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Course Details
Title  
Course Title Grief Literacy: Exploring Loss and Bereavement
Conestoga Course Code HEAL1521
Host College Centennial College
OntarioLearn Course Code CL-CETH113
Start Date 01/13/2026
End Date 04/21/2026
Course Fee $381.50
Hours 42
Pre-requisites HEAL1500
Course Description In this course, students will be introduced to grief literacy, which is our ability to understand and respond to loss, and support the bereavement process. A variety of perspectives on loss and grief will be explored, including historical and current bereavement theories. Students will develop the ability to describe the factors that influence bereavement across the lifespan, and through diverse death experiences.
Midterm Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Format No exam requirement
Other Evaluation Details Assignments - 70%, Quizzes - 10%, Discussion - 20%
Minimum Passing Mark 50
Mandatory Chats No
Mandatory Group Work No
Other Details
Platform d2l/brightspace
Computer Software Requirements
Additional We suggest you do not purchase your textbook until approximately two weeks prior to the course start date as textbooks may change.
Textbook Information Purchase textbook from www.textnet.ca. No substitutions unless otherwise stated.
Textbooks
  Textbook #1 Textbook #2 Textbook #3 Textbook #4
Textbook Title Dying and Death in Canada
Author Herbert Northcott and Donna Wilson
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Edition 4th
ISBN 9781487509279
Special Instructions Students should have previously purchased for pre-requisite course.
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