This course provides students the skills and knowledge required to work in specimen collection in a healthcare setting. Emphasis is on venipuncture procedures, professionalism, the operation of the clinical laboratory, and specimen processing. Clinical practice is included.
Medical Laboratory Technician Courses
MLT 102 - Phlebotomy
2-3-8-4
Credit Hours:
4
Additional course fee:
$175
Prerequisite:
English Level V; FNMT 017 placement or higher and approval of department head or MLT curriculum coordinator.
Applicants must be 18 years of age on or before the first day of the semester
MLT 155 - Clinical Hematology
3-3-0-4
Credit Hours:
4
Principles of urinalysis and blood formation, constituents and function, including blood coagulation. Emphasis on theory and performance of diagnostic hematological procedures and the correlation of laboratory results with kidney and blood disorders.
Enrollment restricted to MLT majors.
Additional course fee:
$105
MLT 205 - Immunohematology and Immunology
3-3-0-4
Credit Hours:
4
This course covers basic theory and concepts of antigen-antibody reactions and their impact on transfusion medicine. Topics include fundamental theories of blood group antigens, the genetics of inheritance, formation of corresponding antibodies and relevance to transfusion. Students perform basic blood bank procedures and select donors. Relationships of infection and immunity and specific serological methods for diagnosis of disease will be briefly described.
Enrollment restricted to MLT majors.
Additional course fee:
$105
Prerequisite:
MLT 155 with a grade of "C" or better
MLT 225 - Clinical Chemistry
3-3-0-4
Credit Hours:
4
This course will explore the principles and procedures of routine clinical chemistry analyses, correlation of results with pathophysiology, and quality control. The laboratory focuses on routine procedures to include glucose, BUN, total protein using spectrophotometers, quality control materials and an introduction to instrumentation.
Enrollment restricted to MLT majors.
Additional course fee:
$105
MLT 245 - Clinical Microbiology
3-3-0-4
Credit Hours:
4
Continuation of BIOL 241. Isolation and identification of clinically significant pathogenic bacteria from all types of clinical specimens. Serologic procedures and an introduction to mycology and parasitology.
Additional course fee:
$105
MLT 265 - Current Topics in Medical Laboratory Sciences
MLT 295 - Clinical Practice
2-0-32-6
Credit Hours:
6
A coordinated period of supervised experience in all areas of an affiliated clinical laboratory providing the opportunity to perform a variety of clinical procedures and develop technical competence, plus a weekly seminar to address various aspects of laboratory science.
Enrollment restricted to MLT majors.
Additional course fee:
$175