Master's Degree in Genomics and Genetics - On-site

Title name: Master's Degree in Genomics and Genetics

Branch of knowledge: Health Sciences

Center where it is taught:
veterinary school
Avda. Carballo Calero s / n.
27002
Lugo

Date of authorization for the implementation of the title by the Xunta de Galicia: Orde do 13/06/2018 (DOG do 29/06/2018)

Date of publication in the BOE: 01/04/2019

Date of the last accreditation: 06/06/2018

Responsible for the title:

Title coordinator: Vera Rodriguez, Manuel

Teaching conditions:

• Offer periodicity: annual
• Type of teaching: face-to-face
• Study regime: full tempo / partial tempo
• Languages of use: Spanish Galician

Interuniversity degree:

Yes

Coordinating University:

• University of Santiago de Compostela

goals

At SUG universities there are several master's degrees within the life sciences field, with different contents and orientations. The Master in Genomics and Genetics aims to satisfy the demand for university training, within the SUG, in theoretical and experimental biology, veterinary medicine, food technology, pharmacy, forestry-agriculture and the environment, which represents an opportunity for / the students who require more training in frontiers of knowledge and technology in the life sciences in the Autonomous Community of Galicia. This proposal seeks to respond to the practical and scientific needs of the SUG, with teaching in four campuses (Santiago de Compostela, Vigo, Lugo and Pontevedra) and a strategic projection towards key sectors of the Autonomous Community of Galicia, such as health, based on new knowledge and technologies, and primary production, in key sectors such as agroforestry and food and marine, always from the strength of genomic and genetic disciplines.

Curriculum

Specialties or itineraries:

The master's degree includes three specialties:

• Specialty in Genetic Diversity
• Specialty in Genetic Applications
• Specialty in Human Genetics

To obtain a specialty, the student must take five optional subjects from the module of the chosen specialty. The master's degree can be taken without a specialty, for which the student will be able to choose the five optional subjects that he or she must take from among all those offered in the degree without taking into account the module to which they belong.

Transfer and recognition of credits:

Recognition of credits: consists of the acceptance by a university of the credits that were obtained in official courses, in the same or in another university, and that are computed in other different courses for the purposes of obtaining an official degree.

Transfer of credits: implies that the official academic documents accrediting successive courses for each student will include all the credits obtained in official courses taken previously, at the same or another university, that have not led to obtaining a an official title.

Basic skills

• Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving ability in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
• That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the ultimate knowledge and reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
• That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

Departures

The orientation of the master's degree is eminently research. This master's degree delves into the most current aspects of genetics and genomics and trains students to face the current challenges of these scientific disciplines and to pursue an academic and research career as it provides them with the necessary training to have access to doctoral studies. This training is in accordance with the master's teaching staff since they are teaching and/or research professionals in public centers.

However, the master's degree also provides training for professional practice in the industrial and productive sector, both in R&D centers and in public and/or private companies in which genetic, genomic methodologies and associated disciplines are used. As can be seen in the master's documentation, there are numerous companies and institutions where students can carry out their internships and that use genetic and genomic methodologies in their daily lives.