[Abstract] Objective To analyze the hotspots and development trends of relevant literature on hospice care courses at home and abroad, and to provide a basis and perspective for optimizing the construction of hospice care courses in China. Methods Relevant literatures on domestic and foreign palliative care courses included in the core databases of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science from 2016 to 2025 were retrieved. Cite Space 6.3.R3 software was used for the analysis of the number of published articles and keywords. Results A total of 838 literatures were included, among which 206 were domestic literatures and 632 were foreign literatures. The overall annual number of published articles both at home and abroad is on the rise, and the overall growth rate of annual published articles abroad is even faster. Abroad, courses focus on specialized skills and interdisciplinary collaboration, while in China, they are still at an early stage, emphasizing basic contents such as humanistic care and life education.Conclusion When building palliative care courses in China, educators should draw on foreign experience, establish a hierarchical system of "basic core+specialized expansion" to fill content gaps; innovate practical teaching models, improve the interdisciplinary training system, and comprehensively enhance the specialized palliative care capabilities of teaching subjects.