Medical Microbiology is the study of organisms or microbes that cause infection in humans. The discipline seeks to determine what organisms cause infections? Why? When? Who is at risk? Is there treatment available? It, therefore, provides the tools to understand the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of our most important infectious diseases. Some key applications of medical microbiology include clinical laboratory diagnosis, disease surveillance, development and testing of vaccines and therapeutics, quality assurance, food processing industries and waste management.

Malawi is faced with skills shortages in the areas of clinical laboratory support and quality assurance services. Malawi’s National Health Research Agenda (NHRA) aims to build capacity that will support services and research which is responsive to the county’s priority health needs.
MUST is the first institution in Malawi to offer a BSc in Medical Microbiology. The programme will produce high calibre graduates that will be able to apply principles of medical microbiology for the provision of laboratory diagnostic services and conduct high quality health research to address Malawi’s public health agenda.

-General Biology
-General Chemistry I
-Mechanics & Thermal Properties of Matter
-Algebra and Trigonometry
-Language and Communication Studies
-Introduction to Computer Applications
-Human Anatomy and Physiology I

-General Chemistry II
-Electricity and Magnetism
-Vibration and Waves
-Calculus I
-Technical and Business Communication
-Computer Programming

-General Microbiology
-Biochemistry
-Molecular Biology
-Biostatistics
-Practical I (Microbiology and Biochemistry)
-Practical II (Molecular Biology)

-Cell Biology and Biotechnology
-Microbial Physiology and Anatomy
-Human Anatomy and Physiology II
-Human and Microbial Genetics
-Practical III (Cell Biology and Biotechnology)
-Practical IV (Human and Microbial Genetics)

-Immunology
-Environmental Microbiology
-Pathology
-Tropical Health and Epidemiology
-Practical V (Immunology and Pathology)
-Practical VI (Environmental Microbiology)

-Research Methodology and Data Analysis
-Diagnostic Medical Microbiology
-Pharmacology
-Microbial Food Toxicology
-Practical VII (Pharmacology)
-Practical VIII (Microbial Food Toxicology)

-Bioethics and Research Ethics
-Bioinformatics
-Mycology 1
-Bacteriology I
-Virology I
-Parasitology I

-Practicals (Mycology, Bacteriology, Virology, Parasitology)
-Business Management and Entrepreneurship
-Research Project
-Mycology II
-Bacteriology II
-Virology II
-Parasitology II