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Textbooks

Textbooks listed are for undergraduate and graduate Medical Laboratory Science students enrolled in on-campus and online/distance courses.

  •  Keep all your MLS textbooks until you have completed the program.
  • Textbooks will also be helpful for preparing for the national certification exam.
  • You can purchase all books listed for UND MLS courses anywhere you choose or through the UND Bookstore.

MLS 110 Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science

No required textbook. 

Instructor: Karen Peterson

MLS 220 Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Operations

Required: 
Clinical Laboratory Science Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications. 9th edition.  Mary Louise Turgeon.  ISBN: 9780323829342

Instructor: Allison Waswick

MLS 226 Introduction to Clinical Immunology 

Stevens CD, Miller LE: Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective. 5th Edition. Philadelphia: FA Davis; 2021. ISBN: 978-0803694408
ISBN Ebook: 9780803694415

Instructor: Heather Langerud

MLS 234 Human Parasitology

Required, choose from one of the two below:

Garcia LS, Bruckner DA: Diagnostic Medical Parasitology. 6th ed. Washington D.C.: American Society for Microbiology, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-1555818999 or ISBN-10:1555818944

*Zeibig EA: Clinical Parasitology: A Practical Approach. 2nd ed. St Louis, MO:Elsevier-Saunders. 2013.

*Note: The Zeibig lacks some information covered in lecture, quizzes, and tests. To supplement missing information, post on Blackboard Discussion Board or look for internet references or previous Zeibig edition.

Instructor: Mary Coleman

MLS 332 Introduction to Clinical Hematology

Required:
McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN (e-text): 9780134818115 or 9780134818108

Note: be sure to purchase the lifetime version of this text rather than renting it, as you will use it in multiple courses across semesters.

Instructor: Samantha Peterson

MLS 334 Introduction to Clinical Microbiology

Required:
Mahon CR, Lehman DC. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 7th Edition. St. Louis: Saunders-Elsevier, 2023. ISBN: 9780323829977.

Students will also be required to purchase a subscription to Top Hat.

Recommended:
Leventhal R. Medical Parasitology A Self Instructional Text. 7th Edition. Philadelphia: F.A.Davis, 2020. ISBN: 9780803675797 (paper copy) ISBN: 9780803675803 (ebook). 

Instructor: Hannah Hove

MLS 339 Introduction to Evidence Based Practice

No required textbook. 

Instructor: Shannon Jongeward

MLS 340  Introduction to Molecular Diagnostics

Buckingham, Lela. (2019). Molecular Diagnostics, Fundamentals, Methods & Clinical Applications. 3rd Edition. FA Davis Company.
ISBN-10: 0803668295, ISBN-13:978-0803668294.

Instructor: Linda Ray

MLS 394 Medical Microbiology

Mahon CR, Lehman DC. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 6th Edition. St. Louis: Saunders-Elsevier, 2019. ISBN 13: 9780323613170.

Instructor: Robert Porter

MLS 411 Clinical Chemistry I

Bishop M, et al. Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations. 9th Ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2023. ISBN 13: 978-1284238860

Instructor: Mary Coleman

MLS 412 Clinical Hematology & Hemostasis I

Required:
McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN (e-text): 9780134818115 or 9780134818108

Note: be sure to purchase the lifetime version of this text rather than renting it, as you will use it in multiple courses across semesters.

Instructor: Brooke Solberg

MLS 413 Clinical Immunohematology I

Harmening, D. Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices. 7th Ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2019, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-6888-1

Instructors: Robert Porter and Chris Triske

MLS 414 Clinical Microbiology I

Mahon CR, Lehman DC. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 6th Edition. St. Louis: Saunders-Elsevier, 2019. ISBN 13: 9780323613170.

OR

Mahon CR, Lehman DC. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 7th Edition. St. Louis: Saunders-Elsevier, 2023. ISBN 13: 9780323829977.

Instructor: Becca Bakke

MLS 415 Clinical Urinalysis & Body Fluids I

Brunzel, Nancy, A. Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis. 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2022. ISBN 9780323711975.

Instructors: Karen Peterson and Allison Waswick

MLS 416 Clinical Immunology & Molecular Diagnostics

Stevens CD, Miller LE: Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective. 4th Edition. Philadelphia: FA Davis; 2017. ISBN: 978-0-8036-4466-3.

or

Stevens CD, Miller LE: Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective. 5th Edition. Philadelphia: FA Davis; 2021. ISBN: 978-0803694408 ISBN Ebook: 9780803694415

Instructor: Hannah Hove

MLS 420 Clinical Laboratory Operations

Required: 
Clinical Laboratory Science Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications. 9th edition.  Mary Louise Turgeon.  ISBN: 9780323829342

Instructor: Shannon Jongeward

MLS 421 Clinical Chemistry II

Bishop M, et al. Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations. 9th Ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2023. ISBN 13: 978-1284238860

Instructor: Linda Ray

MLS 422 Clinical Hematology & Hemostasis II

Required:
McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN (e-text): 9780134818115 or 9780134818108

Note: be sure to purchase the lifetime version of this text rather than renting it, as you will use it in multiple courses across semesters.

Instructor: Samantha Peterson and Brooke Solberg

MLS 423 Clinical Immunohematology II

Harmening, D. Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices. 7th Ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2019, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-6888-1

Instructors: Robert Porter and Chris Triske

MLS 424 Clinical Microbiology II

Mahon CR, Lehman DC. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 6th Edition. St. Louis: Saunders-Elsevier, 2019. ISBN 13: 9780323613170.

OR

Mahon CR, Lehman DC. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 7th Edition. St. Louis: Saunders-Elsevier, 2023. ISBN 13: 9780323829977.

Instructor: Becca Bakke and Hannah Hove

MLS 425 Clinical Urinalysis & Body Fluids II

Brunzel, Nancy, A. Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis. 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2022. ISBN 9780323711975.

Instructors: Karen Peterson and Allison Waswick

MLS 449 Capstone in Medical Laboratory Science

No required textbook. 

Instructors: Heather Langerud and Shannon Jongeward

MLS 471 Clinical Chemistry

Bishop M, et al. Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations. 9th Ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2023. ISBN 13: 978-1284238860

Instructor: Linda Ray

MLS 472 Preanalytical Skills

McCall RE: Phlebotomy Essentials. 7th ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020. ISBN: 9781284209945

Instructor: Mary Coleman

MLS 473 Clinical Hemostasis I

McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN: Print version:  978-0134-709239,
E-Text Version: 9780134818108

Instructor: Brooke Solberg

MLS 474 Clinical Urinalysis I

Brunzel, Nancy, A. Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis. 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2018. ISBN 9780323374798.

Instructor: Karen Peterson

MLS 477 Clinical Immunohematology I & MLS 477L Clinical Immunohematology Laboratory

Harmening, D. Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices. 7th Ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2019, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-6888-1

Instructor: Robert Porter

MLS 478 Clinical Microbiology I

Mahon CR, Lehman DC. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 6th Edition. St. Louis: Saunders-Elsevier, 2019. ISBN: 9780323613170.

Instructors: Chris Triske

MLS 479 Clinical Hematology I

1. McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 4th Ed. Boston: Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN Print Version:  978-0134-709239
ISBN E-Text Version: 9780134818108
OR
McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 3rd Ed. Boston: Pearson Education, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-13-307601-1.

2. Carr, JH, Rodak, BF: Clinical Hematology Atlas. 5th Edition. Saunders, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-32332249-2.
OR

Instructor: Samantha Peterson
Instructor for students in Categorical CERT Training Program(s): Chris Triske

MLS 480 Clinical Immunohematology II

Same textbook as MLS 477

Harmening, D. Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices. 7th Ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2019, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-6888-1

MLS 481 Clinical Chemistry II

Same textbooks as MLS 471

Bishop M, et al. Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations. 9th Ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2023. ISBN 13: 978-1284238860

MLS 483 Clinical Hemostasis II

Same Textbook as MLS 325

McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN: Print version:  978-0134-709239,
E-Text Version: 9780134818108

MLS 484 Clinical Microbiology II

Same textbook as MLS 478

Mahon CR, Lehman DC. Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 6th Edition. St. Louis: Saunders-Elsevier, 2019. ISBN: 9780323613170.

MLS 485 Clinical Urinalysis II

Same textbook as MLS 474/MLS 489

Brunzel, Nancy, A. Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis. 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2018. ISBN 9780323374798.

MLS 487 Clinical Mycology

Mahon, C. and Manuselis, G. (2015). Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. 5th Edition. Saunders-Elsevier, St Louis.
ISBN-978-0-323-08989-0.

Instructor: Karen Peterson

MLS 488 Clinical Hematology II

Same textbook as MLS 325/MLS 479

McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN: Print version:  978-0134-709239,
E-Text Version: 9780134818108

MLS 489 Clinical Body Fluids

Brunzel, Nancy, A. Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis. 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2018. ISBN 9780323374798.

Instructor: Brooke Solberg

MLS 490 Financial and Quality Management of the Clinical Laboratory

Harmening, Denise, M. Laboratory Management- Principles and Processes. 4th Edition. St Petersburg, Florida: D.H. Publishing & Consulting, Inc., 2021. ISBN: 9780943903187

Instructor: Heather Langerud  and Shannon Jongeward

MLS 491 Clinical Chemistry III

Same textbook for MLS 471/MLS 481

Bishop M, et al. Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations. 9th Ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2023. ISBN 13: 978-1284238860

MLS 492 Clinical Immunohematology III

Same textbook as MLS 477 / MLS 480

Harmening, D. Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices. 7th Edition. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2019, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-6888-1.

MLS 494 Clinical Immunology

Stevens, CD: Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective. 4th Edition. Philadelphia: FA Davis; 2017. ISBN-13: 9780803644663.

MLS 495 Clinical Microbiology III

Same textbook as MLS 478 / MLS 484

Harmening, D. Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices. 7th Ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2019, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-6888-1

MLS 498 Clinical Hematology III

Same textbook as MLS 479 / MLS 488

McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN: Print version:  978-0134-709239,
E-Text Version: 9780134818108

MLS 501 Advanced Laboratory Practice: Technical Concepts

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Shannon Jongeward

MLS 502 Advanced Clinical Hematology: Erythrocytes

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Samantha Peterson

MLS 503 Advanced Clinical Hematology: Leukocytes

Required
1. McKenzie SB, Williams JL: Clinical Laboratory Hematology. 4th Edition. Boston: Pearson Education, 2020. ISBN: Print version:  978-0134-709239,
E-Text Version: 9780134818108


2. *Kaushansky K, Lichtman MA, Prchal JT, Levi MM, Press OW, Burns LJ, Caligiuri M: Williams Hematology. 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-07-183300-4

*Available online through UND SMHS Library

Recommended

1. Swerdlow SH, Campo E, Harris NL, Jaffe ES, Pileri SA, Stein H, Thiele J, Arber DA, Hasserjian RP, Le Beau MM, Orazi A, Siebert R: WHO Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues.  Revised 4th Ed.  Herndon, VA:  Stylus Publishing. 2017. 

2. Anderson- Young SC, Poulson KB: Anderson’s Atlas of Hematology. 3rd ed.   Philadelphia: Lippincott ,Williams & Wilkins, 2021. ISBN-13: 978-1975118259,  ISBN-10: 1975118251

Instructor: Mary Coleman

MLS 505 Advanced Laboratory Practice: Financial Management

TBD

Instructor: Robert Porter

MLS 506 Advanced Clinical Chemistry

TBD

Instructor: Linda Ray

MLS 507 Advanced Clinical Immunohematology

Harmening, D. Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices. 7th Ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2019, ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-6888-1

Instructor: Robert Porter

MLS 509 Medical Laboratory Education: Teaching Principles

Svinicki MB & McKeachie WJ. McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategirs, research, and theory for college and university teachers. 14th ed. Belmont (CA): Wadsworth, 2014.

Instructor: Brooke Solberg

MLS 513 Advanced Clinical Immunology

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Heather Langerud 

MLS 515 Capstone in Medical Laboratory Science

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Mary Coleman

MLS 517 Advanced Laboratory Practice: Administrative Concepts

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Shannon Jongeward

MLS 518 Advanced Molecular Diagnostics

No Required Textbook

Instructors: Linda Ray, Chris Triske

MLS 522 Advanced Clinical Bacteriology

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Chris Triske

MLS 523 Non-Bacterial Microbiology

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Karen Peterson

MLS 524 Current Trends and Issues in MLS

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Brooke Solberg

MLS 525 Professional Communication in the Medical Laboratory

Recommended
Hoffman, A. Writing in the biological sciences: A comprehensive resource for scientific communication. Oxford University Press. Any edition is acceptable.

MLS 526 Advanced Clinical Hemostasis

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Brooke Solberg

MLS 527 Advanced Assessment and Accreditation

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Brooke Solberg

MLS 530 Medical Laboratory Leadership: Principles and Practice

Required
Northouse, PG. Leadership. Sage Publications; (8th edition) ISBN: 978-1506362311

Instructor: Becca Bakke

MLS 531 Medical Laboratory Leadership: Practical Applications

Required
Cases in Health Care Management. 1st Edition. Sharon B. Buchbinder, Nancy H. Shanks, and Dale Buchbinder. ISBN-13: 978-1449674298. ISBN-10: 1449674291. 

Instructor: Samantha Peterson

MLS 532 Medical Laboratory Leadership: Conflict Resolution

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Karen Peterson

MLS 589 Readings in Medical Laboratory Science

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Samantha Peterson

MLS 590 Project Development

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Heather Langerud 

MLS 997 Independent Study

No Required Textbook

Instructor: Samantha Peterson

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