Medical English C3

Course Description

 

Medical English C3

Medical English 3: Essential Medical Vocabulary is the final course in the Medical English program at Glenn College. This course will give students a detailed look at various parts of the body, including the outer and inner body. Students will also study nutrition and diet in regards to maintaining a healthy body. Additionally, this course will touch on common medical conditions and phrases, essential medical equipment, and the different departments of a hospital along with their roles.

This course is broken into four modules with each module having two lessons. Each course has a quiz after each module, a cumulative midterm, and a final test. The final test is cumulative test of modules three and four.

 

Upon successful completion of Medical English 3, students will be able to:

1. Identify a variety of vocabulary used to describe the head, the upper and lower body, and health conditions that affect these regions of the outer body
2. Describe a wide variety of organs, organ systems, and their functions within the human body
3. Recognize a wide array of vitamins and minerals and how they are associated with nutrition
4. Employ various expressions when giving patients advice related to nutrition and lifestyle
5. Demonstrate appropriate usage of common medical phrases in regards to diagnosis, testing and treatment
6. Identify commonly used and important medical equipment and for what purposes and scenarios they are used

 

* This program does not require approval by the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU). As such, this program has not been reviewed by PTIRU.

Course Outline

 

Course and Homework Duration
Total course hours: 240 hours

Medical English 3 consists of a total of 80 hours. The duration to complete this course is 4 weeks from the start date.

Methods of Evaluation

 

Medical English 3 evaluates students with the following:

• Module quizzes (10% per module)
• A midterm (20%)
• A final test (20%)
• A final assignment (20%)

Delivery Method(s)

Distance Education

100% delivered online

Online Component

100% Asynchronous

Admission Requirements

 

Proof of English proficiency through one of the following:

• BC English 12 with a minimum C+ grade
• IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL band 46 - 59 or TOEC band 605 - 780
• Glenn College English Proficiency Test with a 70% minimum

Completion Requirements

Graduation

For successful completion, the overall mark for this program must be a minimum of 70%.

Accreditation

Students upon successful completion of each course (a minimum overall mark of 70%) will be granted a certificate.