Master of Science (Genetics) (MC-SCIGEN) // Course structure

Course structure

Students must complete 200 pts including:

• Discipline Core subjects (25 points);
• Discipline Elective subjects (25 points);
• Professional Skills subjects (25 points);
• Research Project (125 points).

Subject options

Discipline Core

Students must take:

*Students need not complete Advanced Topics in Genetics A prior to enrolling in Advanced Topics in Genetics B.

Discipline Elective

Students must choose 2 of the following subjects:

OR 12.5 or 25 points of other approved subjects.

Students who have not completed both of GENE30001 and GENE30002 or equivalents will be required to enrol in any of these they have not completed as their Discipline Elective subjects in their first semester of enrolment.

Professional Skills

Students must take one of:

and 12.5 points of another approved subject:

Research Project

The project will be taken over four consecutive semesters and will begin on the first Monday of semester 1 and continue for up to 88 weeks until the end of the fourth semester, minus recreation leave of between 4 and 8 weeks (22 weeks per semester over the four semesters). For how long and at what time within the enrolment the actual period of leave is to be taken needs to be negotiated with a student’s supervisor.

The major thesis will be due for submission by the end of the formal examination period of the fourth semester of enrolment if an earlier date is not specified.

Students may enrol in a combination of research project subjects and coursework subjects over their two years of full-time to ensure they have completed a total of 125 points for the research project by the end of their course. Students cannot enrol in the same subject more than once.

• 50 points of the research project is taken in the first year, and the assessment consists of a research proposal(30%) and minor thesis (70%).

• 75 points of the research project is taken in the second year, and the assessment consists of a major thesis (90%); and an oral presentation (10%).

Last updated: 21 February 2025