MORT 160 C Orientation to Funeral Service
Catalog Description
This course is designed to acquaint the mortuary science student with general information on the practice of the funeral profession. Topics covered include: notification of death, transfer of remains, the arrangement conference, prefunded/preplanned funerals, shipment of remains, cremation, and aftercare, as well as the basic principles of merchandising as it applies to the funeral profession, construction and features of caskets, outer burial containers, and other funeral related products; and methods of display and presentation. In addition, the progression of associations and education within funeral service will be discussed.
Required Course Resources
Textbooks (at bookstore)
- Habenstein, Robert W. and Lamers, William M. The History of American Funeral Directing, 7th revised edition, National Funeral Directors Association, Brookfield, WI (2010). Available from the Resource Store at www.nfda.org
- Klicker, Ralph L. Funeral Directing and Funeral Service Management, Thanos Institute, Buffalo, NY(2008).
Course Outline (at bookstore and on Blackboard course site)
Handouts (provided by instructor on Blackboard course site)
Other materials as necessary located at the library or on the Internet (Blackboard course site http://cypresscollege.blackboard.com/)