Thanatology, Funeral Service and Aftercare for Funeral Professionals Post-Master’s Certificate

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Funeral professionals work within communities and are often the first point of contact after a family member dies. This certificate will offer funeral professionals the tools they need to create and implement excellent aftercare programs for their communities.

Learning Objectives:

Discern, reflect upon, and evaluate student’s own relationship with death and grief, both as an individual and a member of society
Examine best practices in end-of-life care and grief support
Develop a course in an area of expertise that meets the individual learning needs of a diverse student population
Examine and evaluate the purposes and practices for ceremonies and rituals, in order to help families plan more meaningful funeral services

Program Requirements

All post-master’s certificates are 12 credits, and all require THN600: Introduction to Thanatology or its equivalent (after consultation with the program director, this course might be waived). THN600 need be taken only once and can be applied to subsequent certificates, or students may choose a fourth course in its stead.

THN 600 - Introduction to Thanatology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 810 - Thanatological Theory Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 912 - Death Education and Grief Support Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
THN 913 - Practices/Purposes of Death Rituals Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3