FAOL1_cjv Professional Latin I

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Ševčíková (assistant)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Contact Person: PhDr. Renata Prucklová
Prerequisites
STUDIJNI_SKUPINA(start_before_2025)
No prerequisites are required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to become familiar with the basics of pharmaceutical and medical Latin terminology which is necessary for pharmacists and medical professionals. The course will provide students with basic knowledge of Latin grammar and vocabulary as well as the essential prescription phrases and their abbreviations. The students will also be given an overview and grammatical comments on the most important Latin pharmaceutical abbreviations used in practice.
Learning outcomes
Upon completing the course, students will acquire substantials of Latin grammar and medical terminology relevant for pharmacists.
Syllabus
1st week Professional Latin for pharmacists - introduction. Pronunciation in Latin. Latin grammatical system, nouns and adjectives of the 1st declension (explanation)
2nd week Latin nouns and adjectives of the 1st declension (practice)
3rd week Latin nouns and adjectives of the 2nd declension
4th week Greek nouns of the 1st and 2nd declension
5th week Latin nouns of the 3rd declension (introduction)
6th week Latin nouns of the 3rd declension (completion)
7th week Latin nouns of the 3rd declension (practice)
8th week Greek nouns of the 3rd declension
9th week adjectives of the 3rd declension
10th week Revision
11th week Final test preparation
12th week Final semester written test
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HOWE, G. Latin for Pharmacists. info
  • ŘITIČKOVÁ, L. Professional Latin for Pharmacists. info
Teaching methods
Language seminar, reading, practising.
Assessment methods
The course is completed by a written test, passmark = 70%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
80% course attendance (max 2 absences)
Active participation in classes
At least 60% achievement on the final semester written test
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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