Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (Molecular Genetics)

Curtin University

Advanced Science is an academically elite, honours degree course in which you can tailor your study to your interests in science, technology and mathematics. During your course, you will have access to world-class research groups, work-integrated learning, industry engagement, student-led projects and accelerated learning pathways. This course is unique in Western Australia in its multidisciplinary, project-based learning and scientific professional practice involving entrepreneurship, communication and leadership skills. These professional skills are essential in enabling agile and innovative responses to changing industry and employment circumstances. You’ll graduate with the skills to be a STEM leader who can apply advanced, multidisciplinary knowledge to address major science challenges.This course equips you with leadership and entrepreneurial skills so that you can contribute to science innovation. Curtin hosts numerous esteemed groups and centres undertaking high-impact research, ranging from agriculture to space sciences. Benefit from work-integrated learning opportunities from your second year. Develop real-world experience before you graduate. Learn how work-integrated learning helps you build career skills and connect with industry early. Molecular genetics is an expanding area that is contributing to solutions for human, animal and plant diseases environmental degradation biodiversity monitoring food security biosecurity and other global challenges.Genetics now underpins diverse jobs related to biology. For example, around the world, governments are investing in genetics research to improve food supply, which is increasingly reliant on genetically modifying the production of plants and animals. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is another growth area, where trace amounts of DNA in the environment are contributing to better estimates of biodiversity in terrestrial and marine environments. And ancient DNA is being extracted from fossils to understand the evolution of life and the impacts of ancient climate and ecosystem change. In the field of disease diagnosis, DNA ‘chips’ can detect the expression of thousands of genes, enabling rapid diagnosis of multiple diseases in a single test. Before long, individuals will be able to access their own DNA sequence and learn their propensity to develop particular diseases. In this course, you’ll gain the deep knowledge of genetic processes and bioinformatics for careers related to human, animal and plant health environmental health and food security. This is a Bachelor of Advanced Science honours course, designed for high-performing students to deepen their expertise in molecular genetics with research, leadership and entrepreneurship skills.

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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