FDM 140 Funeral Directing

4 credits

The Funeral Directing curriculum focuses on the basic duties, responsibilities, and expectations of those practicing funeral service. This includes notification of death, transfer of remains, conduct of the arrangement conference, prefunded/preplanned funerals, religious practices, fraternal funerals and military honors, shipment of remains, final disposition, aftercare, and regulatory and legislative compliance.

Prerequisites: FDM 101 and FDM 130

Corequisites: FDM 141

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify the primary responsibilities of the funeral practitioner, including regulatory and legislative compliance, and adherence to ethical standards
Explain the order in which the services of the funeral practitioner are typically provided (i.e., pre-need, at-need, and post funeral follow up)
Describe and apply appropriate initial notification procedures
Relate the process of transferring human remains from the place of death to the funeral establishment using generally accepted procedures, equipment, and forms
Apply communication skills necessary for the arrangement conference and all funeral processes
Identify and describe various religious and secular funeral customs as practiced in North America
Describe fraternal funeral procedures and military honors
Explain prefunded/preplanned funerals
Identify requirements and options for the shipping of human remains
Apply vocabulary associated with funeral service
Describe the forms of final disposition

Total Hours: 40 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40