King's University College
Thanatology

London, Canada

DEGREE TYPE

Course

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Thanatology program explores the study of death and dying, examining the emotional, cultural, and psychological facets of these topics. It provides insights into grief, bereavement practices, and the impact of loss on individuals and communities. This program equips students with skills for compassionate care in various contexts relating to end-of-life issues.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in healthcare, counseling, hospice and palliative care, grief support services, and specialized roles in social services and education, focusing on grief and thanatology.

The Thanatology department offers a wide variety of courses, including an overview of bereavement and grief, ethical issues, palliative care, suicide, children and death, spiritual and philosophical issues, change and transition, popular culture, grief and trauma, and diversity and social justice. The undergraduate program offers a practicum course that includes a 45-hour field placement, and a grief counselling course that uses experiential learning of basic counselling skills.

King's University College has had a Death Education program since 1976. More than 4,000 students have taken our university courses in death and bereavement.

The certificate program in Grief and Bereavement Studies was started in 1994, in cooperation with the University of Western Ontario's Centre for Continuing Studies, and most of the courses are now available by distance (e-mail) education. There are fewer than 10 such programs in North America.

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