Program Requirements
The M.Sc. in Human Genetics is a research-intensive program that focuses on genetics and biomedical research, involving research methodology, conducting an original research project for intended scientific publication, data analysis, and writing a thesis.
Thesis Courses (33 credits)
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HGEN 680 M.Sc. Thesis Research 1 (9 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HGEN 681 M.Sc. Thesis Research 2 (12 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HGEN 682 M.Sc. Thesis Research 3 (12 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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HGEN 662 Laboratory Research Techniques (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Directed training in selected methods. Form and content are flexible to allow the department to meet specific student demands and needs.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HGEN 692 Human Genetics (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : This course will emphasize the principles and practice of human genetics, including an overview of the fundamental aspects of human genetics pertaining to chromosomes and mutations, population, cancer and development genetics, the inheritance of complex traits.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Dewar, Ken; Engert, Jamie; Bhérer, Claude; Joly, Yann; Majewska, Loydie; Yamanaka, Yojiro; Langlais, David; Walsh, Logan; Farhan, Sali; Cuella Martin, Raquel (Fall)
Restriction: For Department of Human Genetics graduate students.
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
6 credits chosen from the departmental offerings below or from 500-, 600-, or 700-level courses offered in the Faculties of Medicine or Science:
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HGEN 660 Genetics and Bioethics (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : This course will deal with ethical issues in the gathering, dissemination, and use of genetic information for decisions concerning reproduction, health care, and research.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: Joly, Yann; Palmour, Nicole; Tan, Seang Lin; Granados Moreno, Palmira; Zawati, Ma'n Hilmi; Ni, Anjie; Uberoi, Diya (Fall) Joly, Yann; Palmour, Nicole; Tan, Seang Lin; Granados Moreno, Palmira; Zawati, Ma'n Hilmi; Ni, Anjie; Uberoi, Diya (Winter)
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HGEN 661 Population Genetics (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Principles and concepts of the genetics of human populations.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Gravel, Simon (Winter)
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HGEN 663 Beyond the Human Genome (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : A review of recent advances in human genomics and current state of the art technologies of DNA sequence and whole genomics analyses, as well as future directions in the post-genomic era.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Majewski, Jacek (Winter)
Prerequisite: BIOL 370 or by permission of the instructor.
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HGEN 670 Advances in Human Genetics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : This course will deal with recent progress in human genetics, and its applications to health care, by identifying different fields including different disciplines (e.g. cancer genetics, neurogenetics), different conceptual approaches, or different methodologic approaches.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Zhou, Sirui; Bhérer, Claude; Mooser, Vincent; Taliun, Daniel; Yoshiji, Satoshi; Cuella Martin, Raquel; Delabays, Benoît (Winter)
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HGEN 690 Inherited Cancer Syndromes (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : The principles and practice associated with inherited predisposition to cancer (breast and colon cancers, example) such as the methods of gene discovery, clinical characteristics of inherited predisposition, methods of mutation analysis, genetic counselling, and ethical issues of genetic testing.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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HGEN 693 Using Bioinformatics Resources (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Study of internet resources relevant to biomedical research.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Restriction: As the emphasis of the course instruction will be on the human genome, a preference will be given to graduate students in the Dept. of Human Genetics. Graduate students with basic knowledge of human genome from the Faculty of Medicine can apply with permission of the course coordinator.
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HGEN 695 Psychiatric Genetics (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : A seminar on current knowledge in the field of complex trait genetics as it applies to psychiatric disease.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisites: BIOL 370 or HGEN 692 or an equivalent basic course in human genetics or permission of the instructor.
Note: This course is aimed at students enrolled in the Department of Human Genetics graduate program. This course is also open to students from the Department of Psychiatry with permission. Permission is required from other disciplines as there is an expectation that graduate students have a basic knowledge of human heredity and genetic principles of human heredity (see course prerequisites
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HGEN 696 Advanced Readings in Genetics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : A review and discussion of specific topics in genetics (genetic models: population-based, animal, and in vitro genetic models, genomics, and medical genetics) centred on current literature and latest advances in the field.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Riaz Alhosseini, Yasser; Witcher, Michael; Foulkes, William; Zawati, Ma'n Hilmi; Bailey, Swneke; Najafabadi, Hamed; Labbé, David; Kleinman, Claudia; Langlais, David; Ragoussis, Ioannis (Winter)
Note: Course enrolment is limited to 12 students.
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HGEN 697 Advanced Readings in Genetics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : A review and discussion of specific topics in genetics (genetic models: population-based, animal, and in vitro genetic models, genomics, and medical genetics) centred on current literature and latest advances in the field.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Note: Course enrolment is limited to 12 students.
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HGEN 698 Advanced Readings in Genetics 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : A review and discussion of specific topics in genetics (genetic models: population-based, animal, and in vitro genetic models, genomics, and medical genetics) centred on current literature and latest advances in the field.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Note: Course enrolment is limited to 12 students.
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HGEN 699 Advanced Readings in Genetics 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : A review and discussion of specific topics in genetics (genetic models: population-based, animal, and in vitro genetic models, genomics, and medical genetics) centred on current literature and latest advances in the field.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Note: Course enrolment is limited to 12 students.
Note: The Graduate Advisory Committee may stipulate additional coursework at the 500, 600, or 700 level depending on the background of the candidate.
