Course Content
The Bachelor of Genetics requires completion of 144 units, of which:
- A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
- A minimum of 30 units must come from completion of 3000-level courses
- A minimum of 96 units must come from completion of courses from the Science course list
The 144 units must include:
60 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
- BIOL1003 Biology 1: Evolution, Ecology & Genetics (6 units)
- BIOL1004 Biology 2: Molecular & Cell Biology (6 units)
- CHEM1101 Chemistry 1 (6 units)
- CHEM1201 Chemistry 2 (6 units)
- BIOL2151 Genetics (6 units)
- BIOL2161 Genes: Replication and Expression (6 units)
- BIOL2162 Molecular Gene Techniques (6 units)
- BIOL2202 Experimental Design and Analysis in Biology (6 units)
- BIOL3161 Genomics & its Applications (6 units)
- BIOL3204 Genetics of Human Disease 1 (6 units)
A maximum of 6 units from completion of a computer programming course from the following list:
- BIOL2001 Introduction to Quantitative Biology (6 units)
- COMP1730 Programming for Scientists (6 units)
A minimum of 6 units from completion of a course from the following list
- BIOL1009 Diversity of Life (6 units)
- BIOL2114 Evolution (6 units)
- BIOL2117 Cell Biology (6 units)
- BIOL2142 General Microbiology (6 units)
A minimum of 18 units from completion of courses from the following list:
- BIOL3002 Plants: Genes and the Environment (6 units)
- BIOL3108 Hallmarks of Cancer (6 units)
- BIOL3109 Developmental Biology (6 units)
- BIOL3141 Infection and Immunity (6 units)
- BIOL3144 Advanced and Applied Immunology (6 units)
- BIOL3157 Bioinformatics and Its Applications (6 units)
- BIOL3177 Advances in Molecular Plant Sciences (6 units)
- BIOL3178 Recovering Threatened Species and Ecosystems (6 units)
- BIOL3188 ANU SynBio Challenge Team Project (6 units)
- BIOL3191 Bioethics and Society (6 units)
- BIOL3201 Big Questions in Biology (6 units)
- BIOL3205 Genetics of Human Disease 2 (6 units)
- BIOL3206 Evolution of Biodiversity (6 units)
- BIOL3208 Biology Research Project (6 units)
- BIOL3209 Biology Research Project (12 units)
- BIOL3213 Australian Wildlife (6 units)
- BIAN3113 Human Evolution (6 units)
6 units from completion from a 2000 or 3000 level course from the following subject area:
- BIOL Biology
- MEDN Medicine
- NEUR Neuroscience
48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU.
*Students must achieve a minimum 65% Weighted Average Mark across all Science courses undertaken in each period (Summer/First Semester/Autumn) and (Winter/Second Semester/Spring) in order to continue in the Bachelor of Genetics. Students who do not achieve a minimum of 65% Weighted Average Mark will be transferred to the Bachelor of Science single degree.
Elective units
48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.
