Master of Science (Genetics) (MC-SCIGEN) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

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Intended learning outcomes

Course objectives include:




  • extending students' abilities in oral and written scientific communication;
  • understanding the way in which experiments in genetics are designed, communicated and interpreted;
  • acquiring experience in planning and executing laboratory or field-based experimental research; and
  • developing effective skills in data collection and analysis and postulating testable hypotheses based on this data.

Graduate attributes

Graduates will:

  • have the ability to demonstrate advanced independent critical enquiry, analysis and reflection;
  • have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship;
  • have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s);
  • reach a high level of achievement in writing, research or project activities, problem-solving and communication;
  • be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
  • be able to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines;
  • have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment; and
  • be able to initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces.

Last updated: 21 February 2025