MSc Medical Biochemistry

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Eligibility Criteria

Must hold a Bachelor's degree in related fields such as:
Must be registered with the respective professional council
- B.Sc. Medical Lab Technology (BMLT)
- B.Sc. Laboratory Medicine
- MBBS/BDS or equivalent
- Must score at least 50% (pass marks) in the entrance exam conducted by the Medical Education Commission (MEC) to qualify for the merit list

Code	Subject	Credit Hrs
BLS 501	Human Anatomy and Physiology	3
MMB 501	Principles of Biochemistry	3
BLS 502	Immunology	3
MMB 502	Analytical Biochemistry and Instrumentation	3
MMB 503	Metabolism-I	3
MMB 504	Enzymology	3
BLS 531	Laboratory 1 (Human Anatomy and Physiology)	1
MMB 531	Laboratory 2 (Principles of Biochemistry)	1
BLS 532	Laboratory 3 (Immunology)	1
MMB 532	Laboratory 4 (Analytical Biochemistry and Instrumentation)	1
MMB 533	Laboratory 5 (Metabolism-I)	1
MMB 534	Laboratory 6 (Enzymology)	1
	Total	24

Code	Subject	Credit Hrs
MMB 551	Metabolism II	3
MMB 552	Biomarkers and Recent Advances in Clinical Biochemistry	3
MMB 553	Endocrinology	3
MMB 554	Molecular Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering	3
MMB 555	Pediatric and Geriatric Biochemistry	3
MMB 556	Automation & Quality Control in Clinical Biochemistry	3
MMB 581	Laboratory 7 (Metabolism II)	1
MMB 582	Laboratory 8 (Biomarkers and Recent Advances...)	1
MMB 583	Laboratory 9 (Endocrinology)	1
MMB 584	Laboratory 10 (Molecular Cell Biology...)	1
MMB 585	Laboratory 11 (Pediatric and Geriatric Biochemistry)	1
MMB 586	Laboratory 12 (Automation & Quality Control...)	1
	Total	24

Code	Subject	Credit Hrs
MMB 601	Systemic Medical Biochemistry I	3
MMB 602	Nutritional Biochemistry	3
BLS 601	Bioinformatics	2
BLS 602	Research Methodology	2
BLS 603	Biostatistics	2
MMB 631	Posting: Laboratory 13 (Hospital Based Practice-I)	1
MMB 632	Posting: Laboratory 14 (Hospital Based Practice-II)	1
	Total	14

Code	Subject	Credit Hrs
MMB 651	Clinical Genetic and Inborn Error of Metabolism	3
BLS 651	Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring	2
MMB 652	Systemic Medical Biochemistry II	3
MMB 653	Case Studies and Data Interpretation	2
BLS 652	Laboratory Management	3
MMB 671	Posting: Laboratory 15 (Systemic Medical Biochemistry-I)	1
MMB 672	Posting: Laboratory 16 (Systemic Medical Biochemistry-II)	1
	Total	16

Code	Subject	Credit Hrs
MMB 681	Hospital Based Laboratory Practices-I	4
MMB 682	Thesis	9
	Total	13

Code	Subject	Credit Hrs
MMB 691	Hospital Based Laboratory Practices-II	5
	Total	5

Master of Science (MSc) in Medical Biochemistry is a 3-year, six-semester program by Pokhara University.