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Diploma of Funeral Director Class 1 (Embalming)
Diploma of Funeral Director Class 1 (Embalming)

Diploma of Funeral Director Class 1 (Embalming)

  • ID:HC10032
  • Level:2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
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Fees (CAD)

* 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

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60
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100
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20
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1

Admission Requirements

​​Entry requirement

  • 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

English requirements 

  • For any program level, a minimum of three years of full-time study at the secondary school level in an English language school system in a country where English is considered the primary language, or the primary language of instruction and evaluation is English, with acceptable grades in all English courses. 
  • For any program level, a minimum of  two full years of successful study in an accredited university degree program or two full years of successful study in an accredited college diploma program in a country OR in a postsecondary institution where English is the primary language of instruction.
  • Minimum TOEFL Scores: 550 for paper-based test OR 80 (20L, 20W, 20S, 20R) for internet-based test
  • Minimum IELTS Scores: Overall 6.0 AND No band below 5.5
  • Minimum MELAB Score: 76
  • Minimum EAP Score: Successful completion of all EAP courses with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 60% in Level 8
  • Minimum PTE Score: 53 - 57
  • Minimum CAEL Score: Overall band score of 60
  • Minimum FCE/CAE/CPE Score: Cambridge (FCE/CAE/CPE) 174 (with no single test score below 167)
  • Duolingo Language Test Scores: Between 105 -110

Other requirements 

  • Letter of Intent
    • Applicants must submit a 300-word letter of intent that describes how they will demonstrate professionalism while working as a funeral director and have a positive impact on the funeral industry.
  • Resume
    • Applicants must submit a current resume.
  • Questionnaire
    • The questionnaire is to be completed by the funeral director who supervised your observation or work experience. The observation in a funeral home takes up to 40 hours to complete and applicants are required to arrange their own observation experience.​

Course Information

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

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

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.

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