| Course affiliated with (name of Organization/University) | University of Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| State | Scotland |
| City | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Address | School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Rutherford McCowan Building, Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4ZL |
| The program leads an official or formal degree? | Yes |
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| Frequency | More than once per year |
| Length | 18-24 months |
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| Cost of full tuition and fees | Same rate/cost for all |
| Director | Dr. Marian Krawczyk |
| Website | https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/endoflifestudies/ |
| Contact name | Dr. Marian Krawczyk |
| Phone | 01387 702001 |
| Learning objectives 1 | - To examine new theories, key concepts and a variety of research methods relating to end of life issues. - To explore new patterns of ageing and dying, and the implications of these for policy and practice. |
| Learning objectives 2 | - To examine the specific challenges of delivering optimal end of life care in the global context, examining diverse models of care, their implementation in differing cultural settings and the global spread of palliative care approaches. - To explore some of the diverse cultural beliefs surrounding what makes a ‘good death’ and consider global attempts to improve end of life care. |
| Learning objectives 3 | - To consider the expanding debate surrounding the legalisation of assisted dying, and examine the implications for policy and practice in different settings. |
| Description | Explore death, dying, and bereavement issues across cultures and geographies. This degree course offers a new critical perspective on the major issues surrounding the policy, practice and ethics of end of life and palliative care. On this degree, you’ll explore issues surrounding where, how, and when we die. You’ll learn about varying cultural beliefs surrounding what makes a good death, and consider global attempts to improve end of life care. Using examples of legalised assisted dying, you’ll consider the debates and issues of end of life care from a social science and humanities perspective. The programme is extremely well fitted to the needs of people already engaged in some way in matters relating to death, dying, bereavement, palliative care, and end of life care: as well as those who seek to move into these fields. We envisage a rich online learning community on the degree, made up not only of practitioners, but also social activists, those working in artistic and cultural media, as well as people pursuing their own personal development on a matter of pressing human interest. |
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