Medical Laboratory Sciences

Dr.Majdi Dwikat Head of Medical Laboratory Science Depatment [email protected]

Vision 

Through the creation of knowledge and advanced learning, we aim to enrich individuals and benefit the health of local, national and global communities.

Mission

To contribute to the advancement of medical applications, laboratory and research and to stimulate learning and development in the field of laboratory medicine, in order to provide the society with the best of laboratory technicians to achieve advanced level in the field of medicine laboratory to cope with scientific development in the areas of health, especially the inclusion of technical and applied research in the field of medical tests.

Aims

1.   The creation of laboratories technicians that cope with scientific development in this field.

2.  To graduate qualified scientific and practical laboratories technicians that are able to deal with advanced and modern laboratory devices and techniques.

3.  To stimulate the scientific research in the field of medical laboratory

Specialisation Requirements

  With the advisor’s assistance, prospective majors should declare their majors by completing an application form available at the College of Science offices, immediately after meeting the following criteria for majoring in the  department  : 

1. The successful completion of Biology 24101, 24102, 24107, 24108, with overall cumulative average of at least a C in each of the courses  . 

2. The successful completion of   Chemistry 23101, 23102, 23107, 23108  . 

3. The completion of at least 30 credits,  18 of which must be college requirements  . 

      If number   of students wishing to major in MLS exceeds the number set by the department  , the department council will accept students according to their grades in the   following courses: 24101, 24102, 24107, and 24108. An interview process will also be conducted in front of the department committee.  

Graduation Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Science   degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences, a student must complete 157 credit hours  . These include completion of university, college, department compulsory and   elective courses as well as "free" courses  .