Master of Science in Medical Technology (International Program)

Medical Technology

(International Program)

Master of Science in Medical Technology (International Program)

Overall

Degree Designation

Master of Science (Medical Technology); M.Sc. (Medical Technology)

Philosophy

The Master of Science in Medical Technology programme (International Programme) is to encourage those medical technologists who require progressing their academic knowledge and new technology in the fields of medical technology, general and medical sciences in order to solve the public health problems and improve quality of life of the people.
Objectives

The goals of M.Sc. in Medical Technology are to encourage the students for admiring knowledge achievement, self-study and research in the broad areas of medical and biological sciences. The faculty has a broad spectrum of expertise and provides training opportunities in a wide range of disciplines. These include hematology, clinical microbiology, virology, immunology, clinical biochemistry, host-parasite interactions, free radicals in biology, regulation of gene expression, molecular biology, medical laboratory equipment and imaging technology.

Graduates from this programme should be able to :

1. apply the given knowledge and technology to improve and develope their achievement in medical technology and related sciences,

2. organize the preventive plan and problems solving for both scientific and administrative management concerning clinical laboratory services,

3. search and create research works in order to develop better clinical laboratory services,

4. transfer and exchange the academic knowledge and skills in medical technology and related sciences with others.
Curricula

The curriculum structures are specified as Plan A (1) and Plan A (2). Plan A (1) is the curriculum for M.Sc. by research work only, whereas both course work and research work are required for Plan A (2).

Items	Plan A (1) credits	Plan A (2) credits
Required Courses	*	10
Elective Courses	*	14
Thesis	36	12
Total	36	36

(*) The student has to participate with no credits in the course MTID 602 Seminar and other courses according to the suggestion of advisor.

English is used as the medium in all activities ie: examinations, thesis writing and defending.

Course Requirements

Courses

Required Courses

Required Courses		Credits (lecture-lab-self study)
SCID 500	Cell and Molecular Biology	3 (3 – 0 – 6)
MTID 601	Clinical Laboratory Administration	2 (1 – 2 – 3)
MTID 602	Seminar	2 (2 – 0 – 4)
MTID 605	Research Methodology	3 (2 – 2 – 5)

Elective Courses

Elective Courses		Credits (lecture-lab-self study)
MTID 506	Design and Construction of Basic Clinical Laboratory Instrument	4 (1 – 6 – 5)
MTID 513	Digital Electronics	2 (1 – 2 – 3)
MTID 515	Clinical Laboratory Science	3 (3 – 0 – 6)
MTID 604	Selected Topic in Medical Technology	2 (2 – 0 – 4)
MTID 606	Current Technology in Molecular Biology	2 (2 – 0 – 4)
MTID 607	Internship in Medicine Laboratory	5 (0 – 15 – 5)
MTID 608	Current & Trend in Diagnostic Technology	2 (2 – 0 – 4)
MTID 609	Research and Technology Management	2 (2 – 0 – 4)
MTID 610	Independent Selected Topics in Applied and Biomedical Technology	1 (1 – 0 – 2)
MTID 611	Population Health and Community Medical Technology	3 (2 – 2 – 5)
MTID 612	Community Health and Bioinformatics	2 (1 – 2 – 3)
MTCH 601	Advanced Clinical Chemistry	4 (3 – 2 – 7)
MTCH 607	Advanced Clinical Toxicology	2 (1 – 2 – 3)
MTCH 609	Clinical Nutrition	1 (1 – 0 – 2)
MTCH 610	Experimental Methods and Instruments in Clinical Chemistry	2 (1 – 2 – 3)
MTCH 612	Selected Topics in Clinical Chemistry	1 (1 – 0 – 2)
MTCH 613	Biosensors in Clinical Chemistry	1 (1 – 0 – 2)
MTMS 502	Current Topics in Hematology	2 (2 – 0 – 4)
MTMS 605	Blood Bank Techniques and Immunohematology	2 (1 – 2 – 3)
MTMS 609	Advanced Clinical Microscopy	4 (2 – 4 – 6)
MTMS 612	Advanced Medical Genetics	2 (2 – 0 – 4)
MTMI 601	Advanced Clinical Microbiology	3 (2 – 2 – 5)
MTMI 604	Current Methods in Clinical Immunology	2 (1 – 2 – 3)
MTMI 606	Current Methods in Clinical Microbiology	2 (1 – 2 – 3)
MTMI 608	Enzymes and Microbial Products	1 (1 – 0 – 2)
MTMI 609	Recent Advance in Antimicrobial Agents and Drug Resistance	1 (1 – 0 – 2)
MTMI 610	Selected Topics in Molecular Microbiology	1 (1 – 0 – 2)
MTMI 611	Cells and Tissue Culture Techniques	1 (0 – 2 – 1)
MTMI 612	Selected Topics in Food Microbiology	1 (1 – 0 – 2)
MTMI 613	Independent Selected Topics in Microbiology	1 (1 – 0 – 2)
MTPR 606	Selected Topics in Medical Parasitology and Medical Entomology	2 (2 – 0 – 4)

Other elective graduate courses from other faculties/institutions can also be selected by the approval of academic advisor.

Thesis

Credits (lecture-lab-self study)

MTID 699 Research M.Sc. Thesis 36/12 (0 – 144/48 – 36/12)

For more information : Faculty of Graduate Studies

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

1. Plan A (1) Students must :

1.1. pass qualifying examination, proposal examination,

1.2. complete the thesis research and pass the oral thesis examination,

1.3. have at least one research publication.

2. Plan A (2) Students must :

2.1 take not less than 24 credits of course work and 12 credits of thesis, total credit for the programme not less than 36 credits, with G.P.A. is not less than 3.00,

2.2 pass the English Proficiency Examination offered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University, or other qualified institutes, or have a TOEFL score more than 173/500,

2.3 complete the thesis research and pass oral thesis examination.

Tuition Fee

Tuition Fees for International Programmes Students

Items	Period of Payment	Cost in Thai Baht
1. Education Services Fee	1st Semester	5,300
	2nd Semester	4,600
2. Student Activities Fee	Semester	250
3. Graduate Studies Fee	Semester	750
4. Internet	Semester	300
5. Health Insurance (For Non-Thai Students)	Annually	1,300
6. Graduate Tuition	Semester	9,000/credit
7. Thesis Registration (Pay one time when registering thesis)	Thesis Registration	700/credit
8. Research Supplies Fee	One Payment with Thesis Registration	150,000

Research projects

Research projects

Research in the M.Sc. Programme (International) is aimed for the finding and innovation of new knowledge and technology for the application in medical technology and other related fields. These researches includes :

– Engineering of Biological and Chemical Polymers for Applications

– Molecular Informatics for Rational Design and Simulation of Biological and Chemical Entities

– Artificial Oxygen-Carrying Units : Potential Tools for Blood Substitution

– Development of Antioxidants and Free Radical Research in Life Sciences

– Infectious Diseases and Antibiotic Resistance

– Molecular Genetics of Human Diseases and Cell Growth Molecular Genetics of Human Diseases and Cell Growth

– Data mining and Biomedical Informatics

– Biosensor for Diagnostic and Medical Applications

– Medical Imaging and Pattern Recognition Analysis

– Area-based and Integrative Research for Well-Being and Sustainable Development of the Society