Human Genetics Empirical Track Coursework
(Two required courses AND two core electives AND four elective courses PLUS two rotations)
Two Required Courses
HGEN 47000 Human Genetics I (Autumn) AND HGEN 46900 Human Variation and Disease (Winter)
Three Core Electives Courses (Chose from the following)
HGEN 47500 Genetic Mechanisms from Variation to Evolution (Autumn) OR HGEN 31100 Evolution of Biological Molecules (Winter) OR HGEN 48600 Fundamentals of Computational Biology: Models and Inference (Winter) OR HGEN 47100 Intro Statistical Genetics (Winter) OR HGEN 47300 Genomics and Systems Biology (Spring) OR HGEN 47200 Quantitative Genetics for the 21st Century (Spring) OR MGCB 31300 Molecular Biology II (Spring) OR MGCB 31400 Genetic Analysis of Model Organism (Autumn) OR DVBI 36400 Developmental Mechanisms (Winter) OR ECEV 35600 Population Genetics I (Spring) OR HGEN 47900 Decoding and Engineering Genes and Genomes (Spring)
Plus Two Lab Rotations
BSDG 40100 Section xx / BSDG 40102 Section xx Human Genetics Laboratory Rotation (Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer) NOTE: Two lab rotations count as one class.
Plus Three Electives:
Students must take four electives (selected by the student from a list approved by the CSAC), including one statistics course at a level appropriate to the student’s background and research interests.
ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE COURSES TO CHOOSE FROM TO FULFILL 4 COURSES:
HGEN 39900 Readings in Human Genetics (Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer); HGEN 47400 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Geneticists (Autumn); HGEN 48800 Fundamentals of Computational Biology: Algorithms and Applications (Spring); HGEN 36400 Molecular Phylogenetics (Autumn); HGEN 33480 Neurogenetics (Winter); HGEN 30400 Protein Fundamentals (Autumn); DVBI 35600 Vertebrate Developmental Genetics (Winter); MGCB 31200 Molecular Biology I (Winter); MGCB 32000 Quantitative Analysis of Biological Dynamics (Spring); MGCB 31600 Cell Biology I (Autumn); MGCB 31700 Cell Biology II (Winter); MGCB 32000 Quantitative Analysis of Biological Dynamics (Spring); NURB 33400 Genetic Approaches in Neurobiology (Spring); STAT 24300 Numerical Linear Algebra (Autumn); STAT 24400 Statistical Theory and Methodology I (Autumn, Winter); STAT 24500 Statistical Theory/Method-2 (Winter);
A complete list of courses is available on the Academic Information System and Human Genetics Graduate Program website
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES
HGEN 31900 Introduction to Research. “Allstars” (Autumn)
BSDG 55100 Responsible, rigorous, and reproducible conduct of research: R3CR. Winter