Wayne State ’s Mortuary Science Building is opening its doors to those curious about pursuing careers ranging from funeral director and anatomic pathologists’ assistants to forensic investigator. 

           While popular television shows like “CSI,” “Law and Order,” “Six Feet Under,” or “Family Plots,” offers Hollywood ’s version of those careers, the open house will show students the real thing. 

Prospective students and their families are invited to attend the mortuary science open house on Thursday, Oct. 27^th from 6 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The mortuary science building is located on Wayne State ’s main campus at 5439 Woodward Avenue, three blocks north of Warren Avenue in Detroit . Free parking is available for the event in Wayne State Lot “33” on Woodward Avenue (west side) between Palmer and Ferry Streets.

            The public will be able to tour the mortuary science building and meet the faculty and current students, and speak with program advisors. 

Those interested in funeral service can view a video on embalming; those who might want to become a pathologists’ assistant can visit our anatomy lab and look into a cadaver. 

Mortuary science alumni will be on hand to discuss their careers with prospective students. 

Wayne State ’s mortuary science program, one of the nation’s first, was started in 1939. The main programs are funeral service, anatomic pathologists’ assistants and post-bachelor in forensic investigation. It is part of the department of fundamental and applied sciences in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.