BA - Thanatology in London Canada | King's University College at Western University

The Thanatology department provides an extensive selection of courses covering topics such as bereavement fundamentals, ethical dilemmas, end-of-life care, suicide studies, childhood perspectives on mortality, spiritual and philosophical considerations, life transitions, death in media, trauma-related grief, and social justice approaches. Undergraduate students can enroll in a practicum featuring a 45-hour fieldwork component, along with a grief counseling course that emphasizes hands-on training in essential counseling techniques.

Since 1976, King's University College has maintained its pioneering Death Education curriculum, with over 4,000 students having completed our specialized courses on mortality and loss.

Established in 1994 through collaboration with Western University's Centre for Continuing Studies, the Grief and Bereavement Studies certificate program now primarily delivers courses through online (email-based) distance learning. This program remains one of fewer than ten comparable offerings across North America.