CORE SKILLS|HUMAN GENETICS|TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS|ESSENTIAL LAB SKILLS

During your MSc study you will gain a subject-specific knowledge and skills offered by the different modules in your programme. Along with learning that...

During your MSc study you will gain a subject-specific knowledge and skills offered by the different modules in your programme. Along with learning that content, you will also need to acquire transferrable skills to be successful in your studies and in your future careers. The aim of the module is to teach students a wide range of transferrable and research skills that will aid the rest of the MSc and beyond and are essential for academic research and other professions. In addition, it offers students lectures and tutorials that discuss contemporary topics and issues related to human genetics research.



This module will help you further develop your writing and presentation skills together with analytical skills when reading and presenting research papers. After taking this module you will be able to:



Explain complex inheritance and linkage mapping in Human Genetics
 Write effective CV/cover letter and further develop your job interview skills
 Communicate science to experts and to the public
 Discuss current insights/issues relating to ethics of human genetics research and be aware of the advances in genetic diagnostics
 Extract DNA from saliva and perform PCR
 Use the R language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics
Examples of lecture topics (based on 2019/20 syllabus)

Human Genetics: Complex Inheritance
 Human Genetics: Linkage mapping
 Time management skills
 How to critique a scientific paper and essay writing
 Research poster design and effective presentation
 Science communication to experts and non-experts
 How to write a CV and a cover letter, job interview skills
 Ethics of human genetics research
 Genetic Diagnostics
 Biobanks
Practicals

Introduction to R
 Laboratory skills: Extraction of DNA and PCR
Workshop

Mock job interviews