REL 181 - FS: First-Year Seminar

Credits: 3
When Offered: Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and The Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.

REL 181: FS: Perspectives on Death and Dying (3). A comparison of ways in which various religious traditions, as well as modern secular writers, describe and conceive of death and how to live our lives in the face of our human mortality. Students study essays, poetry, film, novels, and religious writings, and write journals and formal essays. Includes several guest speakers and visits to funeral home and cemetery. (HU) Marks