Master of Genetics
As the Genetics program prepares for the next exciting part in our history with the upcoming merger with the Functional Genomics program, we are in the process of updating our core curriculum. If you have questions about the curriculum, please contact Director of Graduate Programs Dr. Reade Roberts (rbrober2@ncsu.edu) or Graduate Services Coordinator Tyler DeAtley (tdeatle@ncsu.edu). Below is our historical curriculum. If you are interested in the proposed curriculum for the new program, you may see the proposed curriculum here.
The Master of Genetics degree is often pursued by scientists who are interested in earning additional professional credentials. This degree is considered to be a terminal degree and is not intended to prepare graduates who plan to pursue a Ph.D. in the field.
To see the catalog listings for the below course, please visit the NCSU course catalog.
REQUIRED CORE COURSES
| Number | Department | Course Title | Credit Hours | Semester Offered |
| GN 701 | GN | Molecular Genetics | 3 | Fall |
| GN 702 | GN | Cellular & Developmental Genetics | 3 | Spring |
| GN 703 | GN | Population & Quantitative Genetics | 3 | Spring |
| BCH 451 | BCH | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 | Fall/Spring |
| GN 850 | GN | Professionalism & Ethics | 1 | Fall |
| ST 511 | ST | Experimental Statistics for Biologists | 3 | Fall/Spring |
(An additional 14 hours of elective courses are required, 6 hours must have substantial Genetics content, such as the examples below.**)
PRIMARY ELECTIVE COURSES
| Number | Department | Course Title | Credit Hours | Semester Offered |
| GN 713 | ANS | Quantitative Genetics and Breeding | 3 | Fall |
| GN 721 | ST | Genetic Data Analysis | 3 | Alt. Spring |
| GN 725 | FOR | Forest Genetics | 3 | Spring |
| GN 735 | GN | Functional Genomics | 3 | Fall |
| GN 750 | GN | Developmental Genetics | 3 | Alt. Spring |
| GN 756 | GN | Computational Molecular Evolution | 3 | Alt. Fall |
| GN 757 | ST | Stats for Molecular Quantitative Genetics | 3 | Alt. Fall |
| GN 758 | MB | Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics | 3 | Spring |
| GN 761 | BCH | Advanced Molecular Biology of the Cell | 3 | Alt. Spring |
| GN 768 | BCH | Nucleic Acid: Structure and Function | 3 | Alt. Spring |
| GN 810X | GN | Special Topics in Genetics | Var | Variable |
| ST 590C | ST | Bioinformatics I | 3 | Fall |
| ST 590C | ST | Bioinformatics II | 3 | Spring |
| PB 780 | PB | Plant Molecular Biology | 3 | Fall |
| PB 824N | PB | Topics in Plant Molecular Genetics | 3 | Alt. Spring |
| BCH 701 | BCH | Macromolecular Structure | 3 | Fall |
| BIT 510† | BIT | Core Technologies | 4 | Fall/Spring |
| BIT 815X† | BIT | Advanced Modules (Several) | Var | Fall/Spring |
†Only three hours of these courses may be counted toward the primary elective requirement.
**Other courses that do not appear on this list may be counted if they have substantial Genetics content. Please consult with the Director of Graduate Programs if you would like to count a course as an elective that is not on this list.