HD513 Confronting Personal Morality (2 cr.)

This course explores the reality of one’s finite existence in the physical dimension, focusing on reconciling participants to the inevitability of their own death, and instilling a personal plan for living lives of purpose, meaning, vibrancy and fulfillment.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify beliefs, fears, experiences and attitudes that influence the equanimity and anxiety surrounding their own mortality. 
2. Synthesize selected cultural, historical, and religious perspectives and practices surrounding death.
3. Conceptualize their ideal death with a greater sense of control, input and appreciation.
4. Implement a plan to ultimately assure congruency with their unique vision of a life well lived.
5. Explore the impact of one’s lifetime relative to legacy and contribution.