Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology / Medical Laboratory Science
Length and Nature of the Field of Study: Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology / Medical Laboratory Science (BSMT / BSMLS) is a four-year program consisting of general education and professional courses. It will equip students with knowledge, skills and competency in laboratory tests used in the detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease. The fourth-year level is the internship program of one (1) year in a CHED-accredited training laboratory with rotational duties in different sections such as Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology, Immunohematology, Immunology and Serology, Urinalysis and other Body Fluids, Parasitology, Histopathologic/Cytologic Techniques, and other emergent technologies.
Graduates Expected Career Path
Specific Professions / Careers / Occupations for Graduates
- Licensed Medical Technologists / Medical Laboratory Scientists
- Diagnostic Molecular Scientists
- Research Scientists
- Educators
- Diagnostic Product Specialists
- Public Health Practitioners
- Health Care Leaders
Allied Medical Fields – An MT/MLS graduate may practice in the following fields
- Epidemiologists
- Veterinary Laboratory Scientists
- Nuclear Medicine Scientists
- Forensic Scientists
- Health Administrators / Managers
- Food and Industrial Microbiologists
