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Concurrent Certificate in Cultural Perceptions of Death at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

The certificate lets students explore the concept of death in ancient and contemporary societies from a cross-cultural perspective. It is completed alongside an undergraduate degree.

Faculty: Department of Anthropology  |  Department: Anthropology  |  Duration: 15 units: 6 required units (ANTHROP 1AA3 and SCAR 2M03 or 2N03) plus 9 elective units.  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Required ANTHROP 1AA3 (Sex, Food and Death) and SCAR 2M03 or 2N03 (Death and Dying), plus 9 units of electives such as Archaeology of Death, Forensic Anthropology, The Black Death and Anthropology of Zombies and the Undead.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to any student enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at McMaster; the certificate is declared at the time of graduation once the course requirements are met.

Duration: 15 units: 6 required units (ANTHROP 1AA3 and SCAR 2M03 or 2N03) plus 9 elective units.

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