2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HI 202 From Mummies to Morgues

This interdisciplinary course explores the complex history of how humans have interacted with death, examining how cultures across time and geography have responded to the universal experience of mortality. Using a thematic approach, we will investigate the diverse ways societies have managed death, highlighting the cultural, historical, and social contexts that shape human relationships with mortality.


Credits

3.0

Prerequisite

Take HI-100 or HI-102 or HI-110 or HI-115