Course Descriptions

MLS 201 Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science. (3) II. Open to all students. Techniques common to clinical laboratories. Stresses basic physical and chemical principles of disease process. 3 Lec. 

MLS 209 Medical Microbiology. (3) A. Open to all students. Study of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites as agents of human disease with emphasis on the pathogenesis, epidemiology, and diagnosis of infectious diseases. 3 Lec. 

MLS 211 Medical Microbiology Laboratory. (1) I, II. Open to all students. Prerequisite or Corequisite: MLS 209. Laboratory methods in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases. 2 Lab. 

MLS 290 Medical Biochemistry. (3) A.  Prerequisite: CHE 112, 112L, and BIO 121 or BIO 111. The study of biochemical systems of the body with emphasis on medical consequences when these systems are disrupted. Topics: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, DNA/RNA and liver functions. 3 Lec. 

MLS 300 Clinical Laboratory Administration. (2) I. Prerequisite: enrollment in upper division MLS program or departmental approval. Lab calculations, instrumentation, and quality assurance. 2 Lec. 

MLS 303 Clinical Laboratory Skills. (1) I, II. Prerequisite: enrollment in upper division MLS program or departmental permission. Skills for clinical laboratory practitioners, including laboratory safety, phlebotomy, microscopy, pipetting, universal precautions, and principles of quality assurance. 

MLS 305 Analysis of Body Fluids. (2) I. Prerequisite: enrollment in upper division MLS program or departmental approval. Principles, procedures, and significance of analysis of urine, spinal fluid, and other fluids commonly examined in the clinical laboratory. 3 Lec/Lab. 

MLS 308 Serology and Molecular Techniques. (2) I. Prerequisite: enrollment in upper division MLS program or departmental approval. Principles, procedures, sources of error, and clinical application of serological tests, molecular techniques and specimen collection. 4 Lec/Lab. 

MLS 309 Clinical Immunology. (1) I, II. Prerequisite: enrollment in upper division MLS program or departmental approval. Principles and techniques of antigen- antibody reactions of the human immune system and their relationship to the clinical laboratory. 

MLS 310 Hematology and Coagulation. (5) I. Prerequisite: enrollment in upper division MLS program or departmental approval. Morphology of blood cells, determination of blood parameters and disorders/diseases associated with blood cells; biochemistry, procedures and disorders/diseases in coagulation. 3 Lec/4 Lab. 

MLS 320 Immunohematology. (3) II. Prerequisite: enrollment in upper division MLS program or departmental approval. Blood banking, blood grouping, phenotyping, cell panels, compatibility testing, and transfusion practices. 

MLS 346 Clinical Chemistry. (5) II. Prerequisite: enrollment in upper division MLS program or departmental approval. Introduction to theory and lab procedures, measurement of constituents of body fluids, instrumentation, and clinical interpretation of results in relation to biochemistry of human systems. 3 Lec/3 Lab. Credit will not be awarded for both CLS 346 and MLS 346.

MLS 350 Bacteriology. (5) I. Prerequisite: enrollment in the upper division MLS program or departmental approval. Study of medically important bacteria with emphasis on the clinical laboratory methods of microscopy, cultivation, identification, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and quality control. 3 Lec/4 Lab. Credit will not be awarded for both CLS 350 and MLS 350.

MLS 355 Mycology, Parasitology, and Virology. (4) II. Prerequisites: enrollment in the upper division MLS program or departmental approval. Study of fungi, parasites, and viruses as agents of human disease, with emphasis on the clinical laboratory methods of microscopy, in vitro cultivation, identification, and quality control. 3 Lec/1 Lab. 

MLS 431 Clinical Correlations. (3) I, A. Prerequisites: enrollment in upper division MLS program and completion of all 300-level MLS courses. Correlates the sub-disciplines of clinical laboratory science. Reviews all areas and stresses laboratory medicine in the health professions. 3 Lec. 

MLS 432 Clinical Chemistry Practicum. (5) II, A. Prerequisites: enrollment in upper division MLS program and completion of all 300-level MLS courses. Diagnostic chemical procedures in an affiliated laboratory. 

MLS 434 Clinical Microbiology Practicum. (4) I, II. Prerequisites: enrollment in upper division MLS program and completion of all 300-level MLS courses. Clinical bacteriology, parasitology, and mycology in an affiliated laboratory. 

MLS 436 Lab Management and Eduction. (1) I, II. Prerequisites: enrollment in upper division MLS program and completion of all 300-level MLS courses. Study of specific problems, topics, or issues in Medical Laboratory Science. Additional topics include leadership, managment, and professionalism. 

MLS 437 Clinical Laboratory Seminar. (3) I, II. Prerequisites: enrollment in upper division MLS program and completion of all 300-level MLS courses. Case studies, advanced procedures, and problem solving in the clinical laboratory. 

MLS 438 Hematology Practicum. (4) I, A. Prerequisites: enrollment in upper division MLS program and completion of all 300-level MLS courses. Diagnostic blood parameters and morphology studies in an affiliated laboratory. Credit will not be awarded for both CLS 438 and MLS 438.

MLS 439 Urinalysis Practicum. (1) I, A. Prerequisites: enrollment in upper division MLS program and completion of all 300-level MLS courses. Diagnostic urine and body fluid procedures in an affiliated laboratory. 

MLS 440 Blood Bank Practicum. (2) II, A. Prerequisites: enrollment in upper division MLS program and completion of all 300-level MLS courses. Practical blood banking in an affiliated laboratory. 

MLS 441 Immunology Practicum. (1) I, II, A. Prerequisites: enrollment in upper division MLS program and completion of all 300-level MLS courses. Practical immunology in an affiliated laboratory.