Clinical Laboratory Sciences, MS

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About the Program Clinical Laboratory Sciences, MS

Barry University’s MS in Clinical Laboratory Sciences is one of very few in the country available to students in a fully online or blended online format.  Using the HyFlex modality of delivery, students may choose to attend all lecture classes fully online or in-person. 

Students in the Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) or Histotechnology (HTL) specializations must be available to come in-person to our Miami Shores, Florida campus 2 or 3 weekends per semester for hands-on weekend laboratory workshops.  All clinical rotations for MLS and HTL must be attended in-person but can be arranged at various hospital affiliate locations throughout the state of Florida.  Although clinical internships must be completed in the state of Florida, MLS and HTL students are not required to locate to the Miami area for our degree program.

Students in the Laboratory Management specialization can choose to take all their coursework fully online.  There is no in-person requirement to complete the master’s degree in this specialization.  This degree program is available fully online to students all over the United States in a synchronous online lecture format.  Because we offer the HyFlex modality of delivery, students also still have the option to attend their classes in-person.

All specializations culminate in a capstone project, where students will conduct a directed research project around a clinical case study.

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Specializations

  • The Laboratory Management Specialization requires 30 graduate semester credit hours for graduation. Students may choose to attend part-time or full-time as their schedules allow, and may choose among a number of elective courses that meet their individual needs and interests. If attending on a full-time basis, students in this specialization option can complete their master’s degree in three to four semesters (1 year). This degree option will prepare students for leadership positions in research, clinical practice, management and industry. 

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    Course Curriculum 

    (30 total credits) 

    Immunology

    3

    Lab Safety 

    3 

    Research Methods 

    3 

    Health Law and Ethics 

    3 

    Pathology 

    3 

    HSA Course 

    3 

    HSA Course 

    3 

    HSA Course 

    3 

    BMS/CLB ELECTIVE 

    3 

    Capstone Project 

    3 

  • The Histotechnology (HTL) Specialization requires 31 graduate semester credit hours for graduation. Students who begin the program in the Fall and take classes full time can complete the program in 12 months. Part time students or students starting the program in Spring semester will take more than 12 months to complete. The HTL specialization trains students to enter the laboratory profession as a Histotechnologist and qualifies them to sit for the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) HTL national board exam. The master’s degree also qualifies students for career advancement in laboratory management and careers in laboratory sciences education. 

    Enquire about our LAST SEMESTER FREE offerings to qualified students enrolled full time in the Master’s of Science programs in Laboratory Management, Histotechnology, and Medical Laboratory Science. 

    Course Curriculum

    (31 total credits) 

    Research Methodology 

    3 

    Lab Safety 

    3 

    Microtechnique 

    3 

    Immunology 

    3 

    Histology and Cell Biology 

    4 

    Adv Histotechnology 

    3 

    Pathology 

    3 

    Health Law and Ethics 

    3 

    Capstone 

    3 

    Clinical Experience 

    3 

  • The Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Specialization requires 69 graduate semester credit hours for graduation. Students who begin the program in the Fall and take classes full time can complete the program in 24 months. Part time students or students starting the program in Spring semester will take longer than 24 months to complete. The MLS specialization trains students to enter the laboratory profession as a Medical Laboratory Scientist and qualifies them to sit for the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) MLS national board exam. The master’s degree also qualifies students for career advancement in laboratory management and careers in laboratory sciences education. 

    Enquire about our LAST SEMESTER FREE offerings to qualified students enrolled full time in the Master’s of Science programs in Laboratory Management, Histotechnology, and Medical Laboratory Science. 

    Course Curriculum

    (69 total credits) 

    Intro to MLS 

    3

    Basic Research Methods 

    3 

    Lab Safety 

    3 

    Lab Management and Quality Control 

    3 

    Advanced MLS  

    3 

    Medical Terminology 

    2 

    Pathology 

    3 

    Histology & Cell Biology Lab 

    4 

    Health Law & Ethics 

    3 

    Biochemistry 

    3 

    Immunology/Serology 

    3 

    Molecular Lab Diag 

    3 

    Medical Microbiology  

    3 

    Clinical Chemistry 

    3 

    Hematology 

    3 

    Blood Banking 

    3 

    Clinical Experience I 

    6 

    Clinical Experience II 

    6 

    Clinical Experience III 

    6 

News

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  • Clinical Biology Senior Earns Baptist Health Allied Health Scholarship December 09, 2022

    Victoria Pryor will receive a tuition grant and begin her clinical rotations as a Medical Laboratory Sciences Scholar.

  • Histotechnology Grad Hannah Bailey Forges Her Own Path April 25, 2022

    Growing up, Hannah Bailey knew she wanted more than her small town could offer.

  • A Day in the Life of a Histotechnologist October 05, 2020

    The journey that led 27-year-old Raymond Hall to histotechnology started in his hometown of Jackson, Mississippi.

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  • Bachelors Degree in Biological or Physical Sciences (or related disciplines) or 30 biology and chemistry credits combined (must have credits in both)
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  • Two letters of recommendation

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