FACULTY OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES
A. Department of Clinical Chemistry
a)Postgraduate Diploma
b)MSc and PhD in Clinical Chemistry
Areas of Specialization:
(i)Nutrition &Metabolic Diseases; (ii) Immunology; (iii) Lipid and Cardiovascular Diseases; (iv) Trace and Micronutrient diseases; (v) Genomics; (vi) Cancer Biology
B. Department of Immunology and Immunochemistry
(a) Postgraduate Diploma
(b)MSc and PhD in Immunology and Immunochemistry
Areas of Specialization:
(i)Infection and Immunity; (ii) Immunopathology; (iii) Vaccination (v) Transfusion reaction; (vi) Transplantation
C. Department of Medical Microbiology and Public Health
(a)Postgraduate Diploma
(b)MSc and PhD in Medical Microbiology and Public Health
Areas of Specialization:
(i)Medical Bacteriology ; (ii) Medical Mycology ; (iii) Medical Parasitology ; (iv) Medical Virology ; (v) Public Health Microbiology
D. Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion Science
(a)Postgraduate Diploma
(b)MSc and PhD in Clinical Chemistry
Areas of Specialization:
(i)Hematology (ii) Blood Transfusion Science
E. Department of Histopathology
(a) Postgraduate Diploma
(b) MSc and PhD in Histopathology
Areas of Specialization:
(i)Histopathology; (ii) Histochemistry; (iii) Cytology; (iv) Molecular Pathology; (v) Forensic Histopathology.
Admission Requirement:
O’level
5 O’ level credits to include English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, physics in not more than two sittings obtained at not more than two sittings.
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
The candidate must be a graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University with at least a Third Class degree or a minimum of lower Credit in the Higher National Diploma, HND, from a recognized Institution
Holders of BMLS, AIMLS, AMLSCN and B.Sc in any related science
Master’s Degree (MSc)
- The candidate must have a first degree in BMLwith an FCGPA of not less than 2.5 from Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University
Holders of FIMLS, FMLSCN may be eligible to apply for admission into the programme
- A candidate with a Postgraduate Diploma with an FCGPA of not less than 3.00 may also be admitted provided the University Matriculation requirements are satisfied
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree
A candidate who holds a master’s degree in any of the areas of specialty in Medical Laboratory Science with an FCGPA not less than 3.50 on a 5 Point Scale or an average of 60%, from Nnamdi Azikiwe University or a recognized University may be admitted provided the University Matriculation requirement is satisfied