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The Grief Process and Funeral Directing

FST502

  • Level 5
  • 15 Credits
  • 0.125 EFTS
  • Delivery type:
    Online only
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Course cost:
    $750 NZ Domestic
  • Workload - Approximately 10 hours per week
  • Availability
    Monthly course availability for upcoming periods
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This online Funeral Directing course will enable learners to understand the grief and loss process as it relates to managing funeral directing services according to bereaved families’ wishes, needs and cultural expectations.

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

  • Explain the theories and processes for loss and grief.
  • Respond to grief reactions, when funeral directing, in ways that assist the bereaved.

Assessment

100% internal assessment 

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

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