Mbarara University of Science & Technology

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Master of Medical Laboratory Science (Duration 2 years)

The Master of Medical Laboratory Science (MMLS) is a postgraduate program designed primarily for certified Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) or those with a strong background in life sciences.

Entry Requirements

  • An honors degree in Medical Laboratory Science

Fees Structure

Ugandan Students

International Students

Course Modules

Module Code Module Title Credit Unit Core/Elective
MLM7101 BIORISK AND LABORATORY QUALITY MANAGEMENT. 5 core
MLM7102 ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY 4 core
MPH7101 EPIDEMIOLOGY 4 core
MPH7102 BIOSTATISTICS 4 core
MPH7103 RESEARCH METHODS I 4 core
MLM7201 GENERAL PATHOLOGY 5 core
MLM7202 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 4 core
MLM7203 LEADERSHIP AND HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT 5 core
MLM7204 PRINCIPLE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS 3 core
MLM7205 INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 4 elective
MLM7206 INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED MEDICAL PROTOZOOLOGY 4 elective
MLM7207 HISTOTECHNOLOGY AND CYTOTECHNOLOGY 4 elective
MLM7208 CONTEMPORARY DIAGNOSTIC METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY 4 elective
MLM7209 ERYTHROCYTOPATHOLOGY 4 elective
MLM7301 RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL 5 core
MLM7302 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY I 5 elective
MLM7303 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN HISTOPATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC CYTOLOGY I 5 elective
MLM7304 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN MEDICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY I 5 elective
MLM7305 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY I 5 elective
MLM7306 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN HAEMATOLOGY & BLOOD TRANSFUSION I 5 elective
MLM8101 TOXICOLOGY, THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING AND PHARMACOGENOMICS 5 elective
MLM8102 GENERAL, PAEDIATRIC AND GERIATRIC BIOCHEMISTRY 5 elective
MLM8103 ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM 5 elective
MLM8104 ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM 5 elective
MLM8106 ADVANCED LEUCOCYTOPATHOLOGY 4 elective
MLM8107 THROMBOCYTOPATHOLOGY, COAGULOPATHOLOGY AND FIBRINOLOYSIS 4 elective
MLM8108 ADVANCED PHLEBOTOMY AND TRANSFUSION MEDICINE 4 elective
MLM8109 MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY OF HAEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS 4 elective
MLM8110 ADVANCED NEONATAL HAEMATOLOGY 4 elective
MLM8111 ADVANCED PRINCIPLES IN HISTOPATHOLOGY 3 elective
MLM8112 ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN PATHOLOGY 3 elective
MLM8113 ADVANCED CYTOPATHOLOGY 4 elective
MLM8114 ADVANCED CYTOLOGY II 5 elective
MLM8115 ADVANCED CYTOLOGY III 5 elective
MLM8116 ANTIBIOTICS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS 5 elective
MLM8117 PUBLIC HEALTH BACTERIOLOGY 5 elective
MLM8118 ADVANCED MEDICAL MYCOLOGY 5 elective
MLM8119 ADVANCED MEDICAL VIROLOGY 5 elective
MLM8120 CESTODES AND TREMATODES OF MEDICAL CONCERN 5 elective
MLM8121 NEMATODES OF MEDICAL CONCERN 3 elective
MLM8122 INTRODUCTION TO INSECT ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY 3 elective
MLM8123 ARTHROPODS OF MEDICAL CONCERN 4 elective
MLM8124 VECTOR BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND PRINCIPLES OF PEST MANAGEMENT 5 elective
MLM8201 RESEARCH PROJECT II (DISSERTATION) 5 core
MLM8202 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN CLINICAL CHEMISTRY II 5 elective
MLM8203 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN HISTOPATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC CYTOLOGY II 5 elective
MLM8204 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN MEDICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY II 5 elective
MLM8205 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY II 5 elective
MLM8206 LABORATORY PLACEMENT AND PRACTICAL IN HAEMATOLOGY & BLOOD TRANSFUSION II 5 elective