The programme was started after an accreditation was issued by the National Accreditation Board (NAB) in 2014 with a total of thirty (23) students who are currently at the third and final year. There are other two batches of students in the second and the first years with a total number of eighty (87) students. The programme is doing well due to the appropriately laid down structures in terms of staff, laboratory facilities and equipment. The students are also allowed to have hand-on training with wellresourced facilities and personnel to enhance their skills.
Unit Offering programme:
Provide the following information on the Unit of the institution that is offering the programme:
Name of Unit: Department of Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences
Name and qualification of the Head: Amina Abubakari, (MSc) Snr. Lecturer
Aims and Objectives:
State the Aims and objectives of the programme.
The main aim of the programme is to produce Science laboratory technicians who to manage
laboratories of educational institutions, science based industries and research institutions, handle the quality control and product development units in industries and finally be able to repair, modify and adapt simple instruments and apparatus in the laboratories
The general objectives of the programme are;
Use appropriate equipment and materials to analyze and identify given samples
Maintain laboratory equipment and systems in serviceable condition
Modify existing systems to improve efficiency
Observe safety measures in the laboratory with respect to equipment and personnel
Set up and operate laboratory apparatus and equipment
Supervise and design laboratory work
Components of the programme:
Core course (s)
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Instrumentation and Laboratory management.
Elective course (s)
N/A
Mandatory course(s)
Communication Skills, Computer Literacy, African studies and Entrepreneurship
Research component
Students project work with relevant topic
Competence-Based Training (CBT) component N/A
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) component
N/A
Practical training, industrial attachment, internship, clinical experience, etc.
Students are mandated to go for one whole semester industrial attachment in addition to the vacation training and as such prepare and submit a comprehensive report and defend. In so doing students are exposed to the use various equipment for analysis to enhance their skills and as well be familiar to current industrial procedures and protocols.
Structure of the programme (Semester-by-semester schedule/structure of course, showing the credit value of each course).
Table 1: Structure of the programme (Semester-by-semester schedule/structure of course, showing the credit value of each course)
YEAR ONE SEMESTER ONE
CODE | TITLE | T | p | C |
SLT 115 | BASIC PHYSICS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 117 | BASIC PHYSICS PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 119 | CHEMISTRY I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 125 | CHEMISTRY I PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 127 | BIOLOGY I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 129 | BIOLOGY I PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 135 | GENERAL LABORATORY SAFETY | 2 | 0 | 2 |
MAT 121 | MATHEMATICS I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
CLT 101 | COMPUTER LITERACY I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
COS 101 | COMMUNICATION SKILLS I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 17 | 3 | 20 |
YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO
CODE | TITLE | T | P | C |
SLT 126 | ELECTRICALS & ELECTRONICS | 2 | 0 | 2 |
SLT 128 | ELECTRICALS & ELECTRO. PRACT. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 130 | CHEMISTRY II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 136 | CHEMISTRY II PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 138 | BIOLOGY II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 140 | BIOLOGY II PRACTICALS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MAT122 | MATHEMATICS II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
CLT 102 | COMPUTER LITERACY II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
COS 102 | COMMUNICATION SKILLS II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
AFS 100 | AFRICAN STUDIES | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 3 | 19 |
YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE
CODE | TITLE | T | P | C |
SLT 215 | INSTRUMENTATION SCIENCE & TECH. I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
SLT 217 | INST. SCIENCE & TECH. I PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 219 | CHEMISTRY III | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 227 | CHEMISTRY III PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 229 | MICROBIOLOGY I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 235 | MICROBIOLOGY I PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 237 | LAB WORKSHOP PROCESSES | 2 | 0 | 2 |
SLT 245 | LAB. MANAGEMENT & ADMIN. I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
LAW 20I | LAW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
STA 201 | STATISTICS | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 17 | 3 | 20 |
YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO
CODE | TITLE | T | P | C |
SLT 236 | INSTRUMENTATION SC & TECH II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
SLT 238 | INSTRUMENTATION SC & TECH II PRACT. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 240 | APPLIED PHYSICS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 244 | APPLIED PHYSICS PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 246 | BASIC BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 248 | BASIC BIOCHEMISTRY PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 250 | MICROBIOLOGY II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 254 | MICROBIOLOGY II PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 256 | LAB MGT & ADMIN II | 2 | 0 | 2 |
SLT 258 | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 4 | 19 |
YEAR THREE SEMESTER ONE
CODE | TITLE | T | P | C |
SLT 333 | INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT | 0 | 14 | 14 |
SLT 335 | PROJECT WORK I | 2 | 0 | 2 |
TOTAL | 2 | 14 | 16 |
YEAR THREE SEMESTER TWO
CODE | TITLE | T | P | C |
SLT 330 | INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 336 | INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 338 | CHEMISTRY IV | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 340 | CHEMISTRY IV PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SLT 342 | INDUSTRIAL BIOCHEMISTRY | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 344 | INDUSTRIAL BIOCHEMISTRY PRACTICAL | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ETP 302 | ENTERPRENEURSHIP | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SLT 348 | PROJECT WORK II | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 3 | 19 |