This module emphasises on the pathologic basis of disease development as well as the principles and techniques of histopathology and cytology laboratory investigations, which aids the clinicians in diagnosis of diseases and monitoring the progress of treatment. Through the laboratory sessions, students will be exposed to some histo-techniques involving processing of tissue specimens for diagnostic purposes in routine clinical laboratories. The aims of this module are to give the students an overview of the investigation techniques employed by the histopathology and cytology laboratory, as well as the rationale behind these tests. Students will also be familiar with Good Laboratory Practices, as well as record keeping, literature reading, results interpretation, and presentation.