Graduate Catalog

INT 754 Interpreting Medical Discourse

The course focuses on interpreting interaction in medical settings. Students will explore the US healthcare system and its participants, characteristics of the healthcare setting, and biomedical culture. The course includes a critical analysis of medical discourse, such as doctor-patient communication and medical terminology with an emphasis on common medical conditions, treatments, and procedures. Students will apply text analysis skills to the translation, consecutive interpretation and simultaneous interpretation of discourse in medical encounters.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Prerequisites: INT 744, 746, 749, or permission of the instructor

Distribution

Graduate, Masters