After completion of the course the student should be able to:
Knowledge:
- to master the nominal system and the declination system in classical Latin
- have theoretical knowledge of principles for constructing Latin-linguistic medical terminology
Skills:
- show practical skills in constructing such expressions, particularly within the anatomy area
- demonstrate the ability to interpret, understand and assess these expressions in instruction and in academic literature
General competence:
- show critical reflection on the usefulness of the classical nomenclature and insight into the tradition that this doctrine is in
Teaching is divided into two main blocks, each with 12 hours of lectures and three colloquia.
A small test after the first block must be completed in order to attend the final exam.
Department of Biomedicine
studie@biomed.uib.no
(+47) 55 58 64 39 / 55 58 64 40 / 55 58 60 95
Course coordinator:
Sindre Horn