18 courses with the subject MORT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MORT 1010Introduction to Mortuary Science3
Introductory course on the history of funeral service including studies of ancient/historical mortuary practices, caskets and burial containers, and early anatomists/undertakers and their role in embalming history. Modern funeral service practices and basic embalming procedures will also be discussed.
Introduction and analysis of the attitudes towards death, dying and the grieving process, including cultural, religious and historical perspectives, the differing processes for loss, the environmental factors, and the legal aspects of death/dying.
MORT 1010 and admission to the program Semesters Offered: Spring Click here for searchable class schedule
MORT 1200Microbiological Studies for Mortuary Science3
Introduction to the basic principles of microbiology as it relates to working in a mortuary. Emphasis will be on sanitation, disinfection, and public health within the practice of embalming. Personal, professional and community hygiene and sanitation practices are also discussed.
MORT 1010 and admission to program Semesters Offered: Spring Click here for searchable class schedule
MORT 1300Pathology for Funeral Service2
Introduction to pathological disease conditions and their affect on various parts of the body. Conditions which affect the embalming or restorative art process will be emphasized. This course will focus on the functions of the human body systems and their relationship to diseases.
MORT 1200 and admission to program Semesters Offered: Summer Click here for searchable class schedule
MORT 1400Embalming I3
Introduction to embalming theory, procedures, techniques, and instruments used in the sanitation, preparation, and restoration of the deceased human body. The use of the vascular system will be emphasized.
MORT 1500Anatomic Principles for Mortuary Science3
Introduction to the basic principles of anatomy as they relate to mortuary science. The course will study the human body with particular emphasis on those systems providing the foundation for embalming, pathology, public health and restorative art.
MORT 1010 ; admission to program Semesters Offered: Spring Click here for searchable class schedule
MORT 1600Thanatochemistry2
Survey of general, organic, and biochemistry in mortuary science. Chemical principles and precautions involved in sanitation, disinfection, and public health as related to the embalming application. Review of government regulations for embalming chemicals.
MORT 1400 and MORT 1405 Semesters Offered: Summer Click here for searchable class schedule
MORT 2330Funeral Service Psychology and Counseling3
Study of the basic principles of psychology and counseling as they relate to Funeral Service. Emphasis will be given to the role of the funeral director within the psychological concepts of grief, mourning, and bereavement.
Introduction to facial restoration techniques, including restoration of facial expressions & proportions by proper use of instruments & special materials. Emphasis is placed on major restoration including problem cases which require illusionary corrections, waxes, cosmetics, hair restoration, color matching & masking of small and extensive discolorations.
Business/legal principles affecting mortuary practice are surveyed with specific emphasis on business organizational forms, law of sales, funeral disclosure rules, and the legal duties of a funeral service provider. Funeral service ethics are emphasized.
MORT 1100 Semesters Offered: Spring Registration Restrictions: Admitted to Program Click here for searchable class schedule
MORT 2730Funeral Home Management and Merchandising4
Principles of funeral home management will be introduced including funeral home operations, management functions, current trends and computer applications. Buying/selling, pricing/displaying and features of merchandise will be studied.
MORT 1100 Semesters Offered: Spring Registration Restrictions: Admitted to program Click here for searchable class schedule
MORT 2750Funeral Directing4
Introduction of various cultural, ethnic and geographic funeral customs. Discussion of death notification, timeframe for pre/at/post need services, transfer of remains, religious, fraternal and military practices, and cremation procedures.
MORT 2755 Semesters Offered: Spring Registration Restrictions: Admitted to program Click here for searchable class schedule
MORT 2755Funeral Directing Lab1
Introduction of procedures to take a first call, remove human remains from the place of death, dress and place human remains in a casket, cremation container, and shipping container, casket placement and removal from a vehicle, and helping a family to make funeral arrangements.
This course prepares students to take the National Board Exam. The course is designed to allow for extensive testing of the student’s knowledge, both theoretical and technical. A review of subject areas on the exam will take place. Both sections of the official National Board Exam must be completed to finish the course and for graduation.
