1. Professionally evaluate and apply the knowledge gained through the theoretical and applied courses which are at the base level aided with course books, application tools and other resources in the field of Medical Laboratory Techniques.
2. Have the necessary knowledge and skills about taking, preserving and transferring biological materials for the medical laboratory tests from the patient.
3. Perform pre-analysis preparation processes, prepare preparatives, apply disinfection and sterilization techniques.
4. Apply basic tests in various fields of medical laboratory, prepare analysis solutions.
5. Have theoretical and practical skills about the preparation of solutions for the tests to be made in laboratory.
6. Use laboratory tools and gadgets according to the rules and techniques, make them work with the most efficiency by controlling and maintaining.
7. Make work organizations in medical laboratory, take personal responsibility when needed during performing the tasks with the conciousness of team work.
8. Take safety precautions in medical laboratory, apply personal safety rules, and create safe laboratory environment.
9. Communicate effectively with their colleagues, patients, doctors and other health care workers by considering the professional and ethic values related to their field.
10. Act proper to the related laws, regulations and directives as an individual working in the field of medical laboratory.
11. Use well the information and communication technologies, and the computer software related to the field of Medical Laboratory Techniques.
12. Update their knowledge, skills and faculties of the field with the conciousness of life long learning, and attend the programs, vocational in-service activities and workshops in order to improve themselves individually and professionally.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

The graduates work as "Medical Laboratory Technician" in public and private health institutions and organizations. The graduates do not have the right of working as individuals; they may work in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Histology, Haematology, Serology, Pathology, Parasitology, Neurophysiology, Audiometry Laboratories, Tube Baby Centres and Blood Centres of public and private treatment institutions with/ without beds under the Health Ministry. Additionally, they may work as technicians for medicine firms and food industry sector´s units of microbiology research, and universities´ research units. They can be appointed as Health Technicians in accordance with the Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS).

Access to Further Studies

The graduates of Medical Laboratory program can be transferred to the undergraduate programs of Biology, and the graduates of Medical Laboratory Technicians program can be transferred to the undergraduate programs of "Nursing Care", and "Nursing and Health Services" via the External Transfer Examination (DGS)

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Every student must sign up for the subjects at the beginning of the semester, and attend at least 70 % of the classes and 80 % of the applications to be able to sit for the semester end examination. Students must sit for at least 1 mid-term exam and 1 semester end examination for each subject. The mid-term exam (grades that will be resulted from the following evaluation means of a homework assignment, application exam, laboratory exam, seminar presentation or quiz may well be added to the evaluation of the mid-term grades) contributes 40 % percent and the semester end examination contributes 60 % to the calculation of the success grade. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. It is mandatory to get at least 50 points from the final exam. The course passing grade average is at least 50 and the success of the class is measured by the Relative Evaluation System. The students who take the grades of AA, BA, BB, CB and CC from a subject become successful at the subject. The grades of DC and DD are conditional pass grades. In order to become successful at a subject which a student takes, he or she has to have at least 2.0 general weighted grade average (GANO) when graduating from the school.

Graduation Requirements

In order to complete the program with success, a student has to pass (equal to 121 AKTS) all of the subjects exist in the program, and have at least 2.00 over 4.00 general weighted grade average, and complete the 30 work day internship at the end of the second year with success.

Mode of Study

Full-Time

Address and Contact Details

Program Başkanı: Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Elif ERTÜRK
E-mail: eliferturk@uludag.edu.tr
Tel: 0224 29 42496

Facilities

Education Language is Turkish, and the quota is 62 students. It does not have a preparation and an evening program. Classes are taught at the classrooms of the school and the classrooms of U.U. Medicine Faculty. Applications are performed in various laboratories of Medicine Faculty and Research Application Centre.

Curriculum

1. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
SHOZ101	ANATOMY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SHOZ103	PHYSIOLOGY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
TLTZ101	LABORATORY EQUIPMANTS	Compulsory	2	4	0	6
TLTZ103	GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
TLTZ107	LABORATORY CHEMISTRY	Compulsory	3	0	0	3
TLTZ109	CAREER PLANNING	Compulsory	1	0	0	1
ATA101	ATATURK'S PRINCIPALS AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS I	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
TUD101	TURKISH LANGUAGE I	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
YAD101	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
	Click to choose optional courses.					5
Total						30

2. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TLTZ102	MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY I	Compulsory	2	4	0	6
TLTZ108	LABORATORY SAFETY	Compulsory	2	0	0	5
TLTZ110	PATHOLOGY LABORATORY APPLICATIONS	Compulsory	2	2	0	5
TLTZ112	MEDICAL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
ATA102	ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS II	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
TUD102	TURKISH LANGUAGE II	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
YAD102	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
	Click to choose optional courses.					3
Total						30

3. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TLTZ203	PARASITOLOGY	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
TLTZ203	SUMMER PRACTICE-I	Compulsory	0	0	0	4
TLTZ205	IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNUQUES	Compulsory	2	2	0	4
TLTZ209	BASIC MOLECULER BIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
TLTZ211	MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY II	Compulsory	2	4	0	4
	Click to choose optional courses.					12
Total						30

4. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TLTZ202	MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY III	Compulsory	2	4	0	4
TLTZ204	CLINIC BIOCHEMISTRY	Compulsory	2	4	0	4
TLTZ204	SUMMER PRACTICE-II	Compulsory	0	0	0	4
TLTZ206	MEDICAL LABORATORY ORGANIZATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
	Click to choose optional courses.					15
Total						30

15. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
Total						0

1. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
İAYZ105	PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND BODY BUILDING I	Optional	1	2	0	3
OTPS010	INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY	Optional	1	0	2	3
OTPS013	ENTREPRENEURSHIP	Optional	2	0	0	3
TDSZ103	MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION I	Optional	2	0	0	3
TDSZ107	GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DISEASES	Optional	2	0	0	3
TDSZ111	BASIC BIOSTATISTICS	Optional	2	0	0	3
TLTS101	BASIC MICROSCOPY	Optional	2	0	0	3

2. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ANEZ104	INFECTION DISEASES	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS003	FIRST AID	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS007	PROFESSIONAL ETHICS	Optional	2	0	0	3
SHOZ102	SYSTEMIC DISEASES	Optional	3	0	0	3
TDSZ104	MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION II	Optional	2	0	0	3
TDSZ110	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR	Optional	2	0	0	3
TGTZ104	RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY	Optional	2	0	0	3

3. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
FZK103	PHYSICS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS001	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS002	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS021	VOCATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE I	Optional	2	0	0	3
TGTZ107	MEDICAL AND RADIOLOGIC TERMINOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	3
TLTS203	PROFESSIONAL PRACTIES I	Optional	0	8	0	12

4. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
İAYZ106	PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND BODY BUILDING II	Optional	1	2	0	3
OTPS004	QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS005	QUALITY ASSUARANCE AND STANDARDS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS022	VOCATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE II	Optional	2	0	0	3
TLTS204	PROFESSIONAL PRACTIES II	Optional	0	8	0	12

General Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
OTPS006	RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS008	STATISTICS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS009	COMMUNICATION	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS018	WRITING TECHNIQUES	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS024	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS027	PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS030	ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS031	COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARENESS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS032	STEP AEROBIC	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS033	HEALTY LIFE AND EXERCISE	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS034	MEDICAL PLANTS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS035	OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE IN HEALTH INSTITUTIONS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS036	BIOMEDICAL	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS037	EFFECTIVE LISTENING METHODS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS038	INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS039	PUBLIC RELATIONS	Optional	2	0	0	3
OTPS040	COMMUNITY HEALTH	Optional	2	0	0	3
TDSZ209	HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION	Optional	2	0	0	3
TDSZ210	MANAGEMENT OF HUMANS RESOURCES	Optional	2	0	0	3