The Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences is one of the three department approved under the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMC) for Michael and Cecilia Ibru University by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in September 2022. The Department has the core value of integrity, accountability and probity. It reflects the strategic importance of building trust in medical sciences. The Department is committed to producing high quality Medical Laboratory Scientists who will drive the private and public sectors as far as the provision of nursing services is concerned and help the University to achieve the aim of providing medical services in its community.

The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, which was established by Act. 2004 Cap 114 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, regulates the practice of Medical Laboratory Science in Nigeria. The science entails the theory and practice involving the analysis of human or animal tissues, body fluids, excretions, production of biologicals, design and fabrication of equipment for the purpose of medical laboratory diagnosis and research.

The subject areas include medical microbiology, chemical pathology, haematology, blood transfusion science, virology, histopathology, histochemistry, immunology, cytogenetics, exfoliativecytology, parasitology, forensic science, molecular biology, laboratory management, or any other related subject as may be approved by the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria and the University Senate.

The profession combines the use of scientific instruments and techniques with the application of scientific knowledge in the performance of complex analytical procedures on tissue specimens, blood samples and other body fluids. These diagnostic tests and procedures are carried out by trained health professionals called Medical Laboratory Scientists.

The roles of Medical Laboratory Scientists entail, and are not limited to the, diagnosis, prevention of diseases, disease surveillance and health promotion. As a highly skilled and disciplined member of the healthcare team, the Medical Laboratory Scientist is expected to ensure a robust inter-professional relationship and collaborate with other members of the health team. Good professional practice and teamwork should remain the guiding principles of the profession.  

The broad philosophy of training in Medical Laboratory Sciences is:

1. To provide sound academic and professional background for the production of Medical Laboratory Scientists who would be capable of working anywhere in Nigeria.
2. To produce Medical Laboratory Scientists who would satisfy internationally recognizable standards and who could undertake further training towards specialization.
3. To produce Medical Laboratory Scientists with sufficient management ability to play a leadership role and entrepreneurship in employing others, establishing self, and also in training and general practice of laboratory sciences.

The main aims of bachelor’s honours degree programmes in Medical Laboratory Sciences is:

1. To instill in students a sense of enthusiasm for the profession; an appreciation of its application in different contexts (in areas such as general medicine, food and beverages, pharmaceutical industries, utility department e.g. water corporations; research institutions, etc).
2. To involve the students in an intellectually stimulating and satisfying experience of learning, studying and research.

• To provide students with a broad and balanced foundation of medical laboratory knowledge and practical skills; performing effectively in clinical diagnostic services, academics and quality assurance; and function independently or in collaboration with other members of the health team in the care of individuals and groups at all levels of health care.

1. To develop in students, the ability to apply their medical laboratory knowledge and skills to the solution of theoretical and practical problems in laboratory medicine.
2. To develop in students through an education in medical laboratory sciences, a range of transferable skills of value in medical and nonmedical employment.
3. To provide students with a knowledge and skills base from which they can proceed to further studies in specialized areas involving medical sciences.

• To generate in students, an appreciation of the importance of medical laboratory sciences in an industrial, economic, environmental, health and social context.
• To generate students with the ability to produce biological and diagnostic reagents as well as being able to fabricate and maintain laboratory equipments.

1. To also empower graduates of Medical Laboratory Sciences with skills that will enable them engage in income yielding ventures i.e. a reorientation from the ‘take-a-job’ mentality to the ‘make-a-job mentality’.

1. 1. Admission through University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)

   Candidates must possess credit passes at the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the West African Examination Council or National Examination Council, General Certificate Examination at the Ordinary Level or its equivalent in Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at not more than two (2) sittings and an acceptable pass mark at the UME conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

    

   Admission by Direct Entry

   1. Candidates holding three GCE A/L in Biology, Chemistry and Physics plus O/L Credits in five subjects of English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.
   2. Medical Laboratory Technician certificate of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria
   • Candidate who transfers from other faculties of the University with relevant prerequisites.
   1. B.Sc. degree in relevant science disciplines like Zoology, Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry.
   2. HND in Microbiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology fields as approved by the senate.

    

   Transfer of students from other Universities:

    Suitability and placement will be determined by the quality of the transcripts as approved by the Senate of Michael and Cecilia Ibru University in line with the guidelines of the professional and academic regulatory bodies

1st YEAR

100 Level  – 1^ST  SEMESTER

1^ST YEAR

100 Level  – 2^nd SEMESTER

Total Units    =        20  +   17       =        35

2^ND  YEAR

200 Level 1^ST  SEMESTER

200 Level – 2^ND  SEMESTER

Total Units    =        17  +   18       =        35

3RD YEAR

300 Level – 1^st SEMESTER

300 Level – 2^ND SEMESTER

Total Units    =        20  +   19       =        39

4TH YEAR

400 Level – 1^ST SEMESTER

400 Level – 2^ND  SEMESTER

Total Units    =        20  +   23       =        43

5^TH YEAR

500 Level – 1^ST SEMESTER

500 Level – 2ND SEMESTER

Total Units    =        14  +  12 = 26