Bachelor of Science in Medi
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cal Laboratory Technology
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(B.Sc. MLT) d
CURRICULUM
POKHARA UNIVERSITY
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2006
, Bachelor of Science in Medi
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cal Laboratory Technology
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(B.Sc. MLT) d
CURRICULUM
POKHARA UNIVERSITY
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2006
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, Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology (B.Sc. MLT) Progr
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GOALS
ClinicaldLaboratorydSciencedisdonedofdthedimportantdareasdindHealthdSciences,dwhichdsupportsdthedcliniciansdby
dprovidingdlaboratorydtestdevidencesdindthedtreatmentdofdpatients.dThedgoaldofdthisdcurriculum disdtodproducedclini
caldlaboratorydexpertsdwhodaredacademicallydsound,dtechnicallydskilleddanddfullydcapabledofdperformingdvarious
dclinicaldlaboratorydtestsdwithdqualitydcontroldasdwelldasdinterpretationdofdthedresults.
PokharadUniversitydisdaimingdtodproducedhighlydqualifieddgraduatesdanddsubsequentlydtodpromotedresearchdex
cellencedindadfreedanddscholasticdenvironment.
PokharadUniversitydhasdthedgoaldtodmakedstudentsdabledtodappreciatedthedsanctitydofdlifedthatdenablesdthemdtod
makedadvaluabledcontributiondtodmedicaldtreatmentdanddpeople'sdhealth.
OBJECTIVES
ThedcoursesdfordBMLTdprogramdhavedbeenddesigneddtodachievedthedfollowingdobjectives:
• ProvidedadequatededucationaldbackgrounddfordcareersdindMedicaldLaboratorydSciencedprofession
• StudydanddstrengthendthedexistingdMedicaldLaboratorydSciencedpracticesdindthedprivatedanddpublic
dinstitutionsdthroughdcontinuingdeducationdanddtrainingdprograms
• Assistd Medicald Laboratoryd Scienced andd relatedd organizationsd ind solvingd theird problemsd byd pr
ovidingdconsultingdservices
• Contributed tod Medicald Laboratoryd Scienced literatured relevantd tod Nepald throughd researchd andd
publications.
ROLEdofdBMLTdGRADUATES
Afterdgraduation,dBMLTddegreedholders,dstartdtheirdprofessiondasdadClinicaldLaboratorydExperts.dTheirdknowled
gedanddtechniquedaredapplieddasdadtooldtoddiagnosedtheddiseases.dTherefore,dtheddiagnosisdofdadmedicalddocto
rdisdfurtherdconfirmeddbydthedlaboratorydtests.dTheirdservicesdaredessentialdindeverydhospital,dclinicdanddresearc
hdcenter.dTheydpracticedaccordingdtodregulationdofdHealthdProfessionaldCouncildofdHMGdofdNepal.dMajordroledof
dBMLTdgraduatesdwilldbedasdindthedfollowingdarea:
• Hospitaldanddclinic
• Healthdcaredcenter
• Drugdadministrationdagency
• Industry
• University
• Environmentd protection
CAREERdOPPORTUNITIES
AfterdobtainingdthedBMLTddegree,ds/hedwilldbedeligibledfordrewardingdemploymentdindthedfollowingdareas:
• AcademicdField
• HospitaldanddClinic
• HealthdResearchdCouncil
• HealthdResearchdLaboratory
• Pharmaceuticald Industry
• GovernmentaldDrugdAdministration
• AdversedDrugdReactiondMonitoringdService
• HealthdFooddDevelopment,detc
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, ANdINTRODUCTIONdTOdBScMLT.dPROGRAM
A. GENERAL sequencedanddthedfourthddigitsdafterddecimal,dindicatesdth
1. Title ednumberdofdcreditdhoursdofdthedcoursed(MBLd102.3dis
ThedofficialdtitledofdthedprogramdisdBachelordofdScienced adfirstdyeardcoursedofd3dcreditdhours).
indMedicaldLaboratorydTechnologyd(B.dSc.dMLT.).dInds
hortditdmaydbedreferreddasdBMLTdunofficially. 5. Durationdanddacademicdscheduledofdthed progra
m
2. Objective ThedprogramdofdstudydfordB.dSc.dMLT.dwilldbedoverdadpe
ThedobjectivedofdthedB.dSc.dMLT.dprogramdisdtod produc rioddofdeightdsemestersd(fourdacademicdyears).dIndexcept
edadqualifieddClinicaldLaboratorydExperts. ionaldcase,dhowever,dthedcoursedcandbed completeddwithi
ndsixdyearsdfromdthedtimedofdadmission.dThedacademicds
3. Coursedstructure essiondconsistsdofdtwodsemestersdperdyear.dThedFalldsem
• ThedB.dSc.dMLT.dcoursedcomprisesdofd17dcreditdhou esterd(Septemberd-
dFebruary)dstartsd indSeptemberdanddthedSpringdsemester
rsdindfirstdsemester,d19dcreditdhoursdeachdindseconddt
d(March-July)dbeginsdindMarch.
odseventhdsemesterdandd9dcreditdhoursdindeighthdse
mester,dwithdthedtotaldofd140dcreditdhoursdspreading
doverdeightdsemesters.
6. Mediumdofdteachingdanddexamination
• Threedcreditdhoursdofdtheorydordonedcreditdhourdofdpr Thedmediumdofdinstruction,dtextdbooksdindalldsubjectsdan
acticaldordonedcreditdhourdofdseminardisd equivalentd ddexaminationdfordB.dSc.dMLT.dprogramdwilldbedEnglish
tod45dhoursdworkdloaddperdsemester. .
• Alldtheorydcoursesdwilldbedofdthreedcreditdhoursdandd
alldpracticaldcoursesdwilldbedofdonedcreditdhour.dThe
dinternshipdsourcedwilldbedofd3dcreditdhours.dProjectd B. ADMISSIONdANDdEXAMINATION
worksdwilldbedofd6dcreditdhours. 1. Entrydrequirementdfordnewdstudent
• AndaveragedinvolvementdofdadstudentdindUniversityd Thedapplicantsdmustdhavedminimumdofd50%daggregated
willdbedofd6dh/day,di.de.d36dh/weekd(SundaydtodFrida marks/gradesdind10+2d(SciencedStream)dordPCLd(Scienc
y).dApproximatedactivedweeksdwilldbedofd15dweeks/ e)dordI.dSc.dordequivalentdindadditiondwithdthedminimumd
semesterdtherefore,dindtotal,dthedstudentdwilldbedeng ofd50%daggregatesdmarksdindPhysics-dChemistry-
agedd540dh/semester.dStudentsdmustdcarrydondduties Biologyd(PCB)dtodapplydfordthedentrancedexamination.d
dindthedhospitaldasdguideddbydthedUniversity. Besidesdthedbasicdacademicdrequirement,dandentrancedex
• Eachdtheorydclassdwilldbedofd55dminutesdanddafterdtw aminationdwilldbedhelddfordalldapplicants.
odcontinuousdtheorydclassesdtheredwilldbedadbreakdof
d15dminutes.dEachdpracticaldclassdwilldbedofdminimu 2. Admissiondprocedure
mdthreedhours.dSeminardprogramdwilldbedcompulsor Thedapplicationdformdanddthedinformationdcandbedobtain
ydanddconsidereddasdnoncreditdcourse. eddondrequestdfromdPokharadUniversity,dPokharadordcon
• SubjectdCodedwilldbedasdfollowdbaseddondthedimport cerndcollege.dOnlydthedeligibledcandidatesdwilldbedallow
ancedofdthedsubjects: eddtodtakedpartdindthedentrancedtest.
0 MBL/MLSd = Microbiology/
MedicaldLaboratorydScience ThedsubjectsdindthedentrancedtestdwilldbedChemistry,dBio
1 PTL = Pathology logy,dMathematics,danddEnglish,daccordingdtodthedsyllab
2 BCM/HMLd= Biochemistry/Hematology usdofdhigherdsecondaryd(10+2)dlevel.dThedUniversitydma
3 APL = AnatomydanddPhysiology ydalsodholddinterviewsdfordthedcandidatesdbeforedtheirdfi
4 CBL = CelldBiology naldselectiondfordadmission,difdnecessary.dThedcandidate
5 HTL/CTLd d = Histology/Cytology sdwilldbedadmitteddondmeritdbasis.d Eligibledforeigndnati
6 IML = Immunology onaldstudentsdmaydbedadmitteddagainstdlimiteddseatsdondt
7 CHM = Chemistry hedbasisdofdandinterview.
8 HAD = HealthdanddDisease
9 Others = Thedcandidate,dwhodisdgivendprovisionaldadmissiondund
Englishd(ENG),dBiostaticsd(MTH)dResearchd( erdspecialdthedcondition,disdrequireddtodsubmitdalldnecess
RES)danddProjectdWorkd(PRW) aryddocumentsdbeforedregulardclasses.dOtherwise,dthedad
missiondwilldbedannulled.
4. Coursedcoding
Eachdcoursedisdidentifieddbydthreedcapitaldlettersdfollowe 3. Studentdevaluation
ddbydfourddigits.dThreedlettersdindicatedthedsubjectdaread( Thedstudent’sdacademicdperformancedduringdadsemesterd
e.g.,dMBLdfordmicrobiology,dMTHdfordmathematicsdetc willdbedevaluateddinternallyd(sessiondwork)danddexternal
).dThedfirstddigitdofdeachdnumberdindicatesdthedacademic lyd(thedfinaldexamination).dThedsessiondworkdexaminati
dyeardofdthedcoursed(1dfordfirstdyear,d2dfordseconddyearda ondwilldbedevaluateddbydthedteachingdFacultydandditdwilld
nddsodon).dThedsecondddigitdindicatesdthedprioritydsubjec bedofd50%dweight.dThedremainingd50%dwilldbedthedfinald
td(seedsubjectdcodedasdmentionedd d above),d d thed d thirdd examination,dconducteddbydUniversity.
d digitd d indicatesd d the
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d d d d
cal Laboratory Technology
d d
(B.Sc. MLT) d
CURRICULUM
POKHARA UNIVERSITY
d
2006
, Bachelor of Science in Medi
d d d d
cal Laboratory Technology
d d
(B.Sc. MLT) d
CURRICULUM
POKHARA UNIVERSITY
d
2006
1
, Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology (B.Sc. MLT) Progr
d d d d d d d d d
am
GOALS
ClinicaldLaboratorydSciencedisdonedofdthedimportantdareasdindHealthdSciences,dwhichdsupportsdthedcliniciansdby
dprovidingdlaboratorydtestdevidencesdindthedtreatmentdofdpatients.dThedgoaldofdthisdcurriculum disdtodproducedclini
caldlaboratorydexpertsdwhodaredacademicallydsound,dtechnicallydskilleddanddfullydcapabledofdperformingdvarious
dclinicaldlaboratorydtestsdwithdqualitydcontroldasdwelldasdinterpretationdofdthedresults.
PokharadUniversitydisdaimingdtodproducedhighlydqualifieddgraduatesdanddsubsequentlydtodpromotedresearchdex
cellencedindadfreedanddscholasticdenvironment.
PokharadUniversitydhasdthedgoaldtodmakedstudentsdabledtodappreciatedthedsanctitydofdlifedthatdenablesdthemdtod
makedadvaluabledcontributiondtodmedicaldtreatmentdanddpeople'sdhealth.
OBJECTIVES
ThedcoursesdfordBMLTdprogramdhavedbeenddesigneddtodachievedthedfollowingdobjectives:
• ProvidedadequatededucationaldbackgrounddfordcareersdindMedicaldLaboratorydSciencedprofession
• StudydanddstrengthendthedexistingdMedicaldLaboratorydSciencedpracticesdindthedprivatedanddpublic
dinstitutionsdthroughdcontinuingdeducationdanddtrainingdprograms
• Assistd Medicald Laboratoryd Scienced andd relatedd organizationsd ind solvingd theird problemsd byd pr
ovidingdconsultingdservices
• Contributed tod Medicald Laboratoryd Scienced literatured relevantd tod Nepald throughd researchd andd
publications.
ROLEdofdBMLTdGRADUATES
Afterdgraduation,dBMLTddegreedholders,dstartdtheirdprofessiondasdadClinicaldLaboratorydExperts.dTheirdknowled
gedanddtechniquedaredapplieddasdadtooldtoddiagnosedtheddiseases.dTherefore,dtheddiagnosisdofdadmedicalddocto
rdisdfurtherdconfirmeddbydthedlaboratorydtests.dTheirdservicesdaredessentialdindeverydhospital,dclinicdanddresearc
hdcenter.dTheydpracticedaccordingdtodregulationdofdHealthdProfessionaldCouncildofdHMGdofdNepal.dMajordroledof
dBMLTdgraduatesdwilldbedasdindthedfollowingdarea:
• Hospitaldanddclinic
• Healthdcaredcenter
• Drugdadministrationdagency
• Industry
• University
• Environmentd protection
CAREERdOPPORTUNITIES
AfterdobtainingdthedBMLTddegree,ds/hedwilldbedeligibledfordrewardingdemploymentdindthedfollowingdareas:
• AcademicdField
• HospitaldanddClinic
• HealthdResearchdCouncil
• HealthdResearchdLaboratory
• Pharmaceuticald Industry
• GovernmentaldDrugdAdministration
• AdversedDrugdReactiondMonitoringdService
• HealthdFooddDevelopment,detc
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, ANdINTRODUCTIONdTOdBScMLT.dPROGRAM
A. GENERAL sequencedanddthedfourthddigitsdafterddecimal,dindicatesdth
1. Title ednumberdofdcreditdhoursdofdthedcoursed(MBLd102.3dis
ThedofficialdtitledofdthedprogramdisdBachelordofdScienced adfirstdyeardcoursedofd3dcreditdhours).
indMedicaldLaboratorydTechnologyd(B.dSc.dMLT.).dInds
hortditdmaydbedreferreddasdBMLTdunofficially. 5. Durationdanddacademicdscheduledofdthed progra
m
2. Objective ThedprogramdofdstudydfordB.dSc.dMLT.dwilldbedoverdadpe
ThedobjectivedofdthedB.dSc.dMLT.dprogramdisdtod produc rioddofdeightdsemestersd(fourdacademicdyears).dIndexcept
edadqualifieddClinicaldLaboratorydExperts. ionaldcase,dhowever,dthedcoursedcandbed completeddwithi
ndsixdyearsdfromdthedtimedofdadmission.dThedacademicds
3. Coursedstructure essiondconsistsdofdtwodsemestersdperdyear.dThedFalldsem
• ThedB.dSc.dMLT.dcoursedcomprisesdofd17dcreditdhou esterd(Septemberd-
dFebruary)dstartsd indSeptemberdanddthedSpringdsemester
rsdindfirstdsemester,d19dcreditdhoursdeachdindseconddt
d(March-July)dbeginsdindMarch.
odseventhdsemesterdandd9dcreditdhoursdindeighthdse
mester,dwithdthedtotaldofd140dcreditdhoursdspreading
doverdeightdsemesters.
6. Mediumdofdteachingdanddexamination
• Threedcreditdhoursdofdtheorydordonedcreditdhourdofdpr Thedmediumdofdinstruction,dtextdbooksdindalldsubjectsdan
acticaldordonedcreditdhourdofdseminardisd equivalentd ddexaminationdfordB.dSc.dMLT.dprogramdwilldbedEnglish
tod45dhoursdworkdloaddperdsemester. .
• Alldtheorydcoursesdwilldbedofdthreedcreditdhoursdandd
alldpracticaldcoursesdwilldbedofdonedcreditdhour.dThe
dinternshipdsourcedwilldbedofd3dcreditdhours.dProjectd B. ADMISSIONdANDdEXAMINATION
worksdwilldbedofd6dcreditdhours. 1. Entrydrequirementdfordnewdstudent
• AndaveragedinvolvementdofdadstudentdindUniversityd Thedapplicantsdmustdhavedminimumdofd50%daggregated
willdbedofd6dh/day,di.de.d36dh/weekd(SundaydtodFrida marks/gradesdind10+2d(SciencedStream)dordPCLd(Scienc
y).dApproximatedactivedweeksdwilldbedofd15dweeks/ e)dordI.dSc.dordequivalentdindadditiondwithdthedminimumd
semesterdtherefore,dindtotal,dthedstudentdwilldbedeng ofd50%daggregatesdmarksdindPhysics-dChemistry-
agedd540dh/semester.dStudentsdmustdcarrydondduties Biologyd(PCB)dtodapplydfordthedentrancedexamination.d
dindthedhospitaldasdguideddbydthedUniversity. Besidesdthedbasicdacademicdrequirement,dandentrancedex
• Eachdtheorydclassdwilldbedofd55dminutesdanddafterdtw aminationdwilldbedhelddfordalldapplicants.
odcontinuousdtheorydclassesdtheredwilldbedadbreakdof
d15dminutes.dEachdpracticaldclassdwilldbedofdminimu 2. Admissiondprocedure
mdthreedhours.dSeminardprogramdwilldbedcompulsor Thedapplicationdformdanddthedinformationdcandbedobtain
ydanddconsidereddasdnoncreditdcourse. eddondrequestdfromdPokharadUniversity,dPokharadordcon
• SubjectdCodedwilldbedasdfollowdbaseddondthedimport cerndcollege.dOnlydthedeligibledcandidatesdwilldbedallow
ancedofdthedsubjects: eddtodtakedpartdindthedentrancedtest.
0 MBL/MLSd = Microbiology/
MedicaldLaboratorydScience ThedsubjectsdindthedentrancedtestdwilldbedChemistry,dBio
1 PTL = Pathology logy,dMathematics,danddEnglish,daccordingdtodthedsyllab
2 BCM/HMLd= Biochemistry/Hematology usdofdhigherdsecondaryd(10+2)dlevel.dThedUniversitydma
3 APL = AnatomydanddPhysiology ydalsodholddinterviewsdfordthedcandidatesdbeforedtheirdfi
4 CBL = CelldBiology naldselectiondfordadmission,difdnecessary.dThedcandidate
5 HTL/CTLd d = Histology/Cytology sdwilldbedadmitteddondmeritdbasis.d Eligibledforeigndnati
6 IML = Immunology onaldstudentsdmaydbedadmitteddagainstdlimiteddseatsdondt
7 CHM = Chemistry hedbasisdofdandinterview.
8 HAD = HealthdanddDisease
9 Others = Thedcandidate,dwhodisdgivendprovisionaldadmissiondund
Englishd(ENG),dBiostaticsd(MTH)dResearchd( erdspecialdthedcondition,disdrequireddtodsubmitdalldnecess
RES)danddProjectdWorkd(PRW) aryddocumentsdbeforedregulardclasses.dOtherwise,dthedad
missiondwilldbedannulled.
4. Coursedcoding
Eachdcoursedisdidentifieddbydthreedcapitaldlettersdfollowe 3. Studentdevaluation
ddbydfourddigits.dThreedlettersdindicatedthedsubjectdaread( Thedstudent’sdacademicdperformancedduringdadsemesterd
e.g.,dMBLdfordmicrobiology,dMTHdfordmathematicsdetc willdbedevaluateddinternallyd(sessiondwork)danddexternal
).dThedfirstddigitdofdeachdnumberdindicatesdthedacademic lyd(thedfinaldexamination).dThedsessiondworkdexaminati
dyeardofdthedcoursed(1dfordfirstdyear,d2dfordseconddyearda ondwilldbedevaluateddbydthedteachingdFacultydandditdwilld
nddsodon).dThedsecondddigitdindicatesdthedprioritydsubjec bedofd50%dweight.dThedremainingd50%dwilldbedthedfinald
td(seedsubjectdcodedasdmentionedd d above),d d thed d thirdd examination,dconducteddbydUniversity.
d digitd d indicatesd d the
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