494 Course Descriptions MLS 2212 - Principles of Clinical Microbiology I (4) Campus* - F; Online* - F This course provides an in-depth coverage of clinically significant bacteria including epidemiology, pathogenicity, procedures for traditional laboratory identification and antimicrobial testing. Pre/Co-requisite: MICR 1113 or MICR 2054. * Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 2213 - Principles of Clinical Chemistry II (5) Campus* - Sp; Online* - Sp Continuation of MLS 2211 with the introduction to methods for the assessment of proteins, lipids, enzymology, therapeutic drug monitoring, toxicology and basic endocrinology. Prerequisite: MLS 2211. * Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 2214 - Principles of Clinical Microbiology II (4) Campus* - Sp; Online* - Sp This course is a continuation of MLS 2212 including, clinical mycology, virology, parasitology and miscellaneous clinical bacteria. Prerequisite: MLS 2212. *Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 2215 - Principles of Immunohematology (4) Campus* - Sp; Online* - Su, Sp Lecture and laboratory covering the theory and principles of Immunohematology relevant to blood group serology, antibody detection and identification, compatibility testing, component preparation and therapy in blood transfusion service, quality controls, donor screening and phlebotomy, transfusion reactions and hemolytic disease of the newborn. Prerequisite: MLS 1113. * Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 2256 - Supervised Clinical Experience I (l) Campus* - Sp; Online* Off campus supervised clinical experiences administered in conjunction with clinical faculty in WSU affiliated health care institutions. Co-Requisite: MLS 2257. Online students receive credit for clinical experience. *Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 2257 - Supervised Clinical Experience II (l) Campus* - Sp; Online* Off campus supervised clinical experiences administered in conjunction with clinical faculty in WSU affiliated health care institutions. Co-Requisite: MLS 2256. Online students receive credit for clinical experience. *Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 2830 - Directed Reading (1-3) Campus* - F, Sp; Online* - Su, F, Sp Topics in Laboratory Medicine under the direction of departmental faculty advisor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours. * Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Campus* - Su, F, Sp; Online* - Not offered Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. * Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 3301 - Online Orientation for BS Degree (l) Campus - not offered; Online - Su, F, Sp This course is designed to prepare the student for the online environment and specifics of the MLS program. Course components include: study and computer skills, learning styles, MLS student handbook, library tutorial, faculty introductions, contact and troubleshooting information, academic advisement, Power Point Presentations, Access Database, and short referenced paper writing and using library resources tailor- made specifically for BS degree MLS students online. MLS 3302 - Advanced Medical Laboratory Practices I (4) Campus** - F; Online** - Su, Sp Advanced theory to include laboratory instrument systems comparison, evaluation, and CLIA88 validation procedures with emphasis on scientific research design and statistical analysis. Interrelated topics in the medical laboratory sciences to include educational strategies for laboratory personnel, approaches to work-load management, budgeting and marketing strategies for laboratory services. Students also learn about and evaluate the new diagnostic technology available to medical laboratories, as well as learning how to select, evaluate, design, perform, and document CLIA-88 acceptable validations studies on new chemistry instrumentation or analytical methods. Interrelated topics in the medical laboratory to include workload management, designing and implementing standards for quality assurance, budgeting laboratory operations, and investigative concepts related to new method and instrument evaluation, selection, and validation. **Acceptance into the MLS BS Program required MLS 3311 - Advanced Immunohematology (3) Campus** - F; Online** - F, Sp Advanced blood banking theory and specialized procedures as they pertain to transfusion, quality assurance and regulatory issues pertaining to Transfusion Medicine. **Acceptance into the MLS BS Program required MLS 3313 - Advanced Hematology and Hemostasis (4) Campus** - F; Online** - F, Sp Correlation of medical laboratory hematology and hemostasis with emphasis on hematopathology specialized procedures and hematological abnormalities in human cellular components. Routine and specialized coagulation procedures will also be used to detect hemorrhagic and thrombotic problems. **Acceptance into the MLS BS Program required MLS 3314 - Advanced Clinical Chemistry (3) Campus** - Sp; Online** - F, Sp This problem-solving oriented course presents the correlation of clinical chemistry test results to organ-related diseases, such as renal, hepatic, and endocrine diseases. The students will learn how to use clinical correlation as a quality assurance tool to detect patient testing errors. Students also learn about and evaluate the new diagnostic technology available to medical laboratories, as well as learning how to select, evaluate, design, perform, and document CLIA-88 acceptable validations studies on new chemistry instrumentation or analytical methods. Interrelated topics in the medical laboratory to include workload management, designing and implementing standards for quality assurance, budgeting laboratory operations, and investigative concepts related to new method and instrument evaluation, selection, and validation. Additionally, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Toxicology studies are presented. Prerequisite: MLS 3302. **Acceptance into the MLS BS Program required MLS 3316 - Advanced Clinical Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics (4) Campus** - Sp; Online** - F, Sp This course begins with a comprehensive review of introductory clinical bacteriology and mycology, along with a culture site approach to clinical bacteriology for the laboratory identification of pathogens by traditional manual methods. Diagnostic molecular biology of infectious microorganisms will also be covered and will include background of nucleic acid chemistry along with current molecular methodologies Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog