Designed to orient prospective students to the roles, functions, and responsibilities of funeral service professionals. Overview of the requirements, governing agencies, and employment outlook in the field. Includes a historical overview of funeral service with emphasis on individuals, events, and forces that have influenced contemporary funeral principles and practices. Prerequisites: None.

Overview of cremation topics, including proper procedures, legal considerations, services, merchandise, trends, and the history of cremation. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. Course Notes: Course is aligned with American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE) standards. Does not meet the requirements for Arizona Department of Health Services crematory operator training.

Survey of basic principles of sociology as they relate to funeral service. Emphasis on family structures, social structures, and social factors. Exploration of cultural and religious funeral customs. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Study of the disinfection, temporary preservation and restoration of the deceased human body by physical and chemical means for the specific purpose to delay organic decomposition and apply practices for reverent care of the deceased. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Field experience involving observation and practice of embalming processes in a laboratory setting. Includes writing case study reports. Study of anatomical considerations for mortuary science students. A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: MSP202 and admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Survey of basic principles of microbiology. Emphasis on sanitation, disinfection, public health, and embalming practice. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Survey of the basic principles of chemistry as they relate to funeral service. Emphasis on the chemical principles and precautions involved in the preservation and disinfection of the deceased human body. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Funeral directing, documentation procedures, and regulatory compliance from time of death to disposition. Includes establishing professional relationships with family members and funeral profession and allied colleague. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Operation of the established funeral home, including principles and product knowledge in the area of funeral service management and merchandising. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MSP205.

Care and restoration of the deceased human body to create natural form and appearance. Includes anatomical aspects and color theory. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Care and restoration of the deceased human body to create natural form and appearance. Includes anatomical aspects and color theory. A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: MSP207 and admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Exploration of funeral service regulation by state and federal government agencies. Includes cemetery code, dispositions, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), licensing, and crematory law. Examination of torts, wills, estates, contract law, liability, and probate considerations for the funeral service practitioner. Includes ethical considerations, rights, duties, and responsibilities for the funeral service practitioner. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Study of disease processes and their impact on the human body, with emphasis on those conditions which relate to or affect the handling of human remains. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Survey of the basic principles of psychology and counseling, as they relate to funeral service. Includes psychological concepts in the areas of grief, bereavement, mourning, aftercare and crisis intervention with emphasis in the role of the funeral service practitioner. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.

Comprehensive review of exam skills and coursework prior to taking the National Board Exam for Mortuary Science. Analysis of skills and tasks an entry-level funeral practitioner would possess. This course develops skills for recall, application, and analysis of content in the domains of funeral service arts and funeral service sciences. Prerequisites: Admission to the Mortuary Science program.