Postgraduate Diploma in Science (Genetics)

Comments about Postgraduate Diploma in Science (Genetics) - On Campus - Parkville - Victoria

• Objectives
  On completion of this course students should have achieved:
  
  * A broad knowledge in the field of genetics;
  * A capacity to use experimentation in genetics to understand aspects of biology; and
  * A capacity to integrate various theoretical and experimental approaches to problems in genetics.
• Academic title
  Postgraduate Diploma in Science (Genetics)
• Course description
  The coursework and research components of this Postgraduate Diploma in Science enable students to further their knowledge in the following areas: classical genetics; the history of genetics; population and evolutionary genetics; ecological genetics; molecular genetics; and developmental genetics. Typical research projects study aspects of heavy metal detoxification mechanisms in plants and animals; copper metabolism in mammals and the role of copper in neurodegenerative diseases; gene regulation in fungi;; the ecological, evolutionary and molecular genetics of insecticide resistance; evolutionary genetics; and developmental genetics.
  
  Course structure
  Genetics Research Project (62.5 Points)
  
  Content: An original, supervised research project.
  
  Assessment: A research report of 40 pages (excluding figures, tables and appendices).
  
  An oral exam.
  
  An assessment of research performance.
  
  Genetics Advanced Coursework (37.5 Points)
  
  Content: Lectures and discussions on advanced topics in genetics.
  
  Up to 25 points of appropriate Bachelor of Science subjects as required by the Head of Department.
  
  Assessment: An essay on the background area of the research project (3000 word maximum). A written exam and a journal club presentation on the lecture topics.

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