Program Details
Advance your healthcare career with this master’s in health science online degree. This program is designed for practicing medical laboratory scientists who want a formal education but don’t want to have to interrupt their current careers or personal lives. Gain a practical approach to managing the daily aspects of the clinical laboratory, becoming supervisory personnel in a variety of settings. Courses, constructed with input from experts in the field to ensure they contain the latest information, cover such topics as:
- Management principles and quality management
- Organizational structure and management functions
- Managerial decision-making and process improvement
- Compliance and regulatory issues
- Health care informatics
This online health science degree can be completed with or without earning the specialist in blood bank technology certificate program.
After graduating and completing two years of full-time experience in clinical laboratory supervision or management, students are eligible to take the diplomate in laboratory management exam given by the American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification.
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100% OnlineSchool Accreditation & Licensing
Rush University is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
Bachelor DegreeRecommended GPA
3.0 or above (4.0 scale)Admission Tests
Proof of English Language Proficiency (International Students)Application Requirements
Interview, Occupational License, Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Resume/CV, Statement of Purpose/Intent
Additional Info
- Must have earned a degree in a medical laboratory, biological or a related science
- Requires at least two years of experience working in an accredited laboratory