Overview

The Master of Science in Thanatology program philosophy is that dying, death, loss, and grief are primarily human experiences with medical aspects and not merely medical events that affect humans.

What is Thanatology?

Thanatology is the systematic study of dying, death, loss, grief, bereavement, life-threatening behavior, traumatic death, suicide, euthanasia, physician-assisted death, and the associated anthropological, developmental, historical, ethical, legal, philosophical, educational, psychological, scientific, sociological, spiritual, and theoretical elements.

Thanatologists are specialists who are knowledgeable about the dying and grieving process including evidence-based practices for family care, cutting-edge literature, and thanatology research.

As a person is actively dying, families and individuals must make difficult decisions regarding end-of-life care. After a person dies, those close to that person must navigate their grief and learn to live with this loss in adaptive and effective ways.

What Does a Thanatologist Do? Careers in Thanatology

Earning a Master of Science in Thanatology from Edgewood University can lead to a range of rewarding and worthwhile careers in death and grief, including but not limited to:

Bereavement Program Coordinator

Grief Counselor

Hospital Bereavement Support

Funeral Director

Faith Community Bereavement Program Development

Non-Profit Family Grief Centers and Grief Camps
Death Education in Businesses and Communities

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethics in Death and Dying

Developmental Thanatology: Research Methods Across the Lifespan

Family Systems and Thanatology

Traumatology

Suicidology
Death and Grief in the U.S. Military Context

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Madison, United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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General requirements

A completed application
Official transcripts reflecting completion of a bachelor’s degree or its international equivalent with a 2.75 GPA. Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate academic credits must be submitted.
A personal essay (500-1,000 words) articulating why the applicant wishes to study thanatology and relevant career goals
The Test of English as a Foreign Language may be required.

Tuition Fees

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15000 USD / year

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15000 USD / year

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15000 USD / year

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Living costs

Madison

United States

1015 - 1752 USD / month

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Funding

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Overview

What is Thanatology?

What Does a Thanatologist Do? Careers in Thanatology

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Madison

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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