General provisions

The content, length and level of the education are regulated by chapter 1, section 9 of the Higher Education Act 1 (1992:1434), by the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100), and by the Ordinance on changes to the Higher Education Ordinance (2006:1053).

Entry requirements

At least 90 passed credit points in subjects equivalent school to year 1 and 2 in the programme and completed clinical studies from term 3 and 4. At admission to separate course, older biomedical laboratory science education or equivalent skills is required .

Learning outcomes

After a completed course, the student should be able to under supervision

- apply his/hers theoretical and practical knowledge within biomedical laboratory methodology

- process and critically interpret analysis and research results

- notice and handle deviations and quality assurance

- critically review, assess and use relevant information

After completed course, the student should be able to

- write reports set according to scientific models

- use relevant databases for gathering of knowledge

- describe research - or the basic organisation of diagnostic laboratories

Content

Laboratory analyses and studies including analysis principles, technical procedures, result evaluation and quality assurance. Information searchl from scientific publications.

In writing summarise and present a method or activities and formulate a scientific poster.

Instruction

Practical and theoretical teaching under supervision at a laboratory of diagnostic routine or at a research laboratory.

Assessment

Examination is arranged in the form of individually written reports. Assessments from supervisors.

Student have the right to go through renewed clinical practice once. Exemption for additional occasions can be granted by the undergraduate education committee if special circumstances apply.

Other regulations

Student that has not passed in school located education/practice has the right to go through a renewed school located education/practice once (chapter 6, section 21 in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100)).

Practice interrupted prematurely

A student may fail and may interrupt the school located education prematurely if there is a noticeable risk that the student due to incompetence may injure an other individual or valuable property if he or she continues to participate in the school located education.

An individual plan should be decided for the student and given to him or her in writing. In this plan which should be determined by the programme committe, must be stated the knowledge and skill shortages at hand and the support the student may obtain from the department to rectify these and how and when the control will take place and the procedure for these. A student is entitled to maximum two control occasions, however no more than once during one year.

The student may not participate in the school located education again, before the programme committee has controlled and accepted that the student has the knowledge and skills that are required.

Decision about the individual study programme may be delegated by the programme committee to the student welfare committee or equivalent body with student representation.