The Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences (BLS) confers qualification to the autonomous practice of the professions Technic of Clinical Analysis and Public Health and Technic of Pathology, Cytology and Thanatology, as established in State Gazette, no. 138, July 21st (Order no. 9409/2014). Therefore, the graduate in BLS performs most of his duties in laboratorial contexts, contributing to the prevention, screening, diagnosis and prognosis of the disease, as well as to the selection of appropriate therapies, assessment of the treatment?s efficacy, monitoring and control of therapies/drugs and analysis of water and foods.
The main areas of intervention of this practitioner are Molecular Biology, Cytopathology, Genetics, Clinical Haematology, Histopathology, Immunohematology, Immunology, Microscopy, Microbiology, Immunohistochemistry, Clinical Pathology, Molecular Pathology, Public Health and Thanatology.
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| 1º Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curricular unit | Period | ECTS |
| Anatomy And Physiology I | 1st Semester | 5.5 |
| Biostatistics I | 1st Semester | 5.0 |
| Cell Biology and Histology | 1st Semester | 5.5 |
| Introduction to Biomedical Laboratory Sciences | 1st Semester | 2.5 |
| Psychology Of Communication And Interpersonal Relationships | 1st Semester | 4.0 |
| Chemistry I | 1st Semester | 5.5 |
| Information And Communication Technologies | 1st Semester | 2.0 |
| Anatomy And Physiology II | 2st Semester | 4.5 |
| Biochemistry | 2st Semester | 5.0 |
| Cytology I | 2st Semester | 3.0 |
| Epidemiology And Public Health | 2st Semester | 3.0 |
| Histology & Embriology | 2st Semester | 5.0 |
| Clinical Microbiology I | 2st Semester | 5.0 |
| Chemistry II | 2st Semester | 4.5 |
| 2º Year | ||
| Curricular unit | Period | ECTS |
| Biophysics | 1st Semester | 2.0 |
| Molecular Biology I | 1st Semester | 5.5 |
| Management And Quality | 1st Semester | 2.0 |
| Histotechnology | 1st Semester | 5.5 |
| Immunology | 1st Semester | 6.0 |
| General Pathology | 1st Semester | 3.0 |
| Clinical Chemistry I | 1st Semester | 6.0 |
| Anatomical Pathology I | 2st Semester | 5.5 |
| Molecular Biology II | 2st Semester | 6.0 |
| Hematology | 2st Semester | 5.5 |
| Clinical Microbiology II | 2st Semester | 6.0 |
| Thanatology and Embryofetopathology | 2st Semester | 4.0 |
| 2st Semester | 3.0 | |
| Hemostasis (optional) | 2st Semester | 3.0 |
| 2st Semester | 3.0 | |
| Instrumental Methods Of Analysis I (optional) | 2st Semester | 3.0 |
| Oncobiology (optional) | 2st Semester | 3.0 |
| CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY - LABORATORY (optional) | 2st Semester | 3.0 |
| 3º Year | ||
| Curricular unit | Period | ECTS |
| PATHOLOGIC ANATOMY II | 1st Semester | 5.0 |
| Cytology II | 1st Semester | 4.0 |
| Histochemistry and Immunohistochemistry | 1st Semester | 5.0 |
| Imunohematology | 1st Semester | 4.0 |
| Genetic and Forensic Pathology | 1st Semester | 2.5 |
| Public Health | 1st Semester | 5.0 |
| Biostatistics II | 2st Semester | 3.5 |
| Cytology III | 2st Semester | 4.0 |
| Human Genetics And Cytogenetics | 2st Semester | 4.0 |
| CLINICAL PATHOLOGY | 2st Semester | 3.0 |
| Clinical Chemistry II | 2st Semester | 5.5 |
| Virology | 2st Semester | 4.5 |
| Clinical Education I | Annual | 10.0 |
| 4º Year | ||
| Curricular unit | Period | ECTS |
| Clinical Education II | Annual | 50.0 |
| Project in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences | Annual | 10.0 |
Minimum Grade 95 points Tests for Admission 95 points One of the following combinations 02 Biology and Geology or 02 Biology and Geology + 07 Physics and Chemistry or 02 Biology and Geology + 16 Mathematics Application Grade (Formula) High School Average Grade 50% Tests for Admission 50% Prerequisites Medical Certificate Individual Health Survey
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