Grief and Bereavement (M.S.)

Curriculum | Course Descriptions 

Why choose the grief and bereavement concentration? 

The creation of the Grief and Bereavement concentration was developed to address the issues many of us face every day. As one of only a handful of masters programs in grief and bereavement, end-of-life studies, hospice or other thanatology-related areas across the United States and around the world, this program has a significant national draw. Indeed, of the relevant existing programs in this discipline, none combine leadership studies with end-of-life care and bereavement services, making this proposed program unique nationally, as well as regionally.

Why make it Marian? 

The Master of Science in Leadership with a concentration in Grief and Bereavement is designed to prepare individuals to assume or enhance their leadership roles in organizations that focus on the delivery of care for individuals and families confronting healthcare at the end of life and subsequent bereavement issues. The program combines rigorous study in grief and bereavement theory, as well as the related subject areas of palliative care, hospice care, ethics, spirituality, suicide/suicide prevention, and end-of-life education with a core curriculum grounded in leadership and program development. 

Education in leadership, combined with education in the emerging academic disciplines of end-of-life studies and grief and bereavement, creates a graduate program that is cutting-edge, entrepreneurial, timely, and one that has potential to attract a national market.