Genetics - BIOCC13529
Stream Summary
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
School: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science
Contact: http://www.babs.unsw.edu.au/
Program: 3529 - Commerce/Science
Award(s):
Bachelor of Science (Major)
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Stream Outline
This Genetics major offers a general introduction to the discipline during the first years of study and then allows students to diversify into the more specialised areas of genetics, including molecular genetics, human genetics, plant and microbial molecular biology, conservation biology, etc. Molecular biology has had a major impact on this discipline and is ideal for those students whose interests are in understanding and appreciating biological processes at the molecular rather than the descriptive level. The study of genetics has taken a more computer/systems approach and the major has a significant focus in this discipline integration of these approaches at the cellular, whole organism and population level.
Stream Structure
A major in Genetics is comprised of 84 units of credit of courses as follows:
Stage 1
- CHEM1011 Chemistry A (6 UOC) or CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)
- CHEM1021 Chemistry B (6 UOC) or CHEM1041 Higher Chemistry B (6 UOC)
- MATH1031 Mathematics for Life Sciences (6 UOC) or MATH1131 Mathematics 1A (6 UOC) or MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
- MATH1041 Statistics for Life and Social Sciences (6 UOC) or MATH1231 Mathematics 1B (6 UOC) or MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
Stage 2
- BIOS2021 Genetics (6 UOC) or BIOS2621 Genetics (Advanced Level) (6 UOC)
- BABS2202 Molecular Cell Biology 1 (6 UOC)
- BIOC2201 Principles of Mol. Biol (Adv) (6 UOC)
Plus 6 UOC from:
- BIOC2101 Principles of Biochem (Adv) (6 UOC)
- MICR2011 Microbiology 1 (6 UOC)
Stage 3
- BABS3151 Human Genetics and Variation (6UOC)
- BABS3291 Genes, Genomes and Evolution (6UOC)
- BABS3021 Microbial Genetics (6 UOC) or MICR3621 Microbial Genetics (Advanced) (6 UOC)
Plus 6 UOC from:
Honours
For further information on Honours in Genetics, please see the Genetics Honours entry in this Handbook.
