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University of the Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Science in Genetics and Developmental Biology

The Bachelor of Science in Genetics and Developmental Biology in Biology is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Science in Genetics and Developmental Biology offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

This is the era of the gene. You can sequence it, research how it functions, study how it makes an animal, plant, bacterium or virus, how it evolves and how it can make cells cancerous. What’s more, with the help of modern tools, you can now quickly and precisely edit a plant or animal genome.

Overview

See how genes are transforming biology, biotechnology, the pharmaceutical industry, and medicine.Due to recent discoveries in genetics, the biotech field is about to undergo an explosion similar to that of the IT field in the 1980s, and you can be part of this by joining MCB Genetics.Our courses include: Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes, Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes, Chromosomes and Gene Maps, and Advanced Animal Developmental Biology.

Curriculum

First year

• Introductory Life Sciences I

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• Chemistry I

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• Auxiliary Mathematics I

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• Any other Level I course

Second year

• Molecular and Cell Biology IIA: Scientific Practice

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• Molecular and Cell Biology IIB: Concepts

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• Basic Statistics for the Natural Sciences II

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• Molecular and Cell Biology IIC: Applications for double-MCB major students

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• Any other Level II major depending on other course set

Third year

• Genetics and Developmental Biology III

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• Any other Level III major depending on other course set