ProgrammeA-Level entryHealth Sciences4 years

BSc Medical Laboratory Sciences

University of Zimbabwe· Harare

Entry level: A-Level entry
Field of study: Health Sciences
Duration: 4 years
Institution: University of Zimbabwe

Entry requirements

This is a degree. It is entered after A-Level, so O-Level results alone are not enough.

As the institution publishes it

3 'A' Level passes in Chemistry (compulsory) and any two of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.

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About this programme

Trains the scientists who run diagnostic laboratories. You learn to analyse blood, tissue and other samples to detect disease, covering haematology, clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunology and histology, with strong quality assurance and laboratory management skills. Suits precise, methodical students who like laboratory work. Heavy practical content, with graduates essential to hospitals and public-health laboratories.

What you will study

Haematology; clinical chemistry; medical microbiology; immunology and blood banking; histopathology; laboratory quality management; clinical placements.

Further study and pathways

Registration with the regulator; MSc or PhD in laboratory or biomedical sciences; hospital and reference laboratories, research and industry.

Source: University of Zimbabwe: UZ_Undergraduate_Programme_Catalogue.xlsx, sheet "Programmes"

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