DPT: Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics (MSc) (Online Learning) (ICL)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the 60 Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the 120 Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the 180 MSc credits.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Students must complete the following 50 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.

It is strongly recommended that students take the courses in the following order.

1 Sustainable Breeding and Genetics
2 Population and Quantitative Genetics for Breeding
3 Principles of Genetic Evaluation
4 Genomics and Phenomics in Breeding
5 Breeding Programmes and their Modelling

Breeding Programmes and their Modelling

Genomics and Phenomics in Breeding

Population and Quantitative Genetics for Breeding

Principles of Genetic Evaluation

Sustainable Breeding and Genetics

AND

Students must complete 10 credits from the following courses by the end of Year 2.

An introduction to transboundary diseases and their impact on trade and wildlife populations

Data analysis with R

Quality Management in Wildlife Forensic Science

Population Genetics for Conservation Breeding

Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 1

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Breeding Programmes and their Modelling

Genomics and Phenomics in Breeding

Population and Quantitative Genetics for Breeding

Principles of Genetic Evaluation

Sustainable Breeding and Genetics

AND

Students must complete 10 credits from the following courses by the end of Year 2.

An introduction to transboundary diseases and their impact on trade and wildlife populations

Data analysis with R

Quality Management in Wildlife Forensic Science

Population Genetics for Conservation Breeding

Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 1

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Students must complete the following 40 credits of courses by the end of Year 4.

It is strongly recommended that students take the courses in the following order.

1 Advanced Modelling in Genetic Evaluation
2 Future Breeding and Genetics
3 Applications of Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics to Real-Life Challenges
4 Research and Professional Skills for Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics

Advanced Modelling in Genetic Evaluation

Applications of Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics to Real-Life Challenges

Future Breeding and Genetics

Research and Professional Skills for Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics

AND

Students must complete 20 credits from the following courses by the end of Year 4.

Science Communication and Engagement for Practice

Data visualisation: knowledge transfer

Control of economically important parasites

New developments in epidemiology and the control of vector borne disease

Project planning and decision support for animal disease control

Pastoralism and Herd Health