Update: 21.10.2020

Program Qualification Level

The purpose of the Medical Laboratory Techniques program, which started to take students in the 2018-2019 academic year, is a to train medical laboratory technicians who has an attitude that prioritizes ethical and moral values, and who has the necessary knowledge, equipment and experience by using appropriate methods, techniques and devices in the laboratories of health institutions and organizations. to train the technician.The program has a content with an emphasis on vocational training, that hasthe “72- the health code” and “5-Cycle Basic Proficiency”level according to "International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011" and "Turkey Higher Education Qualifications Framework (TYYÇ)".

Objectives of the Program

Medical Laboratory Techniques program trains medical laboratory technicians to perform medical analysis in the laboratories of institutions and enterprises providing health services.

Educational Type of Program

I. Education

Educational Language of Program

Turkish

Qualification Awarded

In the Medical Laboratory Techniques program, the student is entitled to receive the title of "Medical Laboratory Techniques Associate Degree" and "Medical Laboratory Technician" diploma, if he / she successfully completes 120 ECTS by taking all the compulsory courses and reaching a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.

Length and Process of the Program

The program consists of 4 semesters. The student is required to take 120 ECTS courses in total, 30 ECTS each semester and to complete the summer internship successfully. Trainings are conducted in training laboratories and hospitals of our university starting from the second semester.

Application to the Program, Registrations and Admission by Transfer

The Medical Laboratory Techniques program accepts students in the quota determined by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), according to the YGS-2 score type. Student who are accepted to the program performs the registration procedures on the university corporate web site for the relevant period. Candidates who wish to apply to the relevant program of our university by “horizontal transfer” procedure can apply to the program by considering the framework of the Higher Education Council Horizontal Transfer Regulation and the University of Health Sciences Horizontal Transfer Directivewithinthe application dates.

Job and Academic Career Opportunities for Graduates

Program graduates can work as “medical laboratory technician” in hospitals, clinics, medical analysis laboratories and laboratories of institutions and organizations that carry out medical research and innovation studies. In addition to this, graduates of the program can transfer to undergraduate programs of Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bioengineering, Nursing, Nursing and Health Services departments by entering "vertical passing exam".