FSE 262 Funeral Service Microbiology

4 credits

This course covers the basic principles of microbiology. It relates these principles to Funeral Service Education especially as they pertain to sanitation, disinfection, public health, and embalming practice. The development and use of personal, professional, and community hygiene and sanitation are discussed. Includes laboratory.

Prerequisites: FSE 251

Corequisites: FSE 271

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify basic microbial morphology and describe basic microbial physiology
Interpret host-parasite relationships and interactions, and the requirements of successful parasitism
Describe and apply knowledge of personal and environmental disinfection and decontamination by proper use of disinfection and sterilization procedures
Describe the fundamentals of the infection process and specific and non-specific defense mechanisms against disease
Understand infectious disease transmission and recognize the methods of control with special emphasis on protection of the embalmer, funeral director, and public
Differentiate between the normal flora, true pathogens, and opportunistic pathogens commonly associated with the human host and dead human remains

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

use appropriate terminology to facilitate communication with members of allied professions, the public, and the funeral service industry
identify the pathological conditions and etiological factors which require special procedures in the removal, handling, preparation, and disposition of human remains

Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of information literacy.

Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 30 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20