ministry of working with the bereaved and taking funerals.
Content
- Individual, social and practical responses to death, loss and bereavement
- Relevant considerations from various human and theological disciplines
- Ethical, pastoral and liturgical responses to death and bereavement
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- By the end of this module students will be able to:
- Reflect on their own attitudes to, and experience of loss, death and bereavement.
Subject-specific Skills
- Demonstrate an understanding of insights that human and theological disciplines bring to such experiences.
- Show an awareness of pastoral and liturgical responses to death and bereavement as they begin the ministry of working with the dying and bereaved.
Key Skills
- Exercise pastoral judgment and skill in helping individuals and communities respond to death and bereavement.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures, seminars, use of media, visits to practitioners and discussions. 28 hours contact time
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | ||||
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 100% | Written assignment | 4000 words | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Formative assignment will be a recorded funeral talk/homily and feedback on this will include self-assessment, as well as peer and tutor feedback.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.