Medical laboratory research and diagnostic testing are among today’s most exciting professions. The last decade has brought many exciting breakthroughs in the diagnosis and treatment of disease as well as new challenges such as AIDS, Lyme disease and the resurgence of tuberculosis. These new developments and challenges require laboratory professionals to stay on the cutting edge of their field. New techniques have to be mastered, new theories and concepts understood, and new means of managing the more complex operations of laboratories developed. The medical laboratory sciences program at Quinnipiac is specially designed to meet the educational needs of laboratory professionals in both research and medical diagnostic settings. The program provides the training that is necessary to stay current with today’s rapidly changing technology and to assume positions of greater responsibility.

Medical Laboratory Sciences Curriculum

Students may choose either a thesis or a non-thesis option in the medical laboratory sciences program. Both options require students to take four courses in their specialization while allowing students to choose a number of electives to meet their individual needs.

The curriculum of the medical laboratory sciences program is designed to allow students to achieve the following objectives:

1. Obtain up-to-date knowledge of foundations and recent advances in the
biomedical, biotechnological and clinical sciences.

2. Develop the ability to apply basic knowledge of medicine, chemistry and biology to advanced laboratory specialties.

3. Demonstrate competency in research theory and methodology in order to solve laboratory problems as economically and expeditiously as possible.

The curriculum is constructed to allow students either to work with a particular specialty or to move among related medical laboratory sciences. In view of the fact that the medical laboratory sciences represent the application and extension of the concepts and techniques of physics, chemistry and the biological sciences, it is deemed both necessary and desirable that the state of the art of these basic sciences be surveyed.

A. Thesis Option Requirements:

The curriculum includes a minimum of 35 semester hours including eight hours of thesis (LS 650, 651). A minimum of four courses in an area of specialization is required. Elective courses could be chosen from any area of specialization.

B. Non-Thesis Option Requirements

The curriculum includes a minimum of 38 semester hours including 2 hours of comprehensive examination (LS 670 series exam courses). A minimum of four courses is required in an area of specialization. Elective courses may be chosen from any area of specialization.

*Since most courses are either three or four credit hours, the total credit hours from area of specialization and total number of elective courses are based on the number of credit hours for individual courses.

Comprehensive Examination
The comprehensive examination in medical laboratory sciences (2 credits) is a requirement for the non-thesis option in the medical laboratory science program. The purpose of the exam is two-fold. First, the student must demonstrate broad and specific knowledge expected of someone holding a master’s degree. Second, the student must be able to integrate knowledge obtained from individual courses into unified concepts which link the student’s own specialization to other fields of study. The student is given two opportunities to demonstrate competency. A written essay exam is administered by a designated faculty member. Students should schedule an appointment with the program director before registering for the comprehensive exam.

Biomedical Sciences (Specialization Courses)

BIO 515 Advanced Biochemistry (4 credits)
BMS 518 Pathophysiology (3 credits)
BMS 527 Pharmacology (3 credits)
BMS 532 Histology (4 credits)
BIO 560 Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology (3 credits)
BIO 568 Molecular and Cell Biology (4 credits)
BIO 571 Molecular Genetics (4 credits)
BMS 576 Drug Discovery and Development (3 credits)
BMS 578 Cellular Basis of Neurobiological Diseases (3 credits)
BMS 579 Molecular Pathology (3 credits)
BIO 580 Animal Cell Culture (4 credits)
BMS 581 Receptors and Regulatory Mechanisms (3 credits)
BMS 583 Forensic Pathology (3 credits)
BIO 589 Neurophysiology (3 credits)
BMS 591 The New Genetics and Human Future (3 credits)
BMS 595 Transplantation Immunology (3 credits)
BIO 605 Molecular and Cell Laboratories I (4 credits)
BIO 606 Molecular and Cell Laboratories II (4 credits)
BMS 552 Introduction of Biochemical Toxicology (3 credits)
BMS 521 Advances in Hematology
BMS 522 Immunology (3 credits)
BMS 530 Endocrinology (3 credits)
BMS 532 Histology and Histochemistry (3 credits)
BMS 561 Immunohematology
BMS 562 Blood Coagulation and Hemostasis (3 credits)
BMS 563 Anemia (3 credits)
BMS 564 Fundamentals of Oncology (3 credits)
BMS 565 Leukemia (3 credits)
PA 515 Human Physiology (4 credits)

Lab Management and Administration
HM 600 Organization and Management of Health Care Facilities (3 credits)
HM 621 Quality Management in Health Care Facilities (3 credits)
HM 626 Epidemiology and Population Health (3 credits)
HM 660 Human Resource Management in Health Services Administration (3 credits)
HM 663 Integrated Health Systems and Managed Care (3 credits)
HM 664 Financial Management in Health Care Management (3 credits)
HM 667 Strategic Planning and Marketing in Health Services (3 credits)
HM 668 Legal Aspects of Health Care Delivery (3 credits)
HM 669 Organization and Management of Long-Term Care Facilities (3 credits)
HM 670 Health Economics (3 credits)
MK 600 Managing Customers and Markets (3 credits)
MK 610 Research for Marketing and Business Decisions (3 credits)

Microbiology
BMS 528 Advanced Clinical Parasitology (4 credits)
BMS 529 Medical Entomology (4 credits)
BMS 530 Advanced Clinical Protozoology (4 credits)
BMS 531 Advanced Clinical Helminthology (4 credits)
BMS 533 Air, Water and Soil Microbiology (4 credits)
BMS 534 Industrial Microbiology/Biotechnology (4 credits)
BMS 542 Advanced Microbiology (4 credits)
BIO 568 Molecular and Cell Biology (4 credits)
BMS 569 Antimicrobial Therapy (3 credits)
BMS 570 Virology(3 credits)
BIO 571 Molecular Genetics (4 credits)
BMS 572 Pathogenic Microbiology (4 credits)
BMS 573 Mycology (4 credits)
BMS 574 Microbial Physiology (4 credits)
BMS 575 Food Microbiology (4 credits)
BMS 576 Drug Discovery and Development (3 credits)
BMS 579 Molecular Pathology (3 credits)
BIO 580 Animal Cell Culture (4 credits)
BMS 596 Immunology of Infectious Diseases (3 credits)
BIO 605 Molecular and Cell Laboratories I (4 credits)
BIO 606 Molecular and Cell Laboratories II (4 credits)
BMS 522 Immunology (3 credits)

Medical Laboratory Sciences Electives
BIO 500 Writing and Science (3 credits)
BIO 515 Advanced Biochemistry (4 credits)
BMS 517 Human Embryology (3 credits)
BMS 518 Pathophysiology (3 credits)
BMS 526 Principles of Epidemiology (3 credits)
BMS 527 Pharmacology (3 credits)
BMS 528 Advanced Clinical Parasitology (4 credits)
BMS 529 Medical Entomology (4 credits)
BMS 530 Advanced Clinical Protozoology (4 credits)
BMS 531 Advanced Clinical Helminthology (4 credits)
BMS 532 Histology (4 credits)
BMS 533 Air, Water and Soil Microbiology (4 credits)
BMS 534 Industrial Microbiology/Biotechnology (4 credits)
BIO 560 Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology (3 credits)
BIO 568 Molecular and Cell Biology (4 credits)
BMS 569 Antimicrobial Therapy (3 credits)
BMS 570 Virology (4 credits)
BIO 571 Molecular Genetics (4 credits)
BMS 572 Pathogenic Microbiology (4 credits)
BMS 573 Mycology (4 credits)
BMS 574 Microbial Physiology (4 credits)
BMS 575 Food Microbiology (4 credits)
BMS 576 Drug Discovery and Development (3 credits)
BMS 578 Cellular Basis of Neurobiological Disorders (3 credits)
BMS 579 Molecular Pathology (3 credits)
BIO 580 Animal Cell Culture (4 credits)
BMS 581 Receptors and Regulatory Mechanisms (3 credits)
BMS 583 Forensic Pathology (3 credits)
BIO 589 Neurophysiology (3 credits)
BMS 591 The New Genetics and Human Future (3 credits)
BMS 595 Transplantation Immunology (3 credits)
BMS 596 Immunology of Infectious Diseases (3 credits)
BIO 605 Molecular and Cell Laboratories I (4 credits)
BIO 606 Molecular and Cell Laboratories II (4 credits)
BMS 552 Introduction of Biochemical Toxicology (3credits)
CH 552 Introduction of Biochemical Toxicology (3 credits)
HM 600 Organization and Management of Health Care Facilities (3 credits)
HM 621 Quality Management in Health Care Facilities (3 credits)
HM 625 Introduction to Physician Practice Management (3 credits)
HM 626 Epidemiology and Population Health (3 credits)
HM 660 Human Resource Management in Health Services Administration (3 credits)
HM 663 Integrated Health Systems and Managed Care (3 credits)
HM 664 Financial Mangement in Health Care Mangement (3 credits)
HM 667 Strategic Planning and Marketing in Health Services (3 credits)
HM 668 Legal Aspects of Health Care Delivery (3 credits)
HM 669 Organization and Management of Long-Term Care Facilities (3 credits)
HM 671 Health Policy and Politics (3 credits)
HM 670 Health Economics (3 credits)
MK 600 Managing Customers and Markets (3 credits)
MK 610 Research for Marketing and Business Decisions (3 credits)
BMS 510 Biostatistics (3 credits) 
BMS 521 Advances in Hematology (3 credits)
BMS 522 Immunology (3 credits)
BMS 530 Endocrinology (3 credits)
BMS 532 Histochemistry (3 credits) 
BMS 561 Immunohematology (3 credits)
LS 562 Blood Coagulation and Hemostasis (3 credits)
BMS 563 Anemias (3 credits)
BMS 564 Fundamentals of Oncology (3 credits)
BMS 565 Leukemia (3 credits)
BMS 688 Independent Study (2 credits)
BMS 689 Independent Study (2 credits)
PA 515 Human Physiology (4 credits)
PA 535 Disease Mechanisms (4 credits)