BACHELOR OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE (BMLS)

PROGRAMME PHILOSOPHY

The Department of Medical Laboratory Science is a pivotal department in basic biomedical science training. It aims to train students with a broad and balanced foundation of medical laboratory knowledge and practical skills. The graduates must, as a matter of purpose, be able to perform

(i) accurate and effective clinical diagnostic services,

(ii) ethical and quality assurance of their operating procedures; and

(iii) have considerable proficiency in problem-solving research skills For the advancement of this all-important profession.

By providing sound academic and professional background, graduates will be able to function independently, but preferably in collaboration with other health-care delivery practitioners in the care and management of patients at all levels of health care service delivery both within Nigeria and also in the nternational arena. Graduates of this programme will also be expected to position self for further rainings and general practice of laboratory sciences through continuing education programmes.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the programme are to:

(a) to provide students with strong scientific knowledge base, that will enable them perform and interpret the clinical applications of such knowledge, and continual demonstration of critical reasoning skills;

(b) develop students with the ability to apply their medical laboratory knowledge and skills to the solution of theoretical and practical problems in laboratory medicine;

(c) produce graduates with transferable skills of value in medical and non-medical employment; and

(d) equip students with an enthusiastic sense of the profession; an appreciation of its application in different contexts (in areas such as general medicine, food & beverages and pharmaceutical industries, utility departments e.g. water corporations; research institutions, etc);

Vision

MISSION

1. To train Medical Laboratory Scientists with sound scientific background to provide good scientific backbone to the practice of medicine and medical research locally and internationally.

2. To produce Medical Laboratory Scientists inculcated with the central position of ethics in biomedicine and medical practice.

3. To produce creative Medical Scientists whose ethos is a lifelong passion for the science that underpins and advances clinical practice and treatment of disease as well as recognizing the concept of team work in science and medicine.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

(a) UTME Admission

Admission to 100 level is through the UTME of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. To be eligible for admission, candidates MUST have the GCE(0 / L) or WASSCE or NECO or equivalent with at least five credits passes in subjects which include Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at NOT more than two (2) sittings.

UTME Subjects: English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

(b) DIRECT ENTRY ADMISSION

In addition to the requirements specified in (a) above, candidates seeking admission to the 200 level MUST possess:

(i) First degree in Life or Biological Sciences with at least second class Lower Division from Federal University of Technology, Akure, or any other University recognized by the University Senate.

(ii) Certificate of registration as Medical Laboratory Technician issued by the Medical Laboratory Sciece Council of Nigeria

(iii) Good passes at the Advanced Level of General Certificate of Education or its equivalent (e.g., JUPEB) to include Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

PROGRAMME DURATION

The Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science programme is designed for ten (10) semesters for candidates who gained admission into the University through U.T.M.E. However, Direct Entry candidates are expected to spend eight (8) semesters on the programme.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for a B.MLS degree in Medical Laboratory Science of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, a candidate must:

(a) pass all prescribed core courses, School and University required courses as well as electives;

(b) complete successfully a minimum of 206 UNITS for candidates admitted through UTME and 164 UNITS for candidates admitted through Direct Entry; and

(c) attained a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (C.G.P.A.) of 1.50.

However, the Direct Entry students are expected to have audited and passed some 100-levels courses of the University such as GNS 101, GNS 102, GNS 103, GNS 106 and MEE 101. If any student fails any of the courses, he/she will be required to formally offer it again.