* Tuition fees listed are for two semesters (unless otherwise noted) and include both Health Insurance and mandatory non-tuition-fees. Other fees include textbooks and lab fees
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including these required courses:
Grade 12 English (ENG4C or ENG4U or equivalent)
Three Grade 11 or Grade 12 C, M or U courses in addition to those listed above
or
Mature student status
or
College or university transfer status
Humber’s Funeral Director Class 1 (Embalming) diploma program draws students from around the world, preparing them to make a difference in the lives of people who are grieving the loss of a loved one. This is the only English-speaking Funeral Service Education program in Ontario.
Courses are designed with industry input, ensuring that what you’re learning is current and relevant. You will learn all aspects of funeral home operation, as well as the practical and theoretical sides of funeral service. Embalming lab courses will prepare you for the technical side of the program, while courses in issues of grief and bereavement prepare you for the emotional side. Courses in arranging, ethics and embalming will enable you to explain all options to families. Business courses will help you understand the challenges of operating a business.
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Semester 1
FSE 110: Jurisprudence
FSE 111: Grief Issues 1
FSE 112: Funeral Arrangements
FSE 113: Vascular Embalming and Practicum
FSE 114: Embalming Theory and Procedures
FSE 115: Business Operations 1
FSE 116: Ethics
FSE 117: Cosmetology
WRIT 100: College Reading and Writing Skills
Semester 2
FSE 150: Disease, Death, and the Body
FSE 151: Restorative Art
FSE 161: Grief Issues 2
FSE 162: Funeral Arranging and Directing
FSE 164: Embalming Theory and Practicum
FSE 165: Business Operations 2
GNED 101: An Introduction to Arts and Sciences
Semester 3
FSE 200: Theoretical Applications 1
FSE 201: Practical Applications 1
FSE 202: Embalming Applications 1
FSE 205: Internship Part 1: Funeral Director 1
Semester 4
FSE 250: Theoretical Applications 2
FSE 251: Practical Applications 2
FSE 252: Embalming Applications 2
FSE 255: Internship Part 2: Funeral Director Class 1
Semester 5
FSE 300: Theoretical Applications 3
FSE 301: Practical Applications 3
FSE 302: Embalming Applications 3
FSE 305: Internship Part 3: Funeral Director Class 1
Take your passion for caring for people into a career in funeral services. If you are a compassionate and creative person with a strong desire to help people of all sociocultural backgrounds, you may have a fulfilling career in this field. Graduates can work as a junior licensed funeral director, funeral pre-planner, transfer service sales representative and in other roles. Graduates are also prepared for ownership and management opportunities. Our graduate employment rate is approximately 85 per cent.
