Existence and Death Course
This course delves into existence and death via key existentialist thinkers like Heidegger, Camus, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Beauvoir. Participants gain practical tools to handle mortality discussions sensitively, create thoughtful assignments, and relate profound theories on grief, ageing, freedom, and ethical choices to everyday realities and decision-making processes.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
The Existence and Death Course provides an focused introduction to essential existentialist works on mortality from Heidegger, Camus, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Beauvoir, complete with interpretive guides and classroom strategies. Master designing reflective tasks, leading emotional discussions, and bridging theories of death, freedom, and responsibility to practical ethics and life experiences.
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Develop skills
- Interpret existentialist texts by applying Heidegger, Camus, and Sartre to mortality themes.
- Design reflective writing tasks with 800–1,000 word prompts on death and self.
- Facilitate challenging conversations using trauma-informed approaches to death discussions.
- Connect theory to practice by linking finitude, grief, and ageing to real-world scenarios.
- Build ethical sensitivity in addressing end-of-life responsibilities with care and rigour.
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