Pre-Health Sciences Pathway to Advanced Diplomas and Degrees

Description: This course will give students a basic introduction to cell biology and the human body. Topics covered in this course include cell structure and function, and a detailed study of both the anatomical and physiological processes that occur in some of the major organ systems in the human body (nervous, endocrine and reproductive). The course includes laboratory exercises designed to enhance understanding of the lecture material.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description: The course emphasizes terminology, classification of matter, bonding, chemical reactions, nomenclature, properties of solids, liquids, gases and solutions, bases and pH and an introduction to organic chemistry.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This course introduces students to the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills needed for academic and workplace success. Students will analyse a variety of texts and apply the steps of planning, writing, and revising to produce writing that meets the expectations of selected audiences and purposes. The course prepares students for college-level writing tasks, research, and documentation by asking them to produce clear, informed, and purposeful documents relevant to both academic and professional contexts.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description: This self-directed course focuses on introducing new students to the supports, services, and opportunities available at Conestoga College. By the end of this course, students will understand the academic expectations of the Conestoga learning environment, as well as the supports available to ensure their academic success. Students will also be able to identify on-campus services that support their health and wellness, and explore ways to get actively involved in the Conestoga community through co-curricular learning opportunities.

• Hours: 1
• Credits: 0
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description: This exploratory course is intended to support student success in a postsecondary environment, as well as to examine the fundamentals of the Canadian Health Care System. Students will expand their knowledge and skills in areas such as learning styles, study techniques, note taking, test taking, time management, collaboration, professionalism, research, and development of academic goals. Additionally, this course will provide the students with an opportunity to identify current issues and trends affecting health care in Canada and to relate these to their preferred health care careers. Students will explore how Canadian Federal and Provincial Health Care Policies differ from those in other jurisdictions around the globe and they will explore Health Care issues they may encounter as a result of Canada’s increasingly diverse population. Students will discuss strategies for providing competent care regardless of their own biases in relation to health care issues.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description: This course provides the student with the basic math skills necessary to succeed in their post-secondary health care -related education. Students will recall fundamental math skills such as: order of operations; calculations with fractions, decimals, percent, ratio and proportion; converting between metric and imperial system measurements; manipulating algebraic equations; solving word problems; creating and interpreting graphs; and solving logarithmic and exponential equations. Students will gain theoretical and practical knowledge through lecture and practical application.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.