Graduate Course Catalog
Graduate Course Catalog
The UMass Lowell Department of Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences offers a Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences with the choice of five concentrations:
The Master of Science degree program in Clinical Laboratory Sciences requires the successful completion of a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate level courses. These include 15 credit hours of core courses and either: A) a non-project/non-thesis option where 15 course credits are selected from a concentration area. B) A project option where a student takes 4 credit hours of Graduate Project and 12 course credits from a concentration area (research or administration) or C) a thesis option consisting of 8 course credit hours of thesis (full time students only) and 9 course credits from a concentration area. There is no formal foreign language requirement. Students may petition to transfer up to 12 graduate course credits of related content from other programs and requires approval by the department Graduate Coordinator and the department graduate faculty committee.
Part-Time Study
Students are allowed to matriculate on a part-time basis and most professionally employed students that pursue the MS degree in Clinical Laboratory Sciences do so. Most classes meet once per week and are scheduled in the evening or online for student convenience.
Core Curriculum
The core curriculum includes the following courses (15 credits) and must be taken by each program student:
30.550 Human Development and Pathophysiology (3cr)
32.604 Health Data Analysis (3cr)
36.575 Topics in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (3cr)
36.553 Advanced Clinical Chemistry (3cr)
36.580 Clinical Applications of Molecular Genetics (3cr)
Concentration Areas
Students matriculating in the Master of Science degree program in Clinical Laboratory Sciences must select a concentration in one of the following areas:
Students selecting this concentration are expected to have prior certification or a sound preparation in the biological sciences and chemistry. In addition to the core curriculum, students must take the following prescribed elective:
36.551 Advanced Pathophysiology (3cr)
Students selecting the project or thesis options take Project (4cr) or Thesis (8cr) and either 12 or 9 credits respectively from departmental course offerings or from courses approved by the Graduate Coordinator and dept graduate committee. Students not selecting the project or thesis options are required to take 12 graduate course credits in addition to the core curriculum and the Advanced Pathophysiology course.
*Note: Other graduate level courses from outside of the Clinical Laboratory Master's Program may be used as electives with graduate coordinator pre-approval.
Students selecting this concentration must have a clinical certification approved by the chairperson of the Department of Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences. In addition to the core curriculum, students must take the following graduate Health Administration courses:
32.602 Organizational Behavior in Health Care Services (3cr)
32.614 Health Care Management (3cr)
32.607 Health Care Information Systems (3cr)
32.625 Health Policy (3cr)Students selecting the project or thesis options take Project (4cr) or Thesis (8cr) and either 12 or 9 credits respectively of graduate Health Administration course offerings listed. Students not selecting the project or thesis options are required to take the four concentration courses listed and an additional 3cr department elective.
*Note: Other graduate level courses from the Health Services Administration Program may be substituted for these courses with graduate coordinator approval. Students not selecting the project or thesis options are required to take 15 graduate course credits in addition to the core curriculum.
This concentration is intended for students with a background in health who wish to be prepared to apply current information technology to the management of health care services and information. Students must possess a baccalaureate degree and basic computer skills. In addition to the core curriculum, students must take an additional 3cr department elective and the following graduate Health Informatics courses:
32.607 Health Care Information Systems (3cr)
32.631 Health Informatics (3cr)
32.632 Systems Analysis and Design (3cr)
32.633 Database Management (3cr)
This concentration is designed for students with a baccalaureate degree in an allied health or biological sciences field who wish to enhance their understanding of nutrition and health promotion. In addition to the core curriculum, students must take the following graduate Nutritional Sciences courses:
36.572 Nutrition and Gene Expression (3cr)
36.506 Biochemistry of Lipids (3cr)
36.563 Vitamins and Minerals (3cr)
36.582 Seminar in Advanced Nutrition (3cr)Students also select Project (4 Cr) or Thesis (8 Cr) and either 9 or 12 credits respectively from departmental course offerings or from courses approved by the department chair, graduate coordinator or graduate committee. Students not selecting the project or thesis options are required to take 15 graduate course credits in addition to the core curriculum. The four graduate Nutritional Sciences Courses offered also comprise the Graduate Certificate in Nutritional Sciences. Students may apply for this certificate program without official matriculation in the Master's degree program.
E. Public Health Laboratory Sciences
This concentration is intended for qualified students with a background in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Community Health, Environmental Health, Health Administration, Work Environment, Biological Sciences or Chemistry who would like to help satisfy a critical need for qualified public health scientists
Students must possess a baccalaureate degree and basic computer skills.
In addition to the core curriculum, students in this concentration must take the required course, Introduction to Public Health and the Public Health Laboratory, and an additional 4 courses. Three of these courses must be selected from one of the following areas.
Required Course - Department of Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences -
36.541 Introduction to Public Health and the Public Health Laboratory (3 credits)
Concentrations/Elective Courses (credits)
Infectious Disease and Quality Control - Department of Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences -
- 36.613 Infectious Disease (3)
- 36.615 Medical Mycology and Parasitology Lecture (3)
- 36.511 Medical Bacteriology Lecture (3)
- 36.515 Clinical Virology/Serology Lab (3)
- 36.641 Quality Assurance, Control and Improvement the Clinical and Public Health Laboratory (3)
Health Management and Policy - Department of Community Health and Sustainability -
- 32.614 Health Care Management (3)
- 32.602 Organizational Behavior in Health Care Organizations (3)
- 32.626 Strategic Leadership and Change (3)
- 32.604 Health Data Analysis (3)
Health Informatics - Department of Community Health and Sustainability -
- 32.607 Health Informatics (3)
- 32.631 Health Care Information Systems (3)
- 32.632 Systems Analysis and Design (3)
- 32.633 Data Base Management for the End User (3)
Environmental Testing - Department of Work Environment -
- 19.575 Intro to Biostatistics and Epidemiology (3)
- 19.573 Introduction to Aerobiology (3)
- 19.506 Principles of Environmental Health (3)
- 19.617 Measurement of Airborne Contaminants (3)
- 19.622 Biomarkers for Occupational & Environmental Health (3)
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