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College of Allied Health Sciences

Graduate Program in Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Curriculum

Core Courses (21 SH required)

Semester Hours

CLS 601 Research Design
2
CLS 602 Education & Training Theory & Methods
2
CLS 603 Biostatistics in the Health Sciences
3
CLS 604 Current Issues in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
2
CLS 605 Legal& Regulatory Issues & the Clinical Laboratory
2
CLS 710 Health Care Economics (U of M ECON 7710)
3
CLS 798 Research Practicum
3
CLS 799 Thesis
4
21

 

Management Track (11 SH required)

Semester Hours

CLS 701 Principles of Laboratory Management I
2
CLS 702 Principles of Laboratory Management II
2
CLS 703 Financial Principles & Methods for the Clinical Laboratory
2
CLS 704 Health Care Marketing
3
CLS 705 Health Information Systems
2
11

 

Laboratory Utilization Track ( 13 SH required)

Semester Hours

CLS 720 Laboratory Utilization I
2
CLS 721 Laboratory Utilization I
3
CLS 722 Laboratory Utilization I
3
CLS 723 Integrating the Laboratory Across Clinical Disciplines
2
CLS 724 Quality Assurance & Outcomes Assessment
3
13

 

Electives

Semester Hours

CLS 610 Computer & Network Technology in Laboratory Medicine

2

CLS 612 Scientific Writing, Contract Development & Grantsmanship
2
CLS 613 Advances in Clinical Laboratory Sciences & Technology
3
CLS 614 Ethics in Health Care Management (U of M HADM 7107)
2
CLS 615 Medical Sociology (U of M SOCI 7851)
3
CLS 711 Health Care Politics & Policy (U of M HADM 7110)
3
CLS 712 Epidemiology
3
CLS 725 Strategies for Health Policy Forumation & Planning
3
CLS 713 Negotiation Strategies (U of M MKTG 7510)
3
CLS 714 Market Driven Quality (U of M MKTG 7511)
3