Bachelor of Science (Genetics and Genomics)

Genetics and Genomics is an exciting area of science involving the study and use of DNA based data in the life sciences. Genetics is the study of how DNA is the blueprint for functionality in every cell and is also the code that passes information from one generation to the next. New sequencing technologies can now generate vast quantities of data from DNA. Genomics is the study of these data to make important discoveries in areas such as medicine, agriculture, evolution, the environment and biotechnology.

Subjects in this course are:-

YEAR ONE

 •Biology

• Chemistry: Molecular Science

• Mathematics (Honours level)

• Computer Science

• Introduction to Genetics & Genomics

• Biomedical Genomics: Research and Communication

YEAR TWO

• Genetics, Medicine & Disease

• Molecular & Cellular Biology

• Protein Structure & Function

• Plant & Agribiosciences

• Microbiology

• Evolution

• Mathematics (Mathematical Molecular Biology, Statistics in Data Science)

• Biomedical Genomics: Seminars and Essays

YEAR THREE

• Molecular & Cellular Biology

• Microbial Genomics

• Evolutionary Biology

• Human Genetics

• Plant and Agricultural Genetics

• Bioinformatics

• Genomic Analysis

• Research & Career Development Skills

• Plus Electives: Developmental Biology, Applied Statistics, Programming, Mathematical Molecular Biology

YEAR FOUR

• Research Project

• Literature Review

• Advanced Chromosome Biology

• Molecular & Cellular Biology

• Biotechnology

• Plant Genetics & Systems Biology

• Current Topics in Biosciences

• Medical Genomics & Bioethics

• Plus Electives: Machine Learning and Data Mining, Information Management, Probabilistic Models for Molecular Biology, Microbial Gene Regulation