Describes the development of an interdisciplinary course that used dramatic literature to illustrate psychological concepts involved in death, dying, grief, grief bereavement, suicide, and AIDS. Discusses planning for the course, course content, processes used in the course, assignments given, and student and faculty reactions to the course. (RJM)

Presents an original dramatic scene written as part of the requirements of a course entitled "Death in Psychology and the Theater." The assignment, based on students' research on a topic related to the psychology of death and dying, addressed AIDS and its effects on the caregiver. (RJM)