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Professional and Continuing Education
The University of California, Merced offers a range of professional and continuing education programs designed to accelerate careers and enhance knowledge in various fields.
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Medical Terminology
Accelerate your career in healthcare by developing your foundational knowledge with medical terminology. This non-credit course will cover medical vocabulary with a concentration on prefixes, suffixes, and word roots. Word dissection and definitions will be highlighted as applied to the body system, including the terminology used in examinations, diagnoses, and procedures.
Course Details
- Format: Self-paced online
- Duration: 8 weeks
- Cost: $145
What You Will Learn
Course topics include:
- Body & Anatomical
- Integumentary System
- Respiratory System
- Urinary System
- Reproductive System
- Obstetrics
- Cardiovascular
- Lymphatic & Immune
- Digestive Systems
- Skeletal System
- Muscular System
- Sensory System
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The university is composed of the following schools:
- School of Engineering
- School of Natural Sciences
- School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts
- Ernest & Julio Gallo Management Program
- Division of Graduate Education
- Division of Undergraduate Education
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