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The program of mortuary science at the University of Minnesota, established in 1908, was the first program of its kind to be organized at a state university.

Mission:

Funeral directors are health care professionals who serve others during a time of loss, pain, and grief. The mission of the program is to skillfully combine the study of behavioral, physical, and applied sciences for the goal of preparing graduates for careers as knowledgeable, skilled, and innovative funeral service professionals. Program graduates will be prepared to serve bereaved members of their communities in a manner that is proficient, dignified, and caring.

Aims:

• The program of mortuary science states the importance of funeral service personnel as
• Members of a human services 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, provincial/territorial, and local regulatory guidelines in the geographic area where they practice;
• Professionals sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety, and welfare in caring for human remains.

Objectives:

The program recognizes an obligation to students, the profession, and the community. Its objectives have been adopted by the Program's Advisory Board and conform with the accreditation standards set forth by the American Board of Funeral Service Education.

The objectives of the program are:

• 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 proficiency and skills necessary for the profession;
• 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 student and faculty research in the field of funeral service;
• To encourage faculty and students to be advocates for the profession of funeral service.