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MDS Curriculum
Curriculum Sequence
| Semester | Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Format |
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| Summer Session I | CLSC 610* | Clinical Laboratory Methods | 3 | On-line instruction for first four weeks of SSI. On-campus laboratory courses during last week of SSI |
| Summer Session I and II | CLSC 710 | Principles of Molecular Diagnostics | 3 | On-line course. On-campus lectures during last week of SSI |
| Fall | CLSC 720 | Applications of Molecular Diagnostics | 3 | Course is entirely on-line |
| Fall | CLSC720L | Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Laboratory | 3 | On-line instruction for entire Fall semester. On-campus laboratory course during finals week (typically the 2nd week in Dec.) |
| Fall | BIOS 600 | Biostatistics 600 | 3 | Course is entirely on-line |
| Spring | CLSC 730 | Research Methods | 3 | Course is entirely on-line |
| Spring | CLSC 735 | Method Evaluation | 3 | On-line instruction for entire Spring semester. |
| Spring | CLSC 740 | Clinical Rotation in Molecular Diagnostics I | 4 | Clinical rotation in full service clinical molecular diagnostic laboratory. Rotations are Mon – Friday, 8 hours/day. |
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| Summer Session I | CLSC 650* | Clinical Laboratory Administration. | 3 | Course is entirely on-line. |
| Summer Session I | CLSC 750 | Clinical Rotation in Molecular Diagnostics II | 2 | Clinical rotation in full service clinical molecular diagnostic laboratory. Rotations are Mon – Friday, 8 hours/day. |
| Summer Session II | CLSC 760 | Molecular Diagnostics in the Corporate Setting | 3 | Course is entirely on-line |
| Fall | CLSC 770 | Educational methods and applications | 3 | On-line instruction for entire fall semester. On-campus presentation during last week of Fall II semester |
| Fall | CLSC 780 | Capstone Seminar | 2 | On-line instruction for entire fall semester. On-campus presentation during last week of Fall II semester. |
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*Students who are certified as CLS(NCA) or MT(ASCP) are not required to take CLSC 610 or CLSC 650.
Course Formats
All on-line courses are instructor-led with readings from textbooks and biomedical journals. On-line content may include taped lectures and PowerPoint© slides. Email, listservs, and chat-rooms allow students to interact regularly with faculty and other students and participate in the virtual classroom. MMDS students begin courses as a cohort, advancing through the sequence over a 18-month time period.
All courses have fixed dates for completing assignments and taking examinations. Classes follow the University's academic calendar and use the Blackboard Learning System© as support.
Two courses, CLSC 610 and CLSC 720L, include hands-on laboratory experiences conducted on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus during a block of time at the end of the semester.
MMDS students must complete a six-month clinical practicum (CLSC 740 and 750) at a site affiliated with the program. The clincial practicum is completed during the Spring semster of Year 1 and the first Summer Session of Year 2. The MMDS program is responsible for assigning students to clinical practice sites.