Genetics at Aberystwyth University

If you are fascinated by genetics, and want to tackle important scientific issues like the genetic modification of organisms, or genetic prediction of human disease, then this is the scheme for you! On completion of this degree, your career options could span from biomedical research to biotechnology to pharmaceutical industry and careers within Higher Education.

Why study Genetics at Aberystwyth University?

• We place great emphasis upon practical skills so that our graduates become practitioners from the word go. We ensure that our graduates have the skills to communicate their science effectively so that they can join the often controversial genetics debates.

• Students in our department have access to research and teaching labs equipped with modern equipment, including bioimaging facilities, high-throughput DNA sequencing, proteomics, metabolomics, phenomics and spectroscopic platforms. These facilities provide students with the opportunity to develop the key skills that employers are seeking.

Where are our Genetics graduates now? 

• Genetic Technologist at Liverpool Women’s Hospital
• Clinical Scientist at Birmingham Women’s Hospital
• Research Scientist at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Post-doctoral research Associate at the University of Manchester
• MSc student in Developmental Biology at the University of Bath
• PhD at the University of Leicester

Employability is embedded across all of our teaching in the department.

• We offer our students the opportunities to undertake a Year in Employment Scheme (YES). Some of our students have been successful in obtaining work placements with GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca. 

What will I learn?

The breakdown below will provide you with an illustration of what you may study during the three year degree scheme.

 Studying Genetics at Aberystwyth University will allow you to discover the following:

• Cell biology;
• Proteins and enzymes;
• Chromosome genetics;
• Gene expression and development;
• Evolution and population genetics;
• Biotechnology.

You will also receive expert tuition in the following:

• Scientific protocol;
• Hands on lab work;
• Correct experimental methodology for recording, interpreting and reporting data.