MS Requirements
Genetics and Genomics Core (18-20 Credit Hours)
| Number | Home Dept./Program | Course Title | Credit Hours | Semester Offered |
| GN 701 | GN | Molecular Genetics | 3 | Fall |
| GN 702 or 735 | GN | Cellular & Developmental Genetics or Functional Genomics | 3 | Spring |
| GN 703 | GN | Population & Quantitative Genetics | 3 | Spring |
| GN 810X (×2)* | GN | Special Topics in Genetics – Journal Club | 1 | Various |
| XX** | XX** | Genetic/Genomic Data Analysis (multiple options) | 3 | Various |
| XX*** | XX*** | Professionalism & Ethics*** | 1 | Fall |
| ST 511 | ST | Experimental Statistics for Biologists | 3 | Fall, Spring |
*(Two credits of Evolutionary Genomics Journal Club (GN810) are required for the degree.)
**Example courses fulfilling Genetic/Genomic Data Analysis requirement, or others per approval of DGP:
- GGS 771 Data Science for Genetics and Genomics
- GN 527 Introductory Bioinformatics
- BIT 815 Deep Sequencing Analysis
- GN 756 Computational Molecular Evolution
- GN 757 Quantitative Genetics Theory and Methods
- BIO 592: Fundamentals of Bioinformatics
- ST/GN 721 Genetic Data Analysis
*** Example courses fulfilling Research Ethics requirement, or others per approval of DGP:
- GGS 840 Professional Development & Ethics in Genetics & Genomics 3 cr
- PHI 816 Introduction to Research Ethics 1 cr
- TOX 820 Ethics Seminar 1 cr
- GES 5XX Genetic Engineering & Society special topics courses 1-3 c
- G&G Core 18-20 cr
- Advised Electives 6 cr
- Research 6 cr
- MS Total Credits 30-32 cr
- MS Thesis
- Oral Final
To see the catalog listings for the aforementioned courses, please visit the NCSU course catalog.