Medical Laboratory Science

Why medical laboratory science?

A major in medical laboratory science is for students who want to be a critical component in helping diagnose and detect conditions that impact human health and who love working in the laboratory.

  • The training for medical lab science is one of the fastest ways to translate hands-on laboratory experiences from Augustana and hospital affiliates into a stimulating vocation.
  • Students eng年龄 in the training and coursework required to enter this licensed profession.
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Medical Laboratory Science at AU

职业生涯

Medical laboratory scientists are in demand at hospital laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, transplant and blood donor centers, public health departments, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions.

Hands-On Learning

Research opportunities include:

  • Biotechnology associations
  • Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN)
  • Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)

Medical laboratory science students study away in:

  • Florida and the Gulf Coast — focusing on marine biology with AU faculty
  • Greece — focusing on culture, health and well-being with AU faculty
  • Guatemala and Belize — focusing on tropical ecology and Spanish immersion with AU faculty
  • Germany — focusing on the chemical industry with AU faculty
  • Kenya — focusing on global food insecurity and education with AU faculty

课程 & Organizations

Students can choose from two tracks:

  • Three years at Augustana + one year in an affiliate program
  • An Augustana degree in biochemistry, chemistry or biology + one year in an affiliate program

A prospective major must make an application to the professional medical laboratory science program during the fall of their junior year.

At Augustana, students take prerequisite courses in: 

  • 生物学
  • Physiology
  • 化学
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics 

Medical laboratory science students often participate in:

  • Augiethon
  • Tri-Beta Honor Society
  • 生物学 Club
  • 健康y, Accessible Prevention and Protection for You (HAPPY.)
  • Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program (KDSAP)
  • Women in STEM
  • Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS)