Core Courses (21 SH required)
Course Number
Course Title

Semester Hours
CLS 601Research Design2
CLS 602Education and Training Theory and Methods2
CLS 603Biostatistics in the Health Sciences3
CLS 604Current Issues in Clinical Laboratory Sciences2
CLS 605Legal and Regulatory Issues and the Clinical Laboratory2
CLS 710Health Care Economics (U of M ECON 7710)3
CLS 798Research Practicum3
CLS 799Thesis4
Management Track (11 SH required)

CLS 701Principles of Laboratory Management I2
CLS 702Principles of Laboratory Management II2
CLS 703Financial Principles & Methods for the Clinical Laboratory 2
CLS 704Health Care Marketing3
CLS 705Health Information Systems2
Laboratory Utilization Track (13 SH required)

CLS 720Laboratory Utilization I2
CLS 721Laboratory Utilization II3
CLS 722Laboratory Utilization III3
CLS 723Integrating the Laboratory Across Clinical Disciplines2
CLS 724Quality Assurance and Outcomes Assessment3
Electives (minimum of 2-4 semester hours)

CLS 610Computer and Network Technology in Laboratory Medicine2
CLS 612Scientific Writing, Contract Development and Grantsmanship2
CLS 613Advances in Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Technology3
CLS 614Ethics in Health Care Management (U of M HADM 7107)2
CLS 615Medical Sociology (U of M SOCI 7851)3
CLS 711Health Care Politics and Policy (U of M HADM 7110)3
CLS 712Epidemiology3
CLS 725Strategies for Health Policy Forumation and Planning3
CLS 713Negotiation Strategies (U of M MKTG 7510)3
CLS 714Market Driven Quality (U of M MKTG 7511)3


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