Medical Laboratory Leadership (MS)

Program Description

The MS in Medical Laboratory Leadership is designed for aspiring laboratory professionals looking for technical laboratory and leadership skills. 

Program Highlights

1. Customize your education by stacking graduate certificates and earn your degree at the same time
2. The online format provides flexibility for working individuals
3. Earn while you learn, we work with labs/employers to ensure they have lab experience within the workplace

Curriculum: 3 years, 30 credits, part-time

The degree plan is personalized and flexible for the student’s target career.  For conferral of the MS degree in Medical Laboratory Leadership, a minimum 30 credits is required.  Practicums and electives will be determined through consultation between the advisor and the student. 
This is a sample curriculum plan for completing the Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, and Clinical Microbiology graduate certificates and only completing one practicum. 

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Fall		Credits
MLSO 523	Clinical Chemistry I	2.5
	Credits	2.5
Spring
MLSO 524	Clinical Chemistry II	2.5
	Credits	2.5
Summer
MLSO 610	Reg & Fiscal Issues Lab Mgmt	3
MLSO 812	Med Lab Sci Comp - Chemistry 1	1
	Credits	4
Second Year
Fall
MLSO 541	Clinical Hematology I	2
	Credits	2
Spring
MLSO 543	Clinical Hematology II	2
MLSO 510	Intro to Molecular Diagnostics	1
	Credits	3
Summer
MLSO 577	Laboratory Inform Fundamentals	3
Program Approved Elective		2-3
MLSO 576		2
	Credits	7-8
Third Year
Fall
MLSO 512	Clinical Microbiology I	2
LDSP 510	Team Dynamics and Collaboratio	3
	Credits	5
Spring
MLSO 513	Clinical Microbiology II	2
MLSO 579
Program Approved Elective		2-3
	Credits	4-5
	Total Credits	30-32

¹ Students must complete either one out of the three practicum courses and two program electives or complete all three practicum courses.