MS-Medical Lab Sciences
Important for all candidates
Applicant for admission MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS set-forth by Bahria University.
Candidates are advised to CONFIRM THEIR ELIGIBILITY prior apply.
In case of annual system, eligibility will be determined on the basis of result in percentages.
In case of semester system, eligibility will be determined on the basis of CGPA obtained out of 4.00.
In case the result is shown both in CGPA and percentage, CGPA will be considered.
MS (Medical Lab Sciences)
Minimum Entry Level: BS (four years) in /MSc in relevant field
Minimum 16 years of education with BS in Medical Lab Technology/ Clinical Lab Science/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ or MSc or equivalent degree from an HEC recognized university in the relevant discipline/ field of study with a minimum CGPA 2.5/ 4.0 or 50 % marks where CGPA is not given.
MS-Medical Lab Sciences
| Program title | MS (2 years degree program) in Medical Lab Sciences |
| Program duration | 2 YEARS (minimum) |
| Study system | SEMESTER SYSTEM |
| No. of regular semesters | 4 |
| Semester Duration | Minimum of 16 weeks of teaching excluding examinations |
| Total credit hours | 30 (24+6) |
| Number of courses per semester | 5-6 |
| Course Load per Semester | 9-12 credit hour |
| **Summer Session Only for
deficiency/failure/repetition |
**Summer Session Only for deficiency/failure/repetition |
| Course Title with study hrs | Table 1 MS-Medical Lab Sciences (with thesis/ course work) |
MS-MLS ROAD MAP
Semester 1
| Sr No. | Course Codes | Course Title | Credit Hours | Theory | Practical |
| 1 | MED 701 | Research Methodology | 3 (3+0) | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | MLS 702 | Clinical Biochemistry | 3(2+1) | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | MLS 703 | Clinical Hematology | 3 (2+1) | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | MED 715 | Journal Club -I | No credit hour | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MLS 704 | Teaching/Lab Internship-I | No credit hour | 0 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-I | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||
Semester 2
| Sr No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Theory | Practical |
| 1 | MLS 705 | Clinical Immunology | 3 (2+1) | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | MLS 706 | Clinical Microbiology | 3 (2+1) | 2 | 1 |
| 3. | XXXXXX | Elective- I | 3 (2+1) | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | MED 716 | Journal Club-II | No credit hour | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MLS 707 | Teaching/Lab Internship -II | No credit hour | 0 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||
**Semester-I & Semester-II are pre-requisite to proceed to
Semester 3
| Sr No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Theory | Practical |
| 1 | XXXXXX | Elective-II | 3 (2+1) | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | XXXXXX | Elective-III | 3 (2+1) | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | THS 700 | Thesis-I MS | 3+0 | 3 | 0 |
| OR | |||||
| MLS 708 | Current trends and issues in | ||||
| medical laboratory sciences | |||||
| 4 | MED 717 | Journal Club (Essential)-III | No credit hour | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MLS 709 | Teaching/ Lab Internship -III | No credit hour | 0 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-III | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||
Semester 4
| Sr No. | Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Theory | Practica
l |
| 1 | THS 701
MLS 710 |
Thesis-II (MS with thesis)OR Professional communication &
manuscript writing in the Medical laboratory sciences |
3+0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours in Semester-IV | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
LIST OF ELECTIVES
| S No | Course Code | Elective 3 (2 +1) | Credit hrs |
| 1. | MLS 711 | Virology and Current trends in Viral infections | 3 (2+1) |
| 2. | MLS 712 | Laboratory Genomics | 3 (2+1) |
| 3. | MLS 713 | Blood bank technology | 3 (2+1) |
| 4. | MLS 714 | Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 3 (2+1) |
| 5. | MLS 715 | Antimicrobial Agents and Drug Resistance | 3 (2+1) |
| 6. | MLS 716 | Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity | 3 (2+1) |
| 7. | MLS 717 | Blood Transfusion Medicine | 3 (2+1) |
| 8. | MLS 718 | Neurobiology | 3 (3+0) |
| 9. | MLS 719 | Clinical Lab administration and management | 3 (2+1) |
| 10. | MLS 720 | Biomedical technology | 3 (2+1) |
| 11. | MLS 721 | Histological techniques | 3 (2+1) |
