Format
3 required courses (65 hours)
Delivery
Online | Learn more
Duration
Complete in 4 months, or up to 3 years
Medical terminology is a specialized language specific to the health-care field.
Build a strong vocabulary of medical terms with these medical terminology courses. Increase your communication skills as a health-care professional or prepare for additional education in the health sciences field. Through self-paced readings and quizzes, you learn word origins, abbreviations and symbols so you can understand complex medical language.
Understand and analyze terminology used to describe common diseases, symptoms and treatments in regards to human anatomy and body systems. Study how medical words are composed, and show your learning in exercises and quizzes. Learn and understand how to apply medical terms.
Build your understanding of medical terms as they relate to the human body, body structures, gross anatomy, skeletal systems and the reproductive system.
Highlights and benefits
Earn a recognized credential | Enhance your career prospects
Enhance your life | Develop your personal and professional skills
Real-world knowledge | Learn from experienced industry professionals
Online delivery | Enjoy the flexibility of online learning and complete this program from anywhere
Important notice: Effective September 1, 2024, the Medical Terminology Extension Certificate program is suspended.
Current students will have the opportunity to complete the required courses from February to July 2024. After September 1, 2024, these courses will no longer be scheduled.
If you have any questions, please contact us at cehealth@mtroyal.ca or 403.440.6867.
Course schedule
Course schedule by semester
| Fall (Sept. - Dec.) |
Winter (Jan. - April) |
Spring/Summer (May - Aug.) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Terminology I | ON | ON | ON |
| Medical Terminology II | ON | ON | ON |
| Medical Terminology III | ON | ON | ON |
Legend
BL: Blended (Online & Classroom)
CL: Classroom
FT: Fast Track
ON: Online
IDS: Independent Study
P: Practicum
This schedule is subject to change. Courses start on various dates within each semester. Fall schedule and registration is available in June; Winter schedule and registration is available in November; and Spring/Summer schedule and registration is available in March.
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