Department of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology

Master’s Degree

Department Introduction

1. Basic and professional courses

The department provides introductory microbiology, immunology, pathology, and hematology courses. 

The department offers numerous courses to enhance students’ clinical skills and professional knowledge. These are clinical microscopy, physiology, serology, microbiology, biochemistry, and clinical hematology.

Undergraduate students need to take internship training in their senior year, where they can utilize what they learned in practical applications. 

Elective courses include biotechnology, mass spectrometry, analytical toxicology, molecular diagnosis, human genetics, and chromosome abnormality analysis.

2. Emphasis on English proficiency

The department emphasizes English proficiency by offering English conversation and other courses to improve students’ English communication and other language skills.

3. Emphasis on proficiency in IT applications

Information technology is commonplace in analytical instruments, data processing, and laboratory management; the department provides courses in the first year that teach students computer principles and applications.

4. Emphasis on molecular and cellular biology

Molecular biotechnology is the focus of laboratory sciences. Students will take molecular and cellular biology courses in their sophomore year and biotechnology courses in their junior or senior year. They will apply their laboratory skills to clinical chemistry, microbiology, and serology.

Future Career

Pursue advanced studies

Students’ choices include

  1. Biochemistry
  2. Molecular and cellular biology, microbiology 
  3. Immunology
  4. Genetics 

5. Biotechnology 

6. Anatomy

7. Pharmacology

8. Toxicology

Seek employment

Students may choose any of the following:

    1. Medical technologists in healthcare institutions.
    2. Lab technicians associated with biotech companies, cytogenetic laboratories, or analytical toxicology laboratories. 
    3. Sales representatives of medical instrument companies, etc.

Language of Instruction

English

Documents to Be Submitted

  • Autobiography in Chinese or English
  • For the international applicant whose native language is not English, the English Proficiency Test must have been taken within the last two years, and meet the international or their governmental standard
  • Transcripts and /or GPA
  • Other documents pertinent to the application(such as laboratory experience) that will be helpful in the evaluation process
  • For the international applicant whose native language is not
    English, the English Proficiency Test must have been taken
    within the last two years, and meet the international or their
    governmental standard:
    ․Level B1 of the Common European Framework of
    Reference for Language (CEFR);
    ․Score 42 of TOEFL iBT;
    ․Score 460 of TOEFL ITP; or
    ․IELTS 4.

Evaluation Criteria

To be determined by the Master’s Program Admissions Committee

Remarks

  1. For students from non-English speaking countries, who apply for the full English courses, their English Proficiency Test results must have been received within the last two years, and meet the international or their governmental standard, which is equivalent to TOEFL (PBT)≧450, TOEFL (IBT)≧45, IELTS≧4.0, or TOEIC≧380.
  2. Full English courses of the International Biomedical Graduate Program (IBGP) are available.
  3. Website:http://www.mtech.tcu.edu.tw
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醫學院
College of Medicine

學生餐廳 / 每天
Student Cafeteria / Day

生活費 / 每月
Living Cost / Month

宿舍費 / 每學期
Dormitory / Semester

$48,849~$61,975

$65(校本部 Main Campus)


$91(人社院校區 Jieren Campus)

$5,000~$10,000

$8,200

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Seminar (Ⅰ)

 

1

Ethics of Academic Research

Basic Medicine Courses

0

 

Introduction to Biomedicine

 

1

Required

Molecular Cell Biology

 

3

 

Biological Information

 

2

Biotechnology

 

2

Possess oral and dissertation writing skills

Ability to design experiments and analyze data

Familiarity with basic medical biotechnology

 

Biotechnology Experiment

 

2

Peptides and Drug Delivery Systems

Biotechnology Courses

2

Electives

Fluorescence Research Technology

 

1

 

Special Treatise on Bacteriology

 

2

 

Microbial Pathogenesis

Medical Laboratory Technology Course

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Required

Seminar (Ⅱ)

Basic Medicine Courses

1

Proteomics

 

2

 

Gene therapy

 

1

Molecular Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases

 

2

 

Special Treatise on Bacteriology ()

 

2

Elective

Medical Laboratory Management and Accreditation

Biotechnology Courses

2

Possess oral and dissertation writing skills

Ability to design experiments and analyze data

Familiarity with basic medical biotechnology

 

Basic Bioinformatics

 

2

Cancer Molecular Biology

2

Applied Immunology

 

2

 

Virology

Medical Laboratory Technology Course

2

 

Parasite Diagnosis and Control

 

1

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Required

Seminar (Ⅲ)

Basic Medicine Courses

1

Possess oral and dissertation writing skills

Ability to design experiments and analyze data

Familiarity with basic medical biotechnology

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Required

Seminar (Ⅳ)

Basic Medicine Courses

1

Possess oral and dissertation writing skills

Ability to design experiments and analyze data

Familiarity with basic medical biotechnology