A medical laboratory scientist (MLS), also referred to as a clinical laboratory scientist, medical laboratory technologist or medical technologist, is a health care professional who performs chemical, hematological, immunologic, histopathological, cytopathological, microscopic, and bacteriological diagnostic analysis on body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, stool, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, and synovial fluid, as well as other specimens. Medical laboratory scientists work in clinical laboratories at hospitals, reference labs, biotechnology labs and non-clinical industrial labs. Aim of the course is to teach and train the students in Medical Laboratory Technology. The course of study enhances student's knowledge and skills in several major categorical areas of medical laboratory technology.
The degree in medical laboratory technology provides advanced skills to practicing laboratory professionals in health administration, leadership, conflict management, quality assurance and health informatics.
| Semester 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Credit Hours |
| AHP-301 | Basic and Applied Anatomy | 4(3-1) |
| AHP-303 | Basic and Applied Physiology | 4(3-1) |
| PSY-407 | Social Psychology | 3(3-0) |
| ENG-321 | Functional English | 3(3-0) |
| ISL-321 | Islamic Studies / Ethics | 2(2-0) |
| Semester 2 | ||
| AHP-302 | General Pathology | 4(3-1) |
| AHP-304 | Introductory Pharmacology | 2(2-0) |
| BCH-301 | Introductory Biochemistry | 4(3-1) |
| CSI-321 | Introduction Computer Applications | 3(2-1) |
| PST-321 | Pakistan Studies | 2(2-0) |
| RIT-306 | Fundamentals of Radiography & Imaging Technology | 2(2-0) |
| Semester 3 | ||
| AHP-401 | Community Medicine/ Public Health | 3(2-1) |
| MIC-321 | General Microbiology & Sterilization | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-403 | General Hematology | 4(3-1) |
| MLT-405 | Clinical Pathology | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-407 | Clinical Lab Practice-I | 3(0-3) |
| Semester 4 | ||
| AHP-402 | Scientific Writing | 2(2-0) |
| MLT-404 | Clinical Biochemistry (I & II) | 4(3-1) |
| MLT-406 | Immunology & Serology | 4(3-1) |
| MLT-408 | Histopathology & Histo-technology | 4(3-1) |
| MLT-410 | Clinical Lab Practice-II | 3(0-3) |
| Semester 5 | ||
| MLT-501 | Clinical Parasitology | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-503 | Immunohematology &Transfusion Medicine | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-505 | Clinical Bacteriology | 4(3-1) |
| MLT-507 | Biosafety and Hazards | 2(2-0) |
| MLT-509 | Medical Instrumentations & Software Applications | 3(3-0) |
| MLT-511 | Clinical Lab Practice-III | 3(0-3) |
| Semester 6 | ||
| MLT-502 | Cytology & Cytotechnology | 3(2-1) |
| BNB-321 | Molecular Biology | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-504 | Clinical Virology & Mycology | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-506 | Advanced Hematology | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-508 | Advanced Immunology | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-510 | Clinical Lab Practice-IV | 3(0-3) |
| Semester 7 | ||
| AHP-601 | Forensic Medicine | 3(3-0) |
| STAT-421 | Biostatistics | 3(3-0) |
| MLT-603 | Advanced Clinical Biochemistry* | 4(3-1) |
| MLT-605 | Advanced Clinical Microbiology* | 4(3-1) |
| MLT-607 | Advanced Molecular Biology* | 4(3-1) |
| MLT-609 | Advanced Diagnostic & Biomedical Techniques | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-611 | Quality Assurance Management | 2(2-0) |
| MLT-613 | Clinical Genetics | 3(2-1) |
| * Students Will Have Options to Select any one from these Elective Subjects | ||
| Semester 8 | ||
| AHP-602 | Epidemiology | 3(3-0) |
| BNB-402 | Bioinformatics-I | 3(2-1) |
| PHS-503 | Endocrinology | 3(2-1) |
| MLT-604 | Clinical Laboratory Management | 3(3-0) |
| MLT-606 | Research Project / Term Paper | 3(0-3) |
