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Degree Programme Table: Human Complex Trait Genetics (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCHCTGE1F)

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

Notes:
PGBI11083 (Genetics of Human Complex Traits) must be passed at MSc level (at or over 50%) .

Please note that some courses may not run - this is dependent on student numbers.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Statistics and Data Analysis

Must be taken during Semester 1

PGBI11003 20 credits
Linkage and Association in Genome Analysis

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11086 20 credits
Quantitative Genetic Models

Must be taken during Block 3 (Sem 2)

PGBI11085 10 credits
Genetics of Human Complex Traits

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Semester 2

PGBI11083 10 credits
Population Genetics

Must be taken during Block 1 (Sem 1)

PGBI11124 20 credits
Quantitative Genetics

Must be taken during Block 2 (Sem 1)

PGBI11125 20 credits
Dissertation (Quantitative Genetics)

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

PGBI11135 60 credits
Research Project Proposal (Genetics, Ecology & Evolution)

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGBI11140 10 credits

Course options

Human Complex Trait Genetics - optional courses (Sem 2)

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Functional Genomic Technologies
PGBI11040 10 credits
Animal Genetic Improvement
PGBI11084 10 credits
Population Genomic Analysis
PGBI11126 10 credits
Introduction to Bioinformatics
PGBI11137 10 credits
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