College/Institution:  CHS

Department/School/Center:  School of Allied Health Sciences

Program title: B.Sc. Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences

Program duration (in years):  Four for regular and four for extension

Study Language: English

Credits and the equivalent ECTS:     ECTS – 243

Mode of delivery: Regular and Extension

Program Objectives:

    General Objectives

• To train medical laboratory science practitioners who are capable of providing comprehensive health laboratory services in hospitals, regional laboratories and health centers and are also capable of training subordinate laboratory personnel;
• To conduct research activities in the area of clinical laboratory sciences and public health based on the existing problems and felt need of the society;
• To participate in community services and to take active part in solving general problems related to health.

Specific Objectives – the specific objectives of the Medical Laboratory Sciences program are to train:

• Qualified medical laboratory science practitioners to work in health institutions, higher institutions, research institutions and industries;
• Graduates capable of developing and promoting the medical laboratory profession for human good;
• Competent medical laboratory science practitioners to meet the human power needs of various health and health related institutions;
• Graduates who are equipped with skills to utilize classical and advanced laboratory techniques in clinical diagnosis of human disease (In both clinical and public health laboratory settings);
• Graduates who can test and analyze tissue, blood, and other physiological specimens collected for the purpose of criminal and other legal investigations;
• Graduates with managerial, supervisory and quality assurance responsibilities;
• Graduates who can participate in identifying and solving community problems in various health perspectives.
• Competent practitioners who can maintain the professional code of ethics.

Admission requirements –

Regular program: to be admitted to the regular program, candidates must:

• Meet the set criteria of the Higher Education Main Department;
• Satisfy the academic rules and regulations of the university;
• Be physically and mentally healthy;
• Applicants with minor physical problems that would not hinder effective training could be considered for placement as appropriate.

     Advanced Standing Program – admission of advanced standing applicants to the School of Medical Laboratory Sciences will be made based on the University’s existing rules and regulations. Applicants can be enrolled in a continuing education program (evening and summer programs) to undertake their studies if applicants:

• Have diploma in medical laboratory sciences, or
• Have diploma in other generic fields and are high school graduates.

Graduation requirement: in order to graduate with Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences, a candidate should take and pass all the recommended ECTS (between 247 and 259), score a CGPA and MGPA of at least 2.00 and pass the comprehensive examination. A student who has ‘F’ grade in any of the courses can’t graduate unless the grade is removed. Students with “C^–” and “D” grades in professional courses are NOT eligible for graduation.

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