Funeral Directing
Funeral Directing focuses on the basic duties, responsibilities and expectations of those people practicing funeral service. This includes notification of death, transfer of remains, conduct of the arrangement conference, prefunded/preplanned […]
Funeral Service Merchandising
Funeral Merchandising is designed to introduce the funeral service student to the basics of merchandising as they apply to the funeral profession. Funeral providers as defined by the FTC in […]
Capstone Review
This course reviews all subject areas that have been covered during the funeral service curriculum. This is not only to prepare students for their comprehensive examinations at the end of […]
Professional Portfolio
This end of program course is portfolio-based. Students will be asked to create a portfolio that assesses their various experiences within the program, reflects on their own performance during their […]
Accounting
In this course, the student of funeral service is introduced to the basic principles of accounting theory and its application to funeral home operations, with emphasis placed upon contemporary accounting […]
Funeral Service Marketing and Operations
This course is a survey of the basic principles of Funeral Service Management. Emphasis is on general management technique and theory, employee motivation, hiring and training staff, and specific guidelines […]
Communications
This course will introduce the student to the techniques of proper business communications, including written as well as public speaking. Appropriate communication terminology will be examined, and the student will […]
Capstone: Pathway
Course Description: This course will help students confidently transition from the classroom into their professional funeral service careers. Students will create polished résumés and application materials, participate in interview preparation […]
Funeral Service Communications
This course will provide students a survey of the basic principles of effective communication skills as they relate to funeral service. Topics will include the communication process, language, nonverbal communication, […]
Cremation and Disposition Options
This course will provide students an overview of cremation topics including proper procedures, legal considerations, services, merchandise, trends, and the history of cremation. This course will also explore non-traditional disposition […]