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2.00 Credits
(Formerly MORT 161 C) One hour lecture and Three hours laboratory per week. CSU Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MORT 263 C. A detailed study is made of each of the facial features and its relationship to a complete restoration. In the laboratory the student has an opportunity to follow through with the modeling in clay of the features studied, both as a single feature and using plaster of Paris heads for reproduction.
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3.00 Credits
(Formerly MORT 162 C) Two hour lecture and Three hours laboratory per week. CSU Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MORT 263 C. This course is designed to include basic orientation, history of embalming to present times, moral and sanitary considerations of embalming, methods of handling human remains, including those of a contagious or infectious nature, demonstration of the various methods of preparation and disinfection treatment of bodies contaminated by radiation.
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3.00 Credits
(Formerly MORT 273 C) Three hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: MORT 163 C. Designed for the Mortuary Science student, and a continuation of MORT 163 C, the course surveys general anatomical, physiological and pathological concepts as they relate to the various systems of the human body. The body systems are studied in detail as they relate to preservation and disinfection for safeguard measures in handling and embalming of human remains to protect public health and the embalmer. Throughout the course, terminology is emphasized to facilitate interpretation of death certificates.
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4.00 Credits
(Formerly MORT 295 C) Four hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: MORT 160 C and MORT 165 C. This course is a continuation of MORT 165 C designed to introduce the mortuary science student to the basic principles of management, merchandising, and effective managerial skills as they apply to the practice of the funeral profession; to the financial aspects of funeral business operation, concepts of financial management and the use of financial information in decision-making relative to cost analysis and control, pricing, inventory and in assessing the firm's performance; and credit policies and practices.
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2.00 Credits
One hour lecture and Three hours laboratory per week. CSU Prerequisite: MORT 261 C and MORT 263 C. This is a continuation of MORT 261 C, with emphasis upon major restorations and explains how all previous restorative art work can be used to complete each type of case. Color theory and cosmetology are discussed. In the lab the student will perform feature modeling in wax on both plaster of Paris and latex heads. In addition there is practical work in cosmetics, hair dressing, color pigments and preparation of death masks.
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4.00 Credits
Three hours lecture and Three hours laboratory per week. CSU Prerequisite: MORT 262 C and MORT 263 C. This is a continuation of MORT 262 C, with emphasis upon the development of embalming techniques, dead human remains having various diseases, treatment of localized areas by supplemental methods of preservation and the application of embalming theories ranging from pre-embalming analysis to funeral home visitation room appearance, in a laboratory environment.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: MORT 160 C, MORT 164 C, and MORT 170 C. This course is a continuation of MORT 164 C, with emphasis on the grief process, normal and abnormal, and the resolution of grief. Follow-up programs initiated by the funeral director are examined in detail as well as community support groups with whom the funeral director participates. Major emphasis is placed on the student identifying problem areas in the field, making a plan for intervention, and making appropriate referrals to community professionals.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: MORT 160 C and completion of or concurrent enrollment in MORT 265 C. This course designed for the Mortuary Science student, surveys the American legal system, its development, and the major bodies of law as they relate to the legal environment in which the funeral business operates. The legal aspects of funeral service contracts, funeral service sales, and the use of commercial paper are also considered. This course will also look at the professional ethics used by funeral service providers as it relates to the legal aspects of the funeral home establishment.
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3.00 Credits
(Formerly MORT 291 C) Three hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: MORT 265 C and MORT 275 C. This course is a continuation of MORT 275 C designed to introduce the mortuary science student to sources of law, legal status of the dead human body, duty of burial, right to control funeral arrangements, final disposition, and liability for funeral expenses; torts involving the dead human body and the funeral director; wills, estate, and probate proceedings; cemeteries and related issues; state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to funeral service; as well as the legal aspects of being a licensed funeral director/mortician.
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2.00 Credits
Two hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in MORT 272 C. This course is designed to familiarize the Mortuary Science student with the nature of chemicals utilized in the mortuary setting, and to provide a qualitative understanding of the chemical aspects of tissue decomposition and preservation. Embalming of protein and the effects relative to the blood, body pigments and tissue staining are a primary emphasis of the course.
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