MSc Genetics
Currently students are admitted only to the PhD program from University of Arizona. The MS degree in Genetics is granted occasionally under specific circumstances. For more information about MS program, please email Cora Varas-Nelson or Melanie Culver.
Quick Facts |
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Full-time Duration: | 2 years |
Starting in: | August |
Tuition Fee: | $10,063 per semester |
Location: | Tucson, United States |
The purpose of the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Genetics at The University of Arizona is to facilitate training and research in genetics, genomics, population genetics, evoulaitonary and systems biology under an approach that encourages the integration of multiple disciplines.
The Genetics GIDP contributes to the recruitment and training of next generation researchers.
Educational Opportunity
A goal is to integrate computational approaches (Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Engineering) and basic life sciences (Biology: Molecular, Cellular, Evolutionary, Genetics, Neuroscience, Cancer etc.). In addition to the traditionally trained biology student, the Genetics program seeks to recruit students with undergraduate degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Engineering and train them in life sciences.
This program transcends the barriers normally set by department affiliations and traditional disciplines.
“Choosing the Master’s program for Physiological Sciences at the University of Arizona was one of the best decisions I could have made in my education. Our department is warm and collaborative, offering an array of research topics and techniques underneath a vast and integrative umbrella of physiology. Beyond my research experience, I was presented with teaching opportunities, which I feel honed my skill of scientific communication. Having the dynamic research/teaching/class schedule not only kept me active but helped me reinforce material in multiple contexts. Overall, this program was exactly what I wanted in my segway into the medical sciences… and with my teaching assistantship paying for my tuition, how could I say no?”
Andrew Wojtanowski // MS 2016
Study Content
The Genetics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program (GIDP) is comprised of an integrated set of graduate-level educational activities, both classroom- and research-based, in the broad discipline of genetics.