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Genetics Major

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Offered By ANU College of Medicine and Health Sciences, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment, ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, and ANU Colleges of Science
Academic Contact Dr Dave Rowell and Professor Barry Pogson
Areas of Interest Biology and Genetics

Requirements

A minimum of 42 units of courses including:

(a) at least 6 units from:

BIOL1003 Evolution, Ecology and Genetics

BIOL1004 Molecular Biology

(b) at least 6 units from:

BIOL2151 Introductory Genetics

BIOL2152 Advances in Human Genetics

BIOL2161 Genes: Replication & Expression

BIOL2162 Molecular Biotechnology

(c) at least 18 units from:

BIOL3131 Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology

BIOL3138 Special Topics in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (genetics project)

BIOL3139 Special Topics in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (genetics project)

BIOL3151 Population Genetics

BIOL3157 Advanced Genetics & Bioinformatics

BIOL3161 Genomics and its Applications

BIOL3174 Research Projects (genetics project)

BIOL3175 Research Projects (genetics project)

BIOL3177 Advances in Molecular Plant Science

BIOL3181 Developmental and Molecular Biology

BIOL3191 Biotechnology in Context

(d) at least 12 units from:

• any subject with a BIOL prefix

STAT3008 Applied Statistics

BIAN2115 'Race' and Human Genetic Variation

First Year course advice

Students should take BIOL1003, BIOL1004, CHEM1101 and at least one of STAT1003 or CHEM1201. Both are recommended.

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