Stratfords Funeral Service Education course prepares the student for administrative positions in a funeral home and under the supervision of a funeral director.
This specialized program covers everything from the business fundamentals of the industry to grief counseling and embalming.
With the convenience to study at home at your own pace, you could complete this program in as little as six months, or take up to two years if you prefer. Everything needed to complete your studies is included in our one, low tuition price.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median annual salary for Funeral Attendants is $34,340.*
Funeral Service Administration The Function of the Funeral Director
Providing Social, Emotional and Legal Support
The History of Funeral Services
Cultural Traditions and Religious Rites
Non-Religious Funeral Services
Attitudes and Customs for Cremation
Methods of Final Disposition
Legal Requirements and Issues for the Funeral Director
Communication with the Public, the Coroner, and the Police
Interactions with the Bereaved
General Funeral Arrangements
Administration of the Funeral Home
The Funeral Service Professional Qualities of Successful Funeral Service Professionals
Duties, Responsibilities and Funeral day Tasks
An Overview of the Funeral Home
Taking the Death Call and Removing the Deceased
An Overview of the Cemetery
Caskets and Burial Vaults
Selling Funeral Products
Writing Death Notices
Pre-need Sales
Trends Versus Traditions
Ethics, Sociology and Grief Counseling A Survey of Common Ethical Issues
The Sociology of Funeral Practices
The Process of Grief
The Nature and Process of Mourning
Helping People in Mourning
Professional Resources for Helping Mourners in need
Grief, Ritual and Ethnicity
Bereavement and Children
Responding to Problematic Client Behaviors
Managing the Funeral Home The General Price List
Alternative Price Lists for Special Groups
Credit Regulations and Management
The Concept of Discretion
Managing the Finances
Managing the Product and the Facility
Managing Advertising and Public Relations
Public Relations and Community Participation
Ordering and Displaying Merchandise
Embalming The Sociology of Embalming
Ethics in the Care of the Dead
Legal Considerations Related to Embalming
The Preparation Room Environment
Personal Protective Equipment
Embalming Chemicals and Products
The Embalming Process
Pre-Injection, Injection, and Post-Injection Phases of Embalming
Factors Influencing Embalming
Organ Donation
Other Types of Preparation
This educational program is an introductory course designed to help students gain knowledge necessary for the vocational application of this subject. Completion of this program does not fulfill the legal requirements of particular state licenses or certifications, which may require additional training or apprenticeships. One or more of the course subjects/textbooks may vary as courses are updated.
*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Funeral Attendants
This course is specifically designed to serve as an introduction of the theoretical knowledge of the funeral service industry. This includes a basic overview of the embalming process provided through our textbooks.
