Program Overview
The BSMLS program incorporates general education, professional courses, and a year-long internship in accredited training laboratories to develop graduates who are prepared to take licensure examinations and practice as medical technologists, demonstrating global competence.
Students engage with all major areas of laboratory science through the program, including Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Immunohematology and Blood Bank, Immunology and Serology, Clinical Microscopy, and Histopathology / Cytology. The program also includes embedded skill-based learning, engagement with research, and community outreach, to ensure that UB graduates are competent, have integrity, and are service-oriented.
BSMLS at UB is more than a degree; it is a gateway to becoming a skilled, ethical, and globally competitive medical technologist dedicated to improving health and saving lives.
Program Educational Objectives
The BSMLS program prepares the students to achieve career and professional growth within three to five years, as it provides a foundation for the graduates to:
- develop the knowledge, skills, professional attitude, and values in the performance of clinical laboratory procedures needed to help the physician in the proper diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention of diseases;
- acquire critical thinking skills in Medical Technology / Medical Laboratory Science;
- engage in research and community-related activities;
- participate in activities related to promoting the profession and actively engage in life-long learning undertakings; and
- develop collaborative and leadership qualities
Program Outcomes
The BSMLS program prepares the students to achieve career and professional growth within three to five years, as it provides a foundation for the graduates to:
- Demonstrate technical competence in the performance of clinical laboratory tests in aid of diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases, vis-à-vis biosafety and waste management
- Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking skills in the workplace
- Engage in the collection, analysis, and projection of health information for improving healthcare management system
- Demonstrate inter-personal skills, leadership qualities, and ethical practices of the profession
- Apply research skills in relevant areas of medical technology / medical laboratory science practice
- Participate in community-oriented activities
- Demonstrate effective teaching and communication skills across platforms and settings
Job Opportunities
- Medical Technologist
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Cytologist
- Histotechnologist
- Molecular Biologist
- Phlebotomist
- Pathologist’s Assistant
- Clinical laboratory scientists in hospitals and diagnostic centers
- Public health practitioners in disease surveillance and control
- Researchers in biomedical and clinical studies
- Educators and clinical instructors
- Laboratory supervisors and managers
- Specialists in molecular laboratories
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE CURRICULUM YEAR 2025-2026
Students can only graduate and earn their undergraduate and earn their undergraduate degree from the program after finishing 182 number of units and undergoing their internship.
| First Year – First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| SNSEPT1 | English Proficiency Training 1 | 3 |
| MATHMW1 | Mathematics in the Modern World | 3 |
| HCORDI1 | Cordillera Heritage | 3 |
| PATHFT1 | Movement Competency Training | 2 |
| HISMLS1 | Health Information System for Med Lab Science | Lec (1); Lab (3) |
| SOCORN2 | Social Orientation | 3 |
| ANPATH1 | Human Anatomy and Physiology with Pathophysiology | Lec (2); Lab (2) |
| MTIOCH1 | Inorganic and Organic Chemistry | Lec (2); Lab (2) |
| PRMLSP1 | Principles of Med. Lab. Science Practice 1 (Lab. Safety and Waste Management) | 3 |
| Total Units | 26 | |
| First Year – Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| GETHCS1 | Ethics | 3 |
| SCITES1 | Science, Technology, and Society | 3 |
| SNSEPT2 | English Proficiency Training 2 w/ TOEIC Certification | 3 |
| PATHFT2 | Exercise-based Fitness Activities | 2 |
| PSTMLS1 | Principles & Strategies of Teaching Med. Lab. Science | 2 |
| ANCHQQ1 | Analytical Chemistry (Qualitative and Quantitative Chemistry) | Lec (2); Lab (2) |
| PRMLSP2 | Principles of Med. Lab. Science Practice 2 (Phlebotomy and Clinical Laboratory Assistance) | Lec (2); Lab (1) |
| MTLBTX1 | MT Laws and Bioethics | 3 |
| Total Units | 23 | |
| First Year – Short Term | ||
|---|---|---|
| NSTPRO1 | National Service Training Program 1 | 3 |
| NSTPRO2 | National Service Training Program 2 | 3 |
| LRIZAL1 | Life and Works of Rizal | 3 |
| Total Units | 9 | |
| Second Year – First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| EPIMLS1 | Bioplastics and Epidemiology | Lec (2); Lab (1) |
| BCHMLS1 | Biochemistry for Med Lab Science | Lec (3); Lab (2) |
| COMPHM2 | Community and Public Health for Med Lab Science | Lec (2); Lab (2) |
| PATFT3B | Badminton | 2 |
| RPHIST1 | Readings in Philippine History | 3 |
| HUMHST1 | Human Histology with General Pathology | Lec (3); Lab (1) |
| THSELF1 | Understanding the Self | 3 |
| Total Units | 24 | |
| Second Year – Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| CPARST1 | Clinical Parasitology | Lec (3); Lab (1) |
| HSTCYT1 | Histopathologic and Cytologic Techniques | Lec (2); Lab (1) |
| CYTOGN1 | Cytogenetics | 2 |
| LABMGT1 | Laboratory Management | 2 |
| CLBACT1 | Clinical Bacteriology | Lec (3); Lab (2) |
| MTRSRC1 | Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science Research | Lec (1); Lab (1) |
| Total Units | 18 | |
| Second Year – Short Term | ||
|---|---|---|
| ARTAPP1 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| CWORLD1 | The Contemporary World | 3 |
| GELECT3 | Phlebotomy training with certification | Lec (1); Lab (2) |
| PATFT3E | Dance | 2 |
| Total Units | 11 | |
| Third Year – First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| MYCOVI1 | Mycology and Virology | Lec (2); Lab (1) |
| CLICHM1 | Clinical Chemistry 1 | Lec (3); Lab (2) |
| HEMATL1 | Hematology 1 | Lec (3); Lab (1) |
| IMMUNE1 | Immunology and Serology | Lec (1); Lab (2) |
| MTRSRC2 | Research paper writing and presentation | Lec (3); Lab (1) |
| Total Units | 18 | |
| Third Year – Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| HEMATL2 | Hematology 2 | Lec (2); Lab (1) |
| CLICHM2 | Clinical Chemistry 1 | Lec (3); Lab (2) |
| IMMHGY1 | Immunohematology | Lec (3); Lab (1) |
| MBIODX1 | Molecular Biology and Diagnostics | Lec (1); Lab (2) |
| ANURBF1 | Analysis of Urine and Body Fluids | Lec (3); Lab (1) |
| Total Units | 19 | |
| Fourth Year – First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| INTSHP1 | Clinical Internship 1 | 12 |
| METASP1 | Medical Technology Assessment Program 1 | 2 |
| MLSUPS1 | Seminar 1 | 3 |
| Total Units | 17 | |
| Fourth Year – Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| INTSHP2 | Clinical Internship 2 | 12 |
| METASP2 | Medical Technology Assessment Program 2 | 2 |
| MLSUPS2 | Seminar 2 | 3 |
| Total Units | 17 | |