Health and Biomedical Sciences
The Faculty of Health Sciences focuses on BUST’s motto of training health care personnel of all categories, to acquire basic and current knowledge to ensure the wellbeing of humankind locally, nationally and globally; to apply such knowledge diligently and effectively at all times while constructively building and making society better health wise
Program Description and Objective:
- Serve as a primary comprehensive resource staff in Health Education
- Work as qualified Nurse or Laboratory Technicians in Public and Private Hospitals and Health Centres.
- Work as Medical Technical Staff in National and International Development NGOs
Courses offerred:
UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL COURSES
- HND - Nursing
- HND - Medical Laboratory Science
- B.Sc - Nursing
- B.Sc - Medical Laboratory Science
- B.Sc - Health Care Managment
- B.Sc - Pharmacy
GRADUATE LEVEL COURSES
- M.Sc - Public Health
- M.Sc - Nursing Educator
- M.Sc - Health Systems Management
- M.Sc - Reproductive Health
- M.Sc - Medical Biochemistry
- M.Sc - Medical Microbiology
- M.Sc - Medical Pathology
- M.Sc - Medical Virology
- M.Sc - Pharmacology/Toxicology
Entry Requirements:
- Five GCE Ordinary Level passes, including English Language, Mathematics and Biology and Two GCE Advanced Level passes, (with at least a C grade in Biology) or certificate considered by the University to be equivalent to two GCE “A“Levels as testified by a certificate of equivalence from the Cameroon Ministry of Higher Education.
- State Registered Nurses or HND/, with two GCE A/Level passes preferably in Science subjects eg Biology, Chemistry, etc
- For admission into a Masters Degree program, applicants must be holders of a Second Class Bachelors Degree with at least a grade point of 2.5/4 from a recognized university.
| CATEGORY OF STUDENT | LEVEL |
|---|---|
| MEDICAL LAB ASSISTANT (Registered with Council) | 200 |
| MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN (Registered with Council) | 300 |
| ORDINARY NATIONAL DIPLOMA | 200 |
| HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA | 300 |
| BSc, MSc in Biomedical Sciences | 300 (In addition must validate all major courses of L-200 or advice to be admitted into L-200) |
Graduation Requirements:
Students must validate all University General and Institute Requirements (Tables I & II) as well as a minimum of 90 credits in the discipline of interest. All transfer students must fulfill at least one year residency, a minimum of 60 credits as well as the necessary University, Institute and Departmental requirements.
| Category | Credit load | credit load |
|---|---|---|
| 3yr Programme | 4yr Programme | |
| University General Education | 30 | 30 |
| Faculty Requirements | 60 | 60 |
| Subject Area Requirements | 90 | 150 |
| TOTAL | 180 | 240 |