Medical Laboratory Science, Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiologic Technology (MLS) Undergraduate Course Descriptions
MLS 200. Medical Laboratory Basics
Theory and application of basic techniques and instruments used in medical laboratories. May be repeated. Grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. Lab. 1-2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 301. Fundamentals of Medical Hematology
Theory, principles and applications of hematology techniques used in analysis of blood samples in medical laboratories. May be repeated. Grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. Lab. Prereq.: 200 and acceptance into major. 1-4 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 302. Fundamentals of Medical Chemistry
Introduction to the theory, principles and applications of chemistry techniques used in the medical laboratory. May be repeated. Grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. Lab. Prereq.: 200, CHEM 210 and acceptance into major. 1-4 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 303. Fundamentals of Medical Immunology
Theory, principles and applications of immunology techniques performed in the medical laboratory. May be repeated. Grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. Lab. Prereq.: 200 and acceptance into major. 1-2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 304. Fundamentals of Medical Microbiology
Theory and appplication of isolation and identification techniques performed in the medical microbiology laboratory. May be repeated. Grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. Lab. Prereq.: 200 and acceptance into major. 1-7 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 305. Fundamentals of Medical Immunohematology
Introduction to the theory and applications of immunohematology techniques used in medical laboratories. May be repeated. Grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. Lab. Prereq.: 200, 303 and acceptance into major. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 306. Fundamentals of Medical Microscopy and Urinalysis
Theory, principles and application of urinalysis, phlebotomy and body fluid techniques performed in the medical laboratory. May be repeated. Grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. Lab. Prereq.: 200 and acceptance into major. 1-2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 310. Anatomy and Physiology for Medical Laboratory Scientists
Anatomy and physiology of humans in relationship to disease processes diagnosed by medical laboratory scientists. May be repeated. Grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. Lab. Prereq.: BIOL 103 and acceptance into major. 1-2 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 312. Molecular Pathology for Medical Laboratory Scientists
Genetics, immunology and molecular aspects of diseases tested for in medical laboratories. Grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. Lab. Prereq.: BIOL 103, 303 and acceptance into major. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 401. Clinical Hematology
Theory of blood cell formation; hematological diseases, hemostasis; microscopic examination of blood and bone marrow; experience with hematological instruments and techniques which determine major hematologic and clotting parameters. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-8 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 402. Clinical Chemistry
Identification and quantitation of specific chemical substances in blood and body fluids by various analytical techniques; clinical correlation with disease states; principles of instrumentation; quality control; data processing; toxicology. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-11 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 403. Clinical Immunology
Antigen/antibody structure, function and interaction; basic principles and procedures of humoral and cellular immunology; performance and clinical correlation of serological testing; quality control. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 404. Clinical Microbiology
Cultivation, isolation, and identification of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses; determination of sensitivity to antimicrobial agents; clinical correlations to disease states; principles of asepsis; environmental monitoring; quality control. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-9 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 405. Clinical Immunohematology
Blood group systems, principles and procedures for antibody detection and identification; donor blood collection; preservation; processing; component therapy; transfusion reaction evaluation; Rh immune globulin; quality control. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-6 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 406. Clinical Microscopy
Theory of renal function in health and disease; rental function tests including chemical and microscopic examination of urine, feces, gastric, and spinal fluids and other body fluid analysis; quality control. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 407. Laboratory Management/Education
Basic management principles, policy and procedure development, job descriptions, budgets, government regulations. Education principles, construction of objectives, tests and evaluation tools, bench teaching. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into clinical phase. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-3 Cr. F, S, SUM.
MLS 444. Internship
Supervised rotations in clinical laboratories. May be repeated. Lab. Prereq.: acceptance into internship program. Registration is by permission only and grading option is S/U or letter grade, depending on clinical affiliate. 1-8 Cr. F, S, SUM.
