A Study on Death-related Subjects for College Students Majoring in Social Work

This study reviewed death-related subjects for college students majoring in social work to use as basic data for developing subjects that can strengthen the death-related practice capabilities of students. The curriculum contents and teaching methods of subjects at three colleges were analyzed. The results of the study are as follows. First, each college divides curriculum contents into an individual level and expert level to help students acquire knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to death and improve their ability. Second, each college uses various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, special lectures, and activities so that the curriculum contents can be effectively delivered. This study is meaningful in that it can be used as basic data for developing subjects that students majoring in social work can get death-related knowledge, learn intervention skills, and strengthen their social work practice capabilities. Based on the research results, future research tasks were proposed.