{"id":1309,"date":"2026-07-27T10:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/?page_id=1309"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T10:07:23","slug":"master-of-technology-mtech-medical-laboratory-science-histopathology-and-cytopathology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/master-of-technology-mtech-medical-laboratory-science-histopathology-and-cytopathology\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Technology (MTech) Medical Laboratory Science (Histopathology and Cytopathology)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1309\" class=\"elementor elementor-1309\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80199fb e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80199fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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The programme prepares professionals to provide expert diagnosis, reporting, and interpretation of tissue and cellular abnormalities using modern histopathological and cytopathological techniques.<\/p><p>The curriculum provides advanced training in systemic histopathology, systemic cytopathology, molecular diagnostic techniques, tissue dissection, histopathology reporting, gynaecological and non-gynaecological cytopathology, cancer biology, digital pathology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular pathology. Students gain extensive practical experience through work-based learning, clinical placements, and research addressing real-world healthcare challenges.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 150%;\">The programme responds to Ghana&#8217;s increasing burden of cancer and other chronic diseases by developing specialists capable of supporting early disease detection, precision diagnosis, personalized medicine, and pathology research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1831700772\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1831700772\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ff9fea4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff9fea4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44eb18a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44eb18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Year 1 \u2013 Semester 1<\/h3><ul><li>Advanced Research Methodology and Biostatistics<\/li><li>Data Management and Bioinformatics<\/li><li>Laboratory Quality Assurance and Risk Management<\/li><li>Journal Club Seminar and Academic Writing<\/li><li>Systemic Histopathology<\/li><li>Systemic Cytopathology<\/li><li>Ethics, Law and Policy<\/li><\/ul><h3>Year 1 \u2013 Semester 2<\/h3><ul><li>Molecular Diagnostic Techniques<\/li><li>Histopathological Organ Tissue Dissection<\/li><li>Histopathology Tissue Reporting<\/li><li>Gynaecological Cytopathology Reporting<\/li><li>Non-Gynaecological Cytopathology Reporting<\/li><li>Cancer Biological Techniques<\/li><\/ul><h3>Year 2 \u2013 Semester 1<\/h3><ul><li>Work-Based Learning Project Report<\/li><li>Clinical Research Seminar I<\/li><li>Research Proposal<\/li><\/ul><h3>Year 2 \u2013 Semester 2<\/h3><ul><li>Clinical Research Seminar II<\/li><li>Research Thesis<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-1831700773\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-1831700773\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-239579a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"239579a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512cab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"512cab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graduates can work as:<\/p><h3>Healthcare and Clinical Diagnostics<\/h3><ul><li>Histopathologist<\/li><li>Cytopathologist<\/li><li>Histotechnology Specialist<\/li><li>Molecular Pathology Scientist<\/li><li>Cancer Diagnostics Specialist<\/li><li>Laboratory Manager<\/li><li>Tissue Diagnostics Consultant<\/li><\/ul><h3>Research and Academia<\/h3><ul><li>Research Scientist<\/li><li>Cancer Research Specialist<\/li><li>University Lecturer<\/li><li>Clinical Research Scientist<\/li><\/ul><h3>Regulatory and Public Health<\/h3><ul><li>Quality Assurance Scientist<\/li><li>Regulatory Affairs Specialist<\/li><li>Public Health Laboratory Scientist<\/li><\/ul><h3>Industry and Innovation<\/h3><ul><li>Diagnostic Applications Specialist<\/li><li>Biotechnology Scientist<\/li><li>Medical Laboratory Entrepreneur<\/li><li>Digital Pathology Specialist<\/li><\/ul><p>Graduates are well positioned for employment in teaching hospitals, pathology laboratories, cancer centres, biomedical research institutes, universities, biotechnology companies, diagnostic industries, regulatory agencies, and international health organizations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc1183b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc1183b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master of Technology (MTech) Medical Laboratory Science (Histopathology and Cytopathology) Duration (2 Years) Session (Weekday or Weekend) ABOUT THE PROGRAMME Modules &amp; Courses Career Prospect The MTech Medical Laboratory Science (Histopathology and Cytopathology) is an advanced postgraduate programme designed to produce highly skilled specialists in tissue pathology, cytopathology, molecular pathology, cancer diagnostics, and clinical research. The programme prepares professionals to provide expert diagnosis, reporting, and interpretation of tissue and cellular abnormalities using modern histopathological and cytopathological techniques. The curriculum provides advanced training in systemic histopathology, systemic cytopathology, molecular diagnostic techniques, tissue dissection, histopathology reporting, gynaecological and non-gynaecological cytopathology, cancer biology, digital pathology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular pathology. Students gain extensive practical experience through work-based learning, clinical placements, and research addressing real-world healthcare challenges. The programme responds to Ghana&#8217;s increasing burden of cancer and other chronic diseases by developing specialists capable of supporting early disease detection, precision diagnosis, personalized medicine, and pathology research. Year 1 \u2013 Semester 1 Advanced Research Methodology and Biostatistics Data Management and Bioinformatics Laboratory Quality Assurance and Risk Management Journal Club Seminar and Academic Writing Systemic Histopathology Systemic Cytopathology Ethics, Law and Policy Year 1 \u2013 Semester 2 Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Histopathological Organ Tissue Dissection Histopathology Tissue Reporting Gynaecological Cytopathology Reporting Non-Gynaecological Cytopathology Reporting Cancer Biological Techniques Year 2 \u2013 Semester 1 Work-Based Learning Project Report Clinical Research Seminar I Research Proposal Year 2 \u2013 Semester 2 Clinical Research Seminar II Research Thesis Graduates can work as: Healthcare and Clinical Diagnostics Histopathologist Cytopathologist Histotechnology Specialist Molecular Pathology Scientist Cancer Diagnostics Specialist Laboratory Manager Tissue Diagnostics Consultant Research and Academia Research Scientist Cancer Research Specialist University Lecturer Clinical Research Scientist Regulatory and Public Health Quality Assurance Scientist Regulatory Affairs Specialist Public Health Laboratory Scientist Industry and Innovation Diagnostic Applications Specialist Biotechnology Scientist Medical Laboratory Entrepreneur Digital Pathology Specialist Graduates are well positioned for employment in teaching hospitals, pathology laboratories, cancer centres, biomedical research institutes, universities, biotechnology companies, diagnostic industries, regulatory agencies, and international health organizations. The MTech Medical Laboratory Science (Histopathology and Cytopathology) is an advanced postgraduate programme designed to produce highly skilled specialists in tissue pathology, cytopathology, molecular pathology, cancer diagnostics, and clinical research. The programme prepares professionals to provide expert diagnosis, reporting, and interpretation of tissue and cellular abnormalities using modern histopathological and cytopathological techniques. The curriculum provides advanced training in systemic histopathology, systemic cytopathology, molecular diagnostic techniques, tissue dissection, histopathology reporting, gynaecological and non-gynaecological cytopathology, cancer biology, digital pathology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular pathology. Students gain extensive practical experience through work-based learning, clinical placements, and research addressing real-world healthcare challenges. The programme responds to Ghana&#8217;s increasing burden of cancer and other chronic diseases by developing specialists capable of supporting early disease detection, precision diagnosis, personalized medicine, and pathology research. Year 1 \u2013 Semester 1 Advanced Research Methodology and Biostatistics Data Management and Bioinformatics Laboratory Quality Assurance and Risk Management Journal Club Seminar and Academic Writing Systemic Histopathology Systemic Cytopathology Ethics, Law and Policy Year 1 \u2013 Semester 2 Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Histopathological Organ Tissue Dissection Histopathology Tissue Reporting Gynaecological Cytopathology Reporting Non-Gynaecological Cytopathology Reporting Cancer Biological Techniques Year 2 \u2013 Semester 1 Work-Based Learning Project Report Clinical Research Seminar I Research Proposal Year 2 \u2013 Semester 2 Clinical Research Seminar II Research Thesis Graduates can work as: Healthcare and Clinical Diagnostics Histopathologist Cytopathologist Histotechnology Specialist Molecular Pathology Scientist Cancer Diagnostics Specialist Laboratory Manager Tissue Diagnostics Consultant Research and Academia Research Scientist Cancer Research Specialist University Lecturer Clinical Research Scientist Regulatory and Public Health Quality Assurance Scientist Regulatory Affairs Specialist Public Health Laboratory Scientist Industry and Innovation Diagnostic Applications Specialist Biotechnology Scientist Medical Laboratory Entrepreneur Digital Pathology Specialist Graduates are well positioned for employment in teaching hospitals, pathology laboratories, cancer centres, biomedical research institutes, universities, biotechnology companies, diagnostic industries, regulatory agencies, and international health organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1309","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1309"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1316,"href":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1309\/revisions\/1316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/gradsch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}