Religious Beliefs, Traditions and Customs of Death | Continuing Education

Course description

This course explores attitudes towards death and the death rituals and ceremonies of world religious traditions including Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. Examine the religious attitudes and beliefs concerning immortality and life after death.

Course details

Hours: 36

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Build courses into a credential

This course is part of the following program(s):

Thanatology (Death and Dying)

Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

This course is not currently open for registration. There may be an equivalent course listed above.

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2025 registration is now open.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery