Medical Laboratory Science

RESEARCH TRACK

The curriculum for this track focuses on providing students with a quality education in the fundamentals of biomedical laboratory science and laboratory skills in addition to a broad-based university general education. This track is appropriate for students desiring employment in a wide variety of biomedical research laboratories in universities, medical schools, diagnostic product companies, biotechnology companies, hospitals, government agencies, etc. Students seeking a degree in this track are qualified to pursue advanced education in the biomedical areas. Students intending to pursue advanced degrees should consult with their academic advisors as early as possible so that appropriate academic plans can be established. Graduates of this track are qualified to seek post-graduate clinical internship if they wish to attain certification as a medical technologist or a specialist.

Students pursuing a degree in the MLS-Research track follow the same curriculum required for the MLS-Clinical Track with the exception of taking a minimum of 16 additional credit hours from the following courses instead of taking the Clinical Internship:

ANSC 623 Comparative Histology	4
PBIO 754 Lab in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Nucleic Acid	5
MICR 702 Infectious Disease & Health	5
MICR 706 Virology	5
MICR 752 Cell Culture	5
GEN 604 Principles of Genetics	4
GEN 753 Cytogenetics	4
MLS 796 Biomedical Research Internship	Var
MLS and other courses (consult with academic advisors)

Research Track: Academic Requirement

The students in the MLS-Research Track must meet the UNH requirements for the bachelor of science degree.