Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) - Genetics The University of Western Australia

Overview

This Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) - Genetics B.Phil programme from The University of Western Australia provides you with a broad overview of the universal principles, potentials and problems associated with DNA-based life. You'll learn how traits are inherited, how genetic processes control development and diseases and how and why genomes are studied. 

Through a combination of hands-on laboratory sessions, teamwork, interactive tutorials and theoretical foundations, you'll develop skills in critical thinking, experimental design, data analysis and interpretation as well as skills in oral and written communication.

Leading research:

• UWA is Western Australia’s top ranked University, and is one of the Group of Eight leading research universities in Australia. UWA’s Life Science/ Biology disciplines, including Genetics, are particularly renowned nationally and internationally and rank amongst the world’s best 100 in their subject area.

Career opportunities:

• Studying Genetics at UWA will open doors to a range of possible careers. Genetics graduates can get jobs in biotechnology, drug development and food production. 
• Molecular geneticists find jobs in genomics laboratories in public and private research institutes, hospitals, and in broader public health, as well as in agriculture and breeding. 

• Population geneticists are needed in healthcare, wildlife conservation and ecological management, using large amounts of genomics data. 

• Outside the laboratory, jobs include patent law and policy-making. Geneticists take on sales and marketing roles in the medical, research and pharmaceutical industries. 

• With their specialist knowledge in inheritance and genomics, geneticists can also become valued science journalists and science communicators or science educators. 

• To prepare you for these diverse career pathways, UWA’s unique degree structure provides you with the widest range of specialisation options amongst Western Australian universities. 

• For example, it is possible to combine your major in Genetics with a second major in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology, Agricultural Sciences, Botany, Anatomy and Human Biology, Zoology, or do a extended major in Molecular Life Sciences.