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Medical Laboratory Science Study Plan — Birzeit University

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Medical Laboratory Science Study Plan — Birzeit University

The Medical Laboratory Science Study Plan at Birzeit University requires 114 credit hours over 4 academic years. This summary lists the plan's required path by year and semester (39 courses), plus 2 elective pools. Use the interactive plan above to track completed courses and their prerequisites.

First year

First semester · 17 credits

  • ARAB135 — ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS 13
  • BIOL131 — GENERAL BIOLOGY 13
  • BIOL111 — GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB1
  • CHEM133 — GENERAL CHEMISTRY3
  • CHEM113 — GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY1
  • COMP122 — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER2
  • ENGC1400 — INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 14

Second semester · 18 credits

  • ARAB136 — ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS 23
  • BIOL2340 — CELL BIOLOGY3
  • CHEM230 — FUNDAMENTAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY3
  • CHEM221 — ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB2
  • ENGC2400 — INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 24
  • NURS130 — HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 13

Second year

First semester · 16 credits

  • BIOL243 — GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY4
  • BCLS2100 — LAWS AND ETHICS OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE1
  • BIOC331 — BIOCHEMISTRY 13
  • BIOC311 — BIOCHEMISTRY LAB 11
  • NURS1420 — HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 24
  • NURS2300 — PATHOLOGY3

Second semester · 14 credits

  • BCLS2440 — DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY4
  • BIOC332 — BIOCHEMISTRY 23
  • BIOL333 — MOLECULAR BIOLOGY3
  • BIOL313 — MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB1
  • NURS232 — NURSING BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY3

Third year

First semester · 12 credits

  • BCLS3310 — CLINICAL CHEMISTRY 13
  • BCLS3320 — Hematology13
  • BCLS3410 — Clinical Immunology and Serology4
  • BCLS4240 — Endocrinology and hormones2

Second semester · 12 credits

  • BCLS2360 — Human Genetics3
  • BCLS3210 — Hemostasis and Coagulation2
  • BCLS3330 — Hematology23
  • BCLS3420 — Clinical chemistry 24

Fourth year

First semester · 10 credits

  • BCLS3350 — Diagnostic Parasitology3
  • BCLS4220 — Body Fluids Analysis2
  • BCLS4300 — Immunohematology and Blood Bank3
  • NUTD4221 — RESEARCH METHODS FOR HEALTH SCIENCES2

Second semester · 9 credits

  • BCLS4190 — Seminar in Medical Laboratory Sciences1
  • BCLS4210 — Laboratory Management and Quality Assurance2
  • BCLS4600 — Practical Training6

Elective pools

  • Electeves: 3 credit hours chosen from 4 courses
  • Electeves: 3 credit hours chosen from 4 courses

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