MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES COURSES - MLS * Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required **'Acceptance into the MLS BS Program required MLS 1000. Core Clinical Laboratory Skills (3) Campus - not offered; Online - Su, F, Sp The MLS 1000 course is designed to teach core clinical laboratory skills to individuals from various health care professions. The curriculum will focus on basic laboratory methods in quality control, quality assurance, information recording and transfer, normal and abnormal laboratory values, and problem recognition. Students will receive basic technical instruction in phlebotomy specimen collection and processing, and laboratory instrumentation in the areas of hematology, serology, urinalysis, and dinical chemistry. Students must have the support of a clinical laboratory to obtain their hands- on laboratory requirement. Prerequisite: Departmental Approval. MLS 1001. Online Orientation for AAS Degree (1) 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, and academic advisement tailor-made specifically for AAS degree MLS students online. MLS 1003. Introduction to Clinical Immunology (1) Campus -not offered; Online* -Sp Prindples and applications for laboratory testing including safe practices for laboratory practitioner, specimen quality assurance, basic concepts in clinical immunology, and clinical approaches to immunological testing. Prerequisite: MLS 1000. MLS 1113. Introduction to Medical Laboratory Practices (4) Campus - Su, F, Sp; Online* -F, Sp Prindples and applications to laboratory testing including safe practices for the laboratory practitioner, specimen quality assurance, phlebotomy, urinalysis, basic concepts in clinical immunology, and clinical approaches to immunological testing. Laboratory session addresses the principles and applications to laboratory testing including safe practices for the laboratory practitioner, specimen quality assurance, phlebotomy, urinalysis, basic concepts in clinical immunology, and clinical approaches to immunological testing. MLS 1123. Principles of Hematology and Hemostasis (5) Campus - Su, F, Sp: Online* - Su, Sp Fundamental theories of hematopoiesis, routine laboratory evaluation of blood components using standard instrumentation and microscopic methods, including safety and quality control. Fundamental theories of hemostasis and introdudion to abnormal hematology. Introdudion to routine laboratory methods in hemostasis. At least one semester of chemistry and one semester of anatomy/physiology is recommended prior to taking this course. Pre/co-requisite: MLS 1113. MLS 2003. Applied Laboratory Mathematics and Laboratory Statistics (3) Campus - F; Online - F A discipline-specific course which tailors applied laboratory mathematics and clinical statistics to all areas of the medical laboratory with emphasis in clinical chemistry. Topics to indude reagent preparation, specimen dilution protocols, quality assurance and quality control, pradical applications of common statistical tests, and statistical analysis using Microsoft Excel. The course is designed to complement the mathematics component of Clinical Chemistry MLS 2211 and MLS 2213. 301 MLS 2211. Principles of Clinical Chemistry I (5) Campus* - F; Online* - F Basic concepts and techniques in clinical chemistry and quality control utilizing manual and automated laboratory procedures. Emphasis on blood and body fluid assessments of carbohydrates, bilirubin, non-protein nitrogen testing and electrolyte add/base balance. Prerequisite: CHEM PS1110 and CHEM 1120 or CHEM PS1210 and CHEM 1220. 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: MCR LSI 113 or MCRLS2054. MLS 2213. Principles of Clinical Chemistry II (5) Campus* - Sp; Online* - Sp Continuation of MS 2211 with the introduction to methods for the assessment of proteins, lipids, enzymology, therapeutic drug monitoring, toxicology and basic endocrinology. Prerequisite: MS 2211. MLS 2214. Principles of Clinical Microbiology II (4) Campus* - Sp; Online* - Sp This course is a continuation of MLS 2212 including, dinical mycology, virology, parasitology and miscellaneous clinical baderia. Prerequisite: MLS 2212. 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 readions and hemolytic disease of the newborn. Prerequisite: MLS 1113. MLS 2256. Supervised Clinical Experience I (1) Campus* - Sp; Online* Off campus supervised clinical experiences administered in conjunction with dinical faculty in WSU affiliated health care institutions. Co-requisite: MLS 2257. Online students receive credit for clinical experience. MLS 2257. Supervised Clinical Experience II (1) Campus* - Sp; Online* Off campus supervised clinical experiences administered in conjunction with dinical faculty in WSU affiliated health care institutions. Co-requisite: MLS 2256. Online students receive credit for clinical experience. 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. MLS 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Campus* - Su, F, Sp; Online* - Not offered Consult the semester dass schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. MLS 3301. Online Orientation for BS Degree (1) 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 General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Health Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011-2012 Catalog