Program Overview

Program Overview

The program in question is DEATH, DYING AND GRIEF, with the subject code PHE3DDB. It is offered by the School of Psychology & Public Health and is available to Study Abroad Students.

Subject Outline

In this subject, students explore a range of end-of-life issues that may be encountered in their work as paramedics. Particular attention is paid to the experiences of dying and grieving people, their caregivers, and the responses of Australian health services, the ambulance service in particular. The aim is to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the social and cultural contexts surrounding death in ways that will influence their personal development and professional practice.

Subject Particulars

• Credit Points: 15
• Subject Co-ordinator: Colleen Nordstrom
• Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
• Subject Year Level: Year Level 3 - UG
• Exchange Students: Yes

Subject Rules

• Prerequisites: N/A
• Co-requisites: N/A
• Incompatible Subjects: PHE3DDG
• Equivalent Subjects: N/A
• Special Conditions: Offered subject to sufficient enrolments.

Graduate Capabilities & Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Communicate about death, dying, and grief across various contexts.
   • Activities: Group discussions and personal reflections.
2. Critically analyse the literature related to the end of life knowledge, practices, and beliefs.
   • Activities: Students choose essay topics of personal and/or professional interest.
3. Identify, through critical engagement and reflection, the various contributions informing notions around death and grief.
   • Activities: Group discussions, readings, and personal reflections.
4. Analyse personal experiences with death, dying, and grief to identify factors contributing to professional and personal responses.
   • Activities: Group discussions, reflective journal, and lossography.
5. Apply reflective practice and death literacy skills that take account of individual values and meanings.
   • Activities: Group discussions and reflective journal.

Class Requirements

• Lecture/Seminar: Five 2.0 hours lecture/seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 16 to week 21, delivered via face-to-face.
• Unscheduled Online Class: Four 4.0 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day, including weekends, from week 10 to week 15, delivered via online.

Assessments

• Critical Essay: 1,200 words, 30%, ILO 01, 02, 03, 04
• Lossography Paper: 500-word equivalent, 20%, ILO 01, 04, 05
• Reflective Journal: 1,600-word equivalent, 35%, ILO 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
• Quizzes: 1,000-word equivalent in total, 15%, ILO 02

Additional Information

• School: School of Psychology & Public Health
• Credit Points: 15
• Subject Co-ordinator: Colleen Nordstrom
• Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
• Subject Year Level: Year Level 3 - UG
• Exchange Students: Yes