Summer Course Offerings

This summer, the GW Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences is offering asynchronous fully online undergraduate- and graduate-level courses.

Please speak with your advisor and/or program director before registering for any of the below courses.

Undergraduate-Level Courses

To learn more about our courses including textbooks, instructors, and credit hours, please visit the Schedule of Classes – MLS.

  • CERT 3005 - Current Topics in Biomedical Sciences:  This course enhances critical thinking and communication skills while broadening awareness of novel trends and current findings within the biomedical sciences.
  • MLS 2005 - Plagues, Pandemics & Epidemics: The biological, historical, ethical, and social implications of various diseases that have caused plagues, pandemics, and epidemics.
  • MLS 2007W - Microbes and Society:  Students will examine the various ways microorganisms shape our society, with an emphasis on the role of microbes in food production, agriculture, biotechnology and disease. This course enhances critical thinking and communication skills related to novel findings within the biomedical sciences.
  • MLS 3003 - Biochemistry for Laboratory Science: This course covers the concepts and principles of biochemistry applicable to laboratory science.  Specifically, the course will focus on the structure and function of biological molecules, cellular energetics and cellular metabolism in relation to human physiology and health.
  • MLS 4116 - Clinical Bacteriology I: Principles of clinical microbiology with emphasis on pathogenic characteristics, isolation, and identification of bacteria related to human disease; theoretical approach to the current diagnostic techniques and identification systems used in clinical practice.
  • MLS 4117 - Clinical Bacteriology II: The etiology of infectious diseases in different body sites with an emphasis on the epidemiology, pathogenic mechanisms, and laboratory identification of suspected etiologic agents; specimen collection and handling, diagnosis and treatment of medically significant bacteria.
  • MLS 4119 - Parasitology, Mycology & Virology: Principles and procedures involved in the diagnosis of parasitic, fungal, and viral infections; disease causation, specimen collection and handling, laboratory identification and treatment of medically significant fungi, parasites, and viruses.
  • MLS 4141 - Immunology & Serology: Principles of the immune system’s components, functions, interactions with microorganisms, and the clinical applications of immunologic assays to human health and disease.
Graduate-Level Courses

To learn more about our courses including textbooks, instructors, and credit hours, please visit the Schedule of Classes – MLS.

  • MLS 6116 - Advanced Clinical Bacteriology I: Principles of clinical microbiology with emphasis on pathogenic characteristics, isolation, and identification of medically significant bacteria.
  • MLS 6117 - Advanced Clinical Bacteriology II: Etiology of infectious diseases in different body sites using a case study‐based approach; epidemiology, pathogenic mechanisms, and laboratory identification of suspected etiologic agents; commonly encountered clinical bacterial species.
  • MLS 6119 - Advanced Parasitology/Mycology/Virology: Provides a systematic approach to the biology and epidemiology of human parasitic, fungal, and viral diseases.
  • MLS 6141 - Advanced Immunology and Serology: The immune system, various immune-related diseases, and the clinical applications of immunology related to the diagnosis and monitoring of human diseases.
  • MLS 6213 - Seminar in Immunohematology: Federal, state, and international regulations that govern the blood bank industry; laboratory research related to blood products; new product and practice guidelines; legal, social, and ethical issues related to transfusion medicine.
  • MLS 6217 - Medical Biotechnology: Comprehensive overview of current molecular technologies and how they are used in modern medicine.
  • MLS 6242 - Molecular Pathology: This course investigates human disease processes with an emphasis on the molecular and genetic mechanisms of disease. The goal of this class is to advance students’ understanding of how molecular, cellular and genetic approaches are used to investigate human diseases. Current knowledge of the molecular and cellular events which lead to various human diseases is covered, including cardiovascular, neurological and musculoskeletal abnormalities, autoimmunity, endocrine defects, infectious disease and cancer. Through lectures, assigned readings and discussions, current applications and limitations of modern diagnostic medicine and the importance of basic and applied research to further the understanding of human disease are addressed.
  • MLS 6243 - Education & Assessment in MLS: This course studies the process of instructional design and applied to the education and training of MLS professionals. Topics include a fundamental review of instructional strategies, needs assessment, task analysis, analysis of subject-matter content, the development of goals and objectives, lesson design, and the assessment of instructional outcomes. This is a project-oriented course in which students design, develop, and evaluate a set of MLS instructional materials and assessment tools. In addition, current trends in instructional design as applied to the MLS field are also explored.
  • MLS 6244 - Research Ethics and Integrity: This course addresses traditional and modern topics in research ethics and scientific integrity. The purpose of this course is to emphasize ethical theory and principles of bioethics while planning and conduction scientific studies. Through lectures, reading assignments, case studies and discussion sessions, the following topics are covered: ethical theory and principles, scientific and academic integrity, informed consent in research; Intuitional Review Boards and the use of human subjects in research. IACUC and the use of animals in research, Institutional Biosafety Committees and the use of recombinant DNA in research; conflicts of interest and commitment; authorship and publication; the peer-review process; collaboration and mentoring; methodology, data reporting and data management; ownership of data and intellectual property; whistleblowing and dispute resolution; and privacy and confidentiality. Students learn to conduct unbiased peer-review, conduct research and report on an independent examination of a case of research misconduct or other ethical issue, and participate in oral scientific and ethical discussions.

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