Mbarara University of Science & Technology

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Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science

Entry Requirements

Direct Entry
Two principal passes in Biology and Chemistry and at least Subsidiary Pass in either Physics or Mathematics

Diploma Entry

  1. Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology from a recognized institution.
  2. Registered with Allied Health Professionals’ Council
  3. Submit two reference reports from your current employer and the other from the institution where the diploma was done
  4. Sit and pass an entrance examination consisting of written papers in Clinical Chemistry, Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Histopathology, Microbiology, and Parasitology.

Fees Structure

Ugandan Students

International Students

Course Modules

Module Code Module Title Credit Unit Core/Elective
ANA1125 SYSTEMIC ANATOMY I 3 core
BCH1125 BASIC BIOCHEMISTRY 4 core
CMH112I BIOSTATISTICS & DEMOGRAPHY 3 core
COM1121 COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND COUNSELLING 3 core
CSC1121 COMPUTER SKILLS 3 core
DVS1106 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL ECONOMY 3 core
MLS1121 CELL BIOLOGY & GENETICS 3 core
PHS1123 EXCITABLE TISSUES, BLOOD AND CARDIOPULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY 4 core
ANA1225 SYSTEMIC ANATOMY II 3 core
BCH1226 BASIC MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 4 core
DVS1203 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA AND DEVELOPMENT 3 core
EDM1221 EDUCATION METHODS 3 core
MLS1224 BIOINSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION 3 core
MLS1225 BIOSAFETY, BIOSECURITY, SAFETY AND FIRST AID 3 core
PHS1227 RENAL, GIT AND NEUROENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY 4 core
SOC1221 MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY 3 core
DVS2105 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF UGANDA 3 core
MLS2121 MLS2121 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICAL I (INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 3 core
MLS2122 HAEMATOLOGY I: INTRODUCTION TO HAEMATOLOGY &BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BASIC HAEMATOLOGICAL PRACTICE 3 core
MLS2123 HISTOPATHOLOGY AND PRACTICAL I: INTRODUCTION TO HISTOPATHOLOGY AND HISTOLOGICAL STAINS 3 core
MLS2124 MICROBIOLOGY AND PRACTICAL I: PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY 3 core
MLS2125 PARASITOLOGY AND PRACTICAL I: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY 3 core
PAT2111 GENERAL PATHOLOGY 4 core
PHA2111 BASIC PHARMACOLOGY 3 core
PSY2113 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 3 core
CMH2211 FUNDAMENTALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION 3.5 core
DVS2201 CITIZENRY, PROFESSIONALISM, GLOBALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 core
MLS2221 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICAL II: CARBOHYDRATE, PROTEIN METABOLISM AND DISEASE 3 core
MLS2222 HAEMATOLOGY II: LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ANAEMIA. 3 core
MLS2224 MICROBIOLOGY AND PRACTICAL II: EXAMINATION OF MICROBIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS, BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION TESTS AND ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTING 3 core
MLS2225 PARASITOLOGY AND PRACTICAL II: BLOOD AND TISSUE PROTOZOOLOGY\n 3 core
MLS2226 IMMUNOLOGY & SEROLOGY 3 core
MLS2227 APPLIED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, BIOINFORMATICS AND ANIMAL HOUSE SCIENCE 3.5 core
MLS2228 LABORATORY ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM 3 core
MLS3121 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICAL III NON PROTEIN NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS (NPNS) & ENZYMOLOGY 3 core
MLS3122 HAEMATOLOGY AND PRACTICAL III: IMMUNOHAEMATOLOGY & BLOOD BANKING 3 core
MLS3123 HISTOPATHOLOGY AND PRACTICAL III: (CYTOLOGY AND HISTOCHEMISTRY) 3 core
MLS3124 MICROBIOLOGY AND PRACTICAL III: SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY 4 core
MLS3125 PARASITOLOGY AND PRACTICAL III: INTESTINAL AND UROGENITAL PROTOZOOLOGY 3 core
MLS3126 RESEARCH METHODS I: PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH 3 core
PHA3122 CHEMOTHERAPY, CYTOTOXIC AGENTS AND IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY 3 core
MLS3221 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICAL III: ELECTROLYTES, ACID BASE BALANCE AND NUTRITION 3 core
MLS3222 HAEMATOLOGY IV: THE RED CELL: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND ABNORMALITIES 3 core
MLS3223 HISTOPATHOLOGY AND PRACTICAL IV: PIGMENTS, NEUROHISTOLOGY AND ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY 3 core
MLS3224 MICROBIOLOGY AND PRACTICAL IV: MEDICAL MYCOLOGY AND NON GRAMMABLE BACTERIA. 4 core
MLS3225 PARASITOLOGY AND PRACTICAL IV: NEMATODES OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE 3 core
PHA3222 PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY 3 core
LCP1321 LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PLACEMENT I 3 core
LCP1322 LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PLACEMENT II 5 core
MLS4121 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICAL V(LIPIDS,HAEMOGLOBIN AND DISEASE) 3 core
MLS4123 HISTOPATHOLOGY AND PRACTICAL V: IMMUNOHISTOCHEMIST RY AND TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES. 3 core
MLS4124 MICROBIOLOGY AND PRACTICAL V: DIAGNOSTIC VIROLOGY 3 core
MLS4125 PARASITOLOGY AND PRACTICAL V: CESTODES AND TREMATODES 4 core
MLS4126 RESEARCH METHODS II: PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT 4 core
MLS4127 LABORATORY PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, LAYOUT AND PROCUREMENT 3 core
MLS4216 RESEARCH METHODS III: RESEARCH DISSERTATION 5 core
MLS4221 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND PRACTICAL VI: HORMONES AND ORGAN FUNCTIONAL TESTS 3 core
MLS4222 HAEMATOLOGY VI: COAGULOPATHIES & LABORATORY QUALITY MANAGEMENT 3 core
MLS4223 HISTOPATHOLOGY AND PRACTICAL VI: INFECTIVE AGENTS IN TISSUES AND MUSEUM TECHNIQUES 3 core
MLS4225 PARASITOLOGY AND PRACTICAL VI: MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 4 core
MLSS4218 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3.5 core