Today's Date: Monday October 6, 2008
Mortuary Science Department Goals
The Mortuary Science Department at Cypress College has as its central aim
recognition of the importance of funeral service education personnel
as:
- Members of a human service profession
- Members of the community
in which they serve
- Participants in the relationship
between bereaved families and those engaged in the funeral service profession
- Professionals knowledgeable of and compliant with federal,
state, and local regulatory guidelines
- Professionals sensitive
to the responsibility for public health, safety and welfare in
caring for human remains
Mortuary Science Program Aims and Objectives
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To enlarge the background and knowledge of students about the funeral
service profession
- To educate students in every phase of funeral service, and
to help enable them to develop the proficiency and skills necessary
in the profession, as defined above
- To educate students concerning the responsibilities of the funeral
service profession to the community at large
- To emphasize high standards of ethical conduct
- To provide a curriculum at the post secondary level of instruction
- To encourage research in the field of funeral service.
