MORTUARY SCIENCE 209 - Funeral Management and Merchandise

Institution:

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

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Description:

Tis course covers the construction and features caskets, outer burial containers, and other funeral related products such as cemetery headstones and markers. Merchandising examines methods of purchasing, pricing, display, and sale of funeral merchandise as well as services. Emphasis are placed on the component parts of funeral merchandise, including materials used, component part styles, fnishes, dimensions/ functions and pricing methods. General management techniques and theory as they relate to specifc funeral home operational procedures and practices are emphasized. Management examines specifc areas of funeral service practice and the managerial guidelines for the contemporary concepts of funeral service management as they relate to client families and community, staf personnel, and professional associates and associations/agencies. Blackboard Course (BbOC) computer skills recommended but not required. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Mortuary Science 203 150 minutes per week. 3 credit hours.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ccc.edu/colleges/malcolm-x/pages/default.aspx

Phone Number:

(312) 850-7000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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