The course has been designed to produce ‘hands-on’ professionals with a broad range of skills in laboratory-based biomedical sciences. Successful completion of the course enables the candidates to meet the Standards set by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists’ Board (KMLTTB).
The course caters for the needs of non-accredited graduates to meet the regulatory requirements, but also with a university award in recognition of completion of your study. Graduates of the course will be eligible to sit the examination for registration by the KMLTTB.
Entry Requirements
1.1.1 Candidates must have a minimum of an undergraduate degree in any relevant biological-based discipline from a university recognized by the JKUAT Senate with the equivalent of an honours degree.
1.1.2 Credit Transfer
1.1.2.1 Depending on the nature of the candidate’s undergraduate degree or in the event that a candidate has a postgraduate degree in an area that is part of the Postgraduate Diploma in MLS, and with appropriate justification, a candidate may be exempted from certain units.
1.1.2.2 Credit transfer shall not exceed 20% of the PGDipMLS course. Credit transfer will therefore constitute a maximum of three (3) units offered in the course.
1.1.2.3 In the even that any of the compulsory units listed in 1.3.3 are involved in the credit transfer, then 1.1.2.2 shall still apply.
1.1.2.4 The Practical/Oral examinations shall not be eligible for credit transfer.
Course Content
MLS 2410 Healthcare Ethics and Law
MLS 2500 Human Anatomy and Physiology
MLS 2501 Medical Behavioural Science
MLS 2502 Cytology and Histopathology
MLS 2503 Clinical Chemistry
MLS 2504 Medical Bacteriology
MLS 2505 Medical Parasitology and Vector biology
MLS 2506 Medical Immunology
MLS 2507 Haematology
MLS 2508 Blood Transfusion and Phlebotomy
MLS 2509 Medical Mycology
MLS 2510 Medical Virology
MLS 2511 Pharmacology
MLS 2512 Good Clinical Laboratory Practice
MLS 2513 Biomedical Research Methodology
HRD Entrepreneurship Skills
MLS 2514 Biomedical Research Project (2 units)
MLS 2515 Clinical Attachment (16 weeks)
MLS 2516 Practical/Oral I:
MLS 2517 Practical/Oral II:
MLS 2518 Practical/Oral III: