DMACC Mortuary Science Textbook List by Course

The following books are used in the DMACC Mortuary Science program:

  •  MOR 301 – Introduction to Funeral Service
    • No Text Required
  • MOR 302 – Cremation Services 
    • Fires of Change by Fritch and Altieri 
  • MOR 316 – Funeral Directing 
    • Funeral Directing in the United States by Cleveland 
    • Funeral Service Rites and Customs by Cleveland 
  • MOR 317 – Funeral Directing Operations 
    • No Text Required 
  • MOR 318 – Funeral Arrangements 
    • Funeral Directing in the United States by Cleveland 
    • A Tale of Two Funerals by Wolfelt  
  • MOR 319 – Funeral Arrangements Operations 
    • No Text Required 
  • MOR 320 – Thanatology 
    • Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy by Worden 
    • Educating the Families you Serve about the Why of the Funeral by Wolfelt 
  • MOR 331 – Funeral Home Management 
    • Fundamentals of Funeral Directing: Building a Professional Cornerstone by Fritch & Altieri 
  • MOR 332 – Funeral Home Merchandising 
    • Funeral Service Marketing and Merchandise by Cleveland 
  • MOR 335 – Embalming I 
    • Embalming: History, Theory and Practice by Mascarello-Gee 
  • MOR 336 – Embalming I Clinical 
    • Embalming: History, Theory and Practice by Mascarello-Gee 
  • MOR 340 – Embalming II 
    • Embalming: History, Theory and Practice by Mascarello-Gee 
  • MOR 341 – Embalming II Clinical 
    • Embalming: History, Theory and Practice by Mascarello-Gee 
  • MOR 345 – Restorative Art 
    • Restorative Art: Foundation and Practice by Fritch 
  • MOR 365 – Survey of Infectious Disease 
    • Pathology and Microbiology for Mortuary Science by Mullins 
  • MOR 366 – Funeral Pathology 
    • Pathology and Microbiology for Mortuary Science by Mullins 
  • MOR 385 – Funeral Law 
    • Funeral Service Law in the United States by Cleveland  
  • MOR 390 – Professional Review 
    • No Text Required 
  • MOR 940 – Funeral Service Capstone 
    • No Text Required 
  • MOR 942 – Funeral Service Practicum 
    • No Text Required