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Course Description

Health Information Technology - HIT 100

Introduction to Medical Terminology

2 Credit Hours
2 Lecture Hours

Course Description

This course is a basic overview of medical terminology. The students will be introduced to medical terminology used in healthcare. The topics in the course provide activities to allow the student to spell, define and pronounce medical terminology.

Prerequisites

(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)

  • None.

Course Competencies

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  • Examine the basic structure of medical terminology.
  • Apply terms related to organs in the body.
  • Classify medical terms that contain diagnostic and procedure suffixes.
  • Translate common prefixes used in medical terms.
  • Examine medical reports using medical terminology.
  • Interpret the definition for medical abbreviations used in medical reports.

Course Schedule

 CourseSectionCourse TitleLocationCredit HoursInstructorsSeats Available ⁄Capacity ⁄WaitlistStatusFeeDays-Time-Room

Fall; 2025; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; No of Weeks : 12; Begins : 09/16/2025
 100142732Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Austin H28/31/0Open$0.00 
 100142746Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Austin H27/31/0Open$0.00 
 100142756Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Pizzino S31/31/0Open$0.00 
 100142799Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Pizzino S31/31/0Open$0.00 
 100142954Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Austin H29/31/0Open$0.00 

Fall; 2025; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; No of Weeks : 15; Begins : 08/25/2025
 100142706Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Harper E5/31/0Open$0.00 
 100142768Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Harper E30/31/0Open$0.00 
 100142777Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Pizzino T31/31/0Open$0.00 
 100142920Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Pizzino T21/31/0Open$0.00 

Spring; 2025; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; No of Weeks : 7; Begins : 05/05/2025
 100122716Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Austin H1/31/6Closed$0.00 
 100122717Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Austin H0/31/6Closed$0.00 

Summer; 2025; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; No of Weeks : 7; Begins : 06/30/2025
 100132918Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Harder C1/31/0Open$0.00 
 100132919Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Harder C20/31/0Open$0.00 

Winter; 2025; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; No of Weeks : 7; Begins : 03/10/2025
 100112451Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Pizzino T1/31/0Open$0.00 

Winter; 2025; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; No of Weeks : 12; Begins : 01/27/2025
 100112410Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Pizzino T2/31/0Open$0.00 
 100112442Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Pizzino T2/31/0Open$0.00 
 100112475Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Austin H1/31/0Open$0.00 
 100112484Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Harder C1/31/0Open$0.00 

Winter; 2025; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; No of Weeks : 15; Begins : 01/06/2025
 100112429Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Harper E6/31/0Open$0.00 
 100112435Intro Medical TerminologyONL2Harper E4/31/0Open$0.00 

Key: Day of the Week

  • T = Tuesday
  • R = Thursday
  • S = Saturday
  • X = Sunday

Key: Class Location

 


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