The Medical laboratory science program graduates Medical laboratory scientists’ professionals who are capable of determining the presence, extent or absence of a disease. This program enables its students to learn the clinical laboratory tests and detect, diagnose, monitor and treat diseases. They are provided the necessary knowledge and hands on practice with blood, tissue and body fluids that can be chemically analysed and examined for microorganisms and tissue or chemical abnormalities. The diagnose result produced by the Medical laboratory scientists’ is used by the medical team to make decisions regarding a patient's medical care. By the end of the program, graduates of this program will be able to perform a full range of laboratory tests from simple blood screens to more complex tests to detect diseases like cancer, coronary artery disease and other related diseases.

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The MLS department aims to train motivated, young Omani students in the various disciplines of the Medical Laboratory Science programme and help them graduate as highly competent and skilled medical laboratory scientists.


  • Objective 1

    The BSc Honours in Medical laboratory Science Program is designed to encourage development of knowledge, understanding and skills with increasing complexity as the students advance through the four years of the program. To facilitate and encourage a student- centred approach to learning, generic program outcomes have been developed for each level of study. These ‘program level outcomes’ reflect the expectations of student learning for each level of the program representing the increasing complexity of the program content through the years of study, and should also serve as a benchmark for students to reflect on how their own learning relates to the expected outcomes. The ‘program level outcomes’ align with the ‘course learning outcomes’ for each level of the program. At the end of first year, a student will able to:

  • Objective 2

    1. Enumerate lab safety rules and regulations

  • Objective 3

    2. Demonstrate the operation of commonly used lab equipment

  • Objective 4

    3. Demonstrate collection of blood and body fluids in appropriate containers

  • Objective 5

    4. Perform basic lab tests

  • Objective 6

    5. Distinguish between nosocomial and community-acquired infections

  • Objective 7

    6. Practice simple quality assurance procedures

  • Objective 8

    7. Describe the morphology and physiology of organ systems

  • Objective 9

    8. Critically differentiate organ-specific lab tests

  • Objective 10

    9. Apply basic skills of enquiry

  • Objective 11

    10. Explain the basic concepts of psychology, sociology, ethics and communication

  • Objective 12

    11. Describe the importance of professional and ethical issues in the hospital lab

  • Objective 13

    At the end of second year, a student will able to:

  • Objective 14

    1. Function safely in a hospital / health centre laboratory

  • Objective 15

    2. Justify the use of test-panels for disease diagnosis

  • Objective 16

    3. Differentiate normal from abnormal test results

  • Objective 17

    4. Correlate between organ systems, their lab tests and the diseases that affect them

  • Objective 18

    5. Perform high-intensity lab tests

  • Objective 19

    6. Document quality assurance procedures

  • Objective 20

    7. Apply skills in searching for evidence and analysing the data

  • Objective 21

    8. Apply the process of critical thinking while problem-solving

  • Objective 22

    At the end of third year, a student will able to:

  • Objective 23

    1. Explain the pathogenic processes in diseases common to this region

  • Objective 24

    2. Justify choice of lab investigations for diagnosis of diseases

  • Objective 25

    3. Integrate test results with morphological changes and clinical features

  • Objective 26

    4. Use scientific methods of enquiry and research

  • Objective 27

    5. Plan simple research topics

  • Objective 28

    6. Perform quality assurance procedures in the lab

  • Objective 29

    7. Analyse and suggest solutions to commonly encountered lab problems

  • Objective 30

    At the end of fourth year, a student will able to:

  • Objective 31

    1. Predict the molecular structure and DNA sequencing in genetic disorders

  • Objective 32

    2. Compare local and regional labs with international ones

  • Objective 33

    3. Establish the blueprint of an independent research task

  • Objective 34

    4. Perform and defend independent research work

  • Objective 35

    5. Apply principles of lab management for optimal lab functioning

  • Objective 36

    6. Initiate the process of life-long learning and personal development


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