Genetics Minor
https://colsa.unh.edu/molecular-cellular-biomedical-sciences/program/minor/genetics
Students in other majors who wish to develop a focus in the area of genetics and genomics can complement their major academic program with a minor in genetics.
Academic policies related to Minors.
The minor consists of a minimum of 20 credits, completed with a grade of C-minus or better.
- No more than 8 credits used to fulfill major requirements may be used for the minor.
- Minimum grade of C (2.00) is required in courses that the minor department approves.
- Pass/fail courses cannot be used for the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| GEN 604 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Transmission/Population Genetics Courses | ||
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| GEN 705 | Population Genetics | 3 |
| GEN 725 | Population Genetics Lab | 2 |
| GEN 706 | Human Genetics | 4 |
| GEN 713 | Microbial Ecology and Evolution | 4 |
| GEN 715 | Molecular Evolution | 4 |
| GEN 772 | Evolutionary Genetics of Plants | 4 |
| ANSC 612 | Genetics of Animals | 4 |
| NR 664 | Conservation Genetics and Applied Evolution | 4 |
| Molecular Genetics Courses | ||
| Select one course from the following: | ||
| GEN 704 | Microbial Genetics and Genomics | 5 |
| GEN 711 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 4 |
| GEN 712 | Programming for Bioinformatics | 5 |
| GEN 717 | Molecular Microbiology | 5 |
| GEN 721 | Comparative Genomics | 4 |
| GEN 771 | Molecular Genetics | 4 |
| BMCB 754 | Molecular Biology Research Methods | 5 |
| Additional Courses | ||
| Select two additional elective courses from the above lists. | ||
A maximum of 4 credits of GEN 795 Investigations in Genetics may be used to fulfill minor requirements.