Genetics - BIOCC13966
Stream Summary
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
School: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science
Contact: www.babs.unsw.edu.au
Program: 3966 - Life Sciences
Award(s):
Bachelor of Life Sciences (Major)
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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 90 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
- BABS2204 Genetics (6 UOC) or BABS2264 Genetics (Advanced Level) (6 UOC)
- BABS2202 Molecular Cell Biology 1 (6 UOC)
- BIOC2201 Principles of Mol. Biol (Adv) (6 UOC)
- MICR2011 Microbiology 1 (6 UOC)
Plus 6 UOC from:
Stage 3
Plus 12 UOC from:
- BABS3021 Microbial Genetics (6 UOC) or MICR3621 Microbial Genetics (Advanced) (6 UOC)
Honours
For information about Honours in Genetics see the Genetics Honours plan or contact the School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences (BABS).
