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Bachelor of Health Sciences in Medical Laboratory Science at Mangosuthu University of Technology

Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa

Programme overview

NQF level 8 professional degree (522 SAQA credits, SAQA ID 97931) producing medical laboratory scientists registered with the HPCSA.

Faculty: Faculty of Applied and Health Sciences  |  Department: Biomedical Sciences  |  Duration: Minimum 4 years (includes 6 months work-integrated learning in year 3 and 12 months clinical practice in year 4)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

Students specialise in the fourth year from options including Clinical Pathology, Cytology, Immunohaematology and Virology.

Career pathways

Graduates work in government and private pathology laboratories and research laboratories; independent practice requires two years of post-registration experience.

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Application information

Entry requirements

NSC with a Bachelor pass and English Home Language (4), Life Sciences (4), Mathematics (4) and Physical Science (4); an interview and placement test are required.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fees are charged per subject on a semester basis; students register for the first semester, second semester or the full year. Engineering and Analytical Chemistry have a second-semester intake (applications close 31 May).

First-year applications are submitted through the Central Applications Office (CAO) at www.cao.ac.za. Applications open in January and close on 30 September, with late applications accepted until 30 November; late applications carry a CAO-determined fee.

Faculty of Engineering first-semester applications close on 30 September and second-semester applications close on 31 May. Applied and Health Sciences and Management Sciences close on 30 September. Analytical Chemistry second-semester applications close on 31 May.

The 2026 application fee is R520.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mut.ac.za/prospective-students/apply/

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