Health Studies and Communications Skills

Centennial College's Health Studies and Communications Skills program is an academic pathway undertaking. It will benefit you if you wish to obtain a post-secondary education in college-level health programs in which English fluency (reading, writing, listening and speaking) is a professional requirement for safe practice.

Communication is the cornerstone to any health practice. As such, this college health studies certificate program will focus on enhancing the the communication skills necessary for developing professional relationships within the workplace. As you refine your English language skills, you'll also learn key health concepts and the health terminology used within Canadian health care settings.

The program will enable you to continue into the professional health program of your choice within the School of Community and Health Studies (if you meet all the requirements for admission into that program).

The Health Studies and Communications Skills program will emphasize developing the reading, writing, listening and speaking skills needed to work in a health care setting.

Small class sizes will allow for greater interaction with faculty members, who come from English and health care backgrounds.

Faculty members are experienced, caring and supportive. As such, adult and/or ESL learner needs will be acknowledged and supported.

Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.

1. Discuss the basic scientific concepts (in biology, physics, chemistry), particularly as they relate to the human body and its care. 

2. Discuss the Canadian Health Care System and the role of the various careers within that system. 

3. Relate knowledge gained across a wide range of subjects to self and society. 

4. Develop flexibility and clarity of both thought and expression in order to advance communication competence to a level required for entry in the health care delivery field.