MSc Health Genomics

The MSc Health Genomics program at the University of Essex offers an opportunity to explore the latest technologies and their implication in healthcare to provide genetic understanding to health and disease. The course enables students to understand the complexities and impacts of genomics in health and how to effectively interpret genomic data within a clinical context.Course Content: The course aims to dissect the basic principles of genetics and genomics and their applications in health and disease. The content covers modules that provide an understanding of the genetic basis of disease, tools for interpretation and analysis of genomic data, and factors affecting the expression of genes. Students also get to dive deeper into ethical, social, and legal issues related to genomics.Key Modules: Some of the important modules in the course include ‘Introduction to Human Genetics and Genomics’, ‘Genomic Case Studies’, ‘Genome Technologies’, ‘Quantitative Genetics and Genome Analysis’, ‘Computational Genomics’, ‘Genomic Medicine’, and ‘Law, Bioethics and Policy for Genomic Medicine’.Accreditations: The course is approved by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS).Future Careers: Completing the MSc Health Genomics can open doors to a career as a Clinical Scientist in the NHS, or for further research in academia, clinical diagnostic laboratories, genetic testing laboratories, or in Genetics and Genomics counselling services.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.