Overview

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 Funeral Director Class 1 (Embalming) programme from Humber Polytechnic , 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.

Key facts

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 funeral home manager, 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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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Jurisprudence

Grief Issues

Funeral Arrangements

Vascular Embalming and Practicum

Embalming Theory and Procedures

Business Operations

Ethics

Cosmetology

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Duration

Full-time
- 30 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

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You may apply after February 1, however, post-February 1 applications will be considered on a first-come

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

53

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IELTS

6

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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80

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53

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

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

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Tuition Fees

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17786 CAD / year

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4103 CAD / year

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Living costs

Toronto

Canada

1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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Credits

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Disciplines

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General requirements

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Toronto

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