Course Descriptions
Faculty
Professional enhancement students
A total of 33 semester hours is required with a minimum in each area as follows:
General Sequence: 9 semester hours
Research Sequence: 9 semester hours
Speciality Sequence: 9 semester hours
Operations Management
Immunohematology
Microbiology
Hematology
Clinical Chemistry
Informatics
Notice: Beginning the academic year 2001-2002 UAB will change to a semester length term. The curriculum will be altered to accomodate this change.
Semester
General Sequence (minimum 9 semester hours)
| Semester Hours | |||
| CLS | 600 | Quality Management in Clinical Laboratory Markets | 3 |
| CLS | 601 | Designing Effective Laboratory Medicine Services | 3 |
| CLS | 610 | Advanced Technology Assessment | 3 |
| CLS | 620 | Applications of Educational Methodology | 1-3 |
| CLS | 691 | Seminar in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (required for at least 2 terms) | 1 |
| CLS | 602 | Managing Clinical Laboratory Financial and Cost Accounting Operations | 3 |
| CLS | 603 | Strategic Human Performance Technology for Laboratory Medicine | 3 |
| CLS | 688 | Managing and Marketing Laboratory Medicine Services | 3 |
Research Sequence (minimum 9 semester hours)
| SemesterHours | |||
| BST | 601,602 | Biostatistics I & II | 3,3 |
| CLS | 611 | Research Methods | 3 |
| CLS | 693 | Scientific Publications Analysis | 1 |
| CLS | 698 or 699 | Research Problems (may register more than one term) | 1-6 |
| VIS | 724 | Applied Statistics in Basic & Clinical Sciences | 2 |
The student selects one speciality sequence (minimum 9
semester hours)
Operations
Management Specialty Sequence
| Semester Hours | |||
| CLS | 602 | Managing Clinical Laboratory Financial and Cost Accounting Operations | 3 |
| CLS | 603 | Strategic Human Performance Technology for Laboratory Medicine Professionals | 3 |
| HA | 635 | Human Resources Management in Health Services Administration | 3 |
| HI | 640 | Information Systems and Management Science in Health Services Administration | 3 |
| Additional courses as approved |
Immunohematology
Specialty Sequence
| Semester Hours | |||
| CLS | 630 | Advanced Hemostasis | 2 |
| CLS | 650 | Immunology | 1 |
| CLS | 663 | Blood Transfusion Therapy | 3 |
| CLS | 664 | Advanced Immunohematology | 3 |
| CLS | 692 | Immunohematology Seminar | 1 |
| Additional courses as approved |
Microbiology/Specialty
Sequence
| Semester Hours | |||
| CLS | 638 | Flow Cytometery | 2 |
| CLS | 637 | Molecular Techniques | 3 |
| CLS | 642 | Infectious Diseases Principles | 3 |
| CLS | 643 | Microbial Epidemiology Principles | 3 |
| CLS | 650 | Immunology | 1 |
| CMB | 700 | Cellular and Molecular Biology | 5 |
| NTR | 618,619 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 3,3 |
| BY | |||
| Additional courses as approved |
| Semester Hours | |||
| CH | 561,562 | Biochemistry | 3,3 |
| CLS | 625 | Principles of Blood Cell & Bone Marrow Counting | 2 |
| CLS | 630 | Advanced Hemostasis | 2 |
| CLS | 631 | Advanced Hematology | 2 |
| CLS | 638 | Flow Cytometry | 2 |
| CLS | 637 | Molecular Techniques | 3 |
| Additional courses as approved |
Clinical Chemistry
Specialty Sequence
| Semester Hours | |||
| CH | 561,562 | Biochemistry | 3,3 |
| CLS | 671 | Clinical Laboratory Toxicology | 2 |
| CLS | 637 | Molecular Techniques | 3 |
| CLS | 675 | Advanced Clinical Chemistry | 3 |
| Additional courses as approved |
Informatics Specialty
Sequence
| Semester Hours | |||
| HI | 600 | Information Engineering I | 3 |
| HI | 601 | Information Engineering II | 3 |
| HI | 602 | Information Systems in Support of Patient Care | 3 |
| HI | 610 | Health Care Facility Data Communication | 3 |
| HI | 640 | Survey of Information Systems in Health Care | 3 |
Notice: Beginning Fall 2001, UAB will convert to a semester length term. The curriculum will be altered to accommodate this change.
| Term 1 Fall | Semester Hours | ||
| MT | 425 | Immunology | 5 |
| HRS | 500 | Health and Safety Management | 1 |
| MT | 420 | Clinical Chemistry I | 5 |
| BST | 601 | Statistics | 3 |
| Term 2 Winter | Semester Hours | ||
| MT | 436 | Clinical Microbiology I | 7 |
| BST | 602 | Statistics | 3 |
| CLS | 600 | Quality Management in Clinical Laboratory Markets | 3 |
| Term 3 Spring | Semester Hours | ||
| MT | 440 | Hematology I | 4 |
| MT | 302 | Body Fluids | 3 |
| MT | 402 | Hemostasis | 2 |
| HA | 640 | Information Systems and Management Science | 3 |
| Term 4 - Summer | Semester Hours | ||
| MT | 430 | Immunohematology | 6 |
| MT | 408 | Clinical Practice Hematology | 3 |
| MT | 410 | Clinical Practice Immunology | 1 |
| Term 1 - Fall | Semester Hours | ||
| CLS | 691 | Seminar | 1 |
| HA | 602 | Intro to Health Care Systems | 3 |
| CLS | 642 | Infectious Disease Principles | 3 |
| CLS | 675 | Advanced Clinical Chemistry | 3 |
| Term 2 - Winter | Semester Hours | ||
| MT | 412 | Laboratory Operations | 3 |
| MT | 460 | Clinical Correlations I | 3 |
| CLS | 631 | Advanced Hematology | 3 |
| Term 3 - Spring | Semester Hours | ||
| MT | 461 | Clinical Correlations II | 3 |
| MT | 411 | Clinical Practice Microbiology | 3 |
| MT | 409 | Clinical Practice Immunohematology | 2 |
| CLS | 610 | Technology Assessment | 3 |
| Term 4 - Summer | Semester Hours | ||
| MT | 407 | Clinical Practice Chemistry | 3 |
| Elective(s) | 3-6 | ||
| Example: | |||
| CLS | 664 | Microbial Epidemiology Principles | 3 |
| or | |||
| CLS | 698 | Research | 3 |
| Term 1- Fall | Semester Hours | ||
| Electives | 6 | ||
| Example: | |||
| CLS | 630 | Advanced Hemostasis | |
| CLS | 602 | Managing Clinical Laboratory Financial & Cost Operations | |
| or | |||
| CLS | 698 | Research | 3-6 |
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