MOR SCI 223 — Funeral Merchandising
The curriculum guideline for 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 1984 offer both service and merchandise. This outline considers both service and merchandise as the products provided by funeral service practitioners. The curriculum is divided into two main sections. The first covers construction and features of caskets, outer burial containers, and other funeral and cemetery products. The second section of the curriculum guideline examines methods of purchasing, pricing, display, and sale of funeral and cemetery merchandise as well as funeral and cemetery services. Computer skills are required. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.