Department of Medical Laboratory Technologies

Department of Medical Laboratory Technologies

Vision:

The Department of Medical Laboratory Technologies is a key and effective means of providing the community's needs for specialized medical staff to support various health, research, and educational institutions. Moreover, it strives to invest the skills of faculty members and students in research and applied scientific studies, as well as training, awareness, and extracting technical and professional expertise in scientific and research methods suitable for the continuous development of analytical techniques.

Mission:

The department strives to fulfill the needs of healthcare institutions for specialized service personnel with scientific qualifications and standards. It also aims to prepare these cadres to work in these institutions and support the private sector in this field. It also seeks to develop faculty members and students in the areas of scientific research, knowledge, and opening up new horizons for scientific cooperation with other scientific departments and related institutions to achieve further contribution and advancement in the field of advanced technological sciences.

Objectives:

The department strives to achieve the following objectives:

1. Acquiring all the fundamental knowledge and skills in the field of pathology.

2. Selecting and preparing the necessary materials for performing analytical work.

3. Operating and maintaining all laboratory equipment.

4. Identifying pathogens, whether bacterial, parasitic, fungal, or viral, and gaining the ability to study them.

5. Diagnosing genetic diseases and distinguishing them from acquired diseases.

6. Dealing with infectious and communicable diseases and how to prevent them in the laboratory by implementing occupational safety guidelines.

7. Understanding the human aspects of patient care, which is an integral part of treatment.

Admission for 2026–2027 is centralised through the Qaddim platform of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

• Eligible applicants: graduates of secondary school in the biological and scientific streams.
• Minimum average to apply: 69.5% for morning study, 64.5% for evening study.
• Places are allocated competitively by average, order of preference and capacity.
• Applicants for morning study must have been born in 1996 or later.
• A medical examination meeting the requirements of the programme.

Annual tuition for 2026–2027: IQD 2,500,000,. Discounts are explained under “Fees and scholarships” on the admissions page.

The programme runs over four years: the first and second on the semester system, the third and fourth on the annual system. It comprises 47 courses totalling 198 credit units plus summer training. These are the courses of each year, with their theory and practical credit hours; the programme guide gives their syllabi.

First year: first semester

First year: second semester

Second year: first semester

Second year: second semester

Third year

Fourth year

Graduates work in fields including:

• Clinical laboratories in public and private hospitals
• Private laboratories and medical diagnostic centres
• Blood banks
• Public health and health inspection laboratories
• Research laboratories in universities and research centres
• Operating and maintaining laboratory equipment for the companies that supply it