Genetics is our past and our future. Genetics is what makes you who you are. It's understanding your inheritance and how that determines your unique make-up.
Modern society depends on genetics. It's important in health and disease, food and nutrition, plant and animal breeding, as well as in conservation, forensics, history and sociology.
This major is available for the Bachelor of Science (BSc).
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Did you know?
Many cutting-edge industries and technologies are based on genetics and it is an area that has the potential to lead NZ into a value-added, knowledge-based economy.
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Career opportunities
Genetics students from Otago can be found all over the world in a range of varied and exciting roles.
You could be a research associate, biotechnologist, conservation worker, policy analyst or biosecurity analyst, for instance.
With more study you could be a forensic scientist, patent lawyer, genetic counsellor, science journalist, or a researcher in human, animal, plant and microbial genetics.
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Further info
Please visit our website:
Write to or visit:
Department of Microbiology & Immunology
Microbiology Building
University of Otago
PO Box 56, Dunedin |
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