Cremation and Burial Alternatives
The Cremation and Burial Alternatives Curriculum focuses on the important considerations when working with those that choose cremation as a form of disposition. This includes proper identification, legal authorization, use […]
Sociology of Funeral Service
The student of funeral service is introduced to the study of human behavior as it pertains to the funeral service profession. The language and vocabulary of the sociologist relative to […]
Funeral Service Psychology and Counseling
Topics covered include how funeral directors can facilitate grief coping, and the characteristics of the helping funeral director. Students will examine crisis intervention, aftercare, a funeral director’s own grief, and […]
Funeral Service Psychology
This course examines psychology and counseling as they relate to funeral service. Specifically stressed are the psychological concepts in the areas of grief, bereavement, mourning, aftercare, and crisis intervention with […]
Introduction to Social Sciences
This course is designed to introduce students to psychological and sociological norms. Students will learn concepts of general psychology including schools of thought, areas of specialization, social behavior, and emotional […]
History of Funeral Service
This survey course deals with the development of the funeral service profession from primitive man to modern times. The ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome are studied and their […]
Funeral Service Sociology
This course provides students with principles of sociology as related to funeral service. Emphasis is placed on family and social structures, and the changes in each as related to funeral […]