Death becomes university: Bath becomes dead centre for funeral director degrees

Bath University has developed the UK’s first degree for funeral directors. 

The foundation course will be offered by the University of Bath’s Centre for Death and Society (CDAS). 

The course part of a £150,000 deal between the centre and the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD).

Sign up to our weekly round-up of HR news and guidance

Receive the Personnel Today Direct e-newsletter every Wednesday

Email(Required)

OptOut

From time to time, we will send you emails about selected products, events and services from Personnel Today and OHW+ - but you can choose to opt-out at any time. If you do not wish to receive these emails, please tick this box.

Email

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Δ

Glennys Howarth, CDAS director, said there had been a “cultural revolution” in the way death was being viewed that was sparking great academic interest.

“Increasingly, funeral directors and funeral homes are at the face of public understanding and expectations around death, funeral rituals and bereavement,” she said.