Death, Religion and Culture MA
Master
In Winchester
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Master
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Winchester
The programme attracts a diverse range of students including funeral directors, clergy from a variety of traditions, teachers, nurses and those preparing for a research degree, as well as a range of people who are simply fascinated by the subject.Study provides a view of historical and current approaches to death and dying, disposal and bereavement rituals, enabling a meeting of professional groups and students with particular interests in this area of speciality.
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About this course
Students undertake structured discussion and debate through electronic forums and are provided with guided course readings and access to the e-resources held in the University library in order to complete assessments.A visit to a local crematorium, cemetery, mortuary and/or funeral home is an essential aspect of the programme.The programme is taught by a team of highly qualified and enthusiastic staff who include internationally renowned scholars.Programme Leader Dr Christina Welch
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Core modules:
- Contemporary Approaches to Death and Dying
- Gateway to Independent Study
- Independent Study
Optional modules:
- Death in the Christian Tradition
- Death in World Religions
- Death and Martyrdom
- The Philosophy, Ethics and Theology of Death
- The Pastoral Care of the Dying and Bereaved
- Death and Visual Culture
- Philosophical Approaches to Mourning and Eulogy
- Connecting Death to Professional Practice
- Postgraduate Seminar
Death, Religion and Culture MA