FSE 262 Funeral Service Microbiology and Lab

4 credits

This course covers the basic principles of microbiology as they relate to the funeral profession, especially as they pertain to sanitation, disinfection, public health, and embalming practice.

Note: In order to better prepare students for today’s careers and tomorrow’s opportunities in the field of funeral services, this course was increased by one credit and now includes laboratory instruction. Students who began the program in Winter 2016 and after are affected by this change.

Prerequisites: FSE 251
Quarters Offered: Winter

Global Outcome(s)
This course teaches to the global outcome of Information Literacy.

Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify basic microbial morphology
Describe basic microbial physiology
Interpret host-parasite relationships and interactions, and the requirements of successful parasitism
Demonstrate proper chemical disinfection and sterilization procedure
Describe the fundamentals of the infectious processes and specific and non-specific defense mechanisms against disease
Name the methods of transmission of infectious diseases and describe the control procedure of these diseases with special emphasis on protection to the embalmer, the funeral director and the public
Differentiate between the indigenous microorganisms and pathogens and opportunists causing disease commonly associated with the human host and dead human remains