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Pharmacy Terminology in Latin
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:10.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:50
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_038 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ieva Fībiga | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Latin Alphabet. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The target is to develop knowledge and comprehension on the use of Latin in the acquiring pharmaceutical terminology, to integrate Latin in other subjects. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Alphabet, phonetics, syllables, accent. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Overview of nouns, vocabulary, 1st and 2nd declension, Greek equivalents. Names of medications. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | 3rd declension, subgroups, vocabulary, Greek equivalents. Overview of adjectives, its groups, vocabulary. Agreement of adjective with noun. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | 4th and 5th declension, vocabulary, Greek equivalents. Imperative forms of verb used in a prescrition, abbreviations. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Prescription. Grammatical forms used in a prescription. Abbreviations. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Numerals in Latin and Greek, their use in pharmaceutical terminology. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Basics of clinical terminology, formation of terms, Greek roots and suffixes, their meaning. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Repetition, preparation for the exam. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Alphabet, phonetics, syllables, accent. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Overview of nouns, vocabulary, 1st and 2nd declension, Greek equivalents. Names of medications. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | 3rd declension, subgroups, vocabulary, Greek equivalents. Overview of adjectives, its groups, vocabulary. Agreement of adjective with noun. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | 4th and 5th declension, vocabulary, Greek equivalents. Imperative forms of verb used in a prescrition, abbreviations. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Prescription. Grammatical forms used in a prescription. Abbreviations. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Numerals in Latin and Greek, their use in pharmaceutical terminology. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Basics of clinical terminology, formation of terms, Greek roots and suffixes, their meaning. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Repetition, preparation for the exam. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Systematic and regular acquiring of the material, development of the professional vocabulary using additional materials and other information sources. Students are obliged to fill in the course evaluation questionnaire at the end of the course. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in the studying process; regular attendance of the practical classes; 2 colloquia passed (50%), written exam (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course the students: • will know and be able to explain pronunciation and rules of spelling of the pharmaceutical terminology; • will be able to identify Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes in order to create terms; • will be able to recognize and name Greek and Latin numerals in the pharmaceutical terms; • will be able to understand rules and use of the pharmaceutical terminology. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course the students will be able: • to read, write, and pronounce the pharmaceutical terms correctly; • to use Latin grammar of nouns, adjectives and imperative form of verbs correctly; • to classify and compare Greek and Latin origin elements in names of medications. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful completion of this course the students will be able to apply Latin and Greek in the pharmaceutical terminology for professional use. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | E. Roba. Lingua Latīna pharmaceutica. Zvaigzne, Rīga, 1977. | ||||||||
| 2 | M. Lagzdone. „Praktiskā latīņu valoda farmaceitiem”. RSU, 2011. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 4 | E. Roba. Lingua Latīna pharmaceutica. Zvaigzne, Rīga, 1977. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Skutelis, D. Pakalns. „Ārstniecības augu farmakoloģija". Rīga, 2005. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Latein fur Biologen, Mediziner und Pharmazeuten. Quelle un Meyer Verlag Wiebelsheim, 2009. | ||||||||
| 2 | K. Rudzītis. „Terminologia medica”. SIA Nacionālais apgāds, 2005. | ||||||||
| 3 | Duden - Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachbegriffe 9., überarbeitete und ergänzte Auflage. Mannheim : Dudenverlag, 2012 | ||||||||
| 4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 5 | Latein fur Biologen, Mediziner und Pharmazeuten. Quelle un Meyer Verlag Wiebelsheim, 2009. | ||||||||
