Introduction
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: blended
Study regime: full tempo / partial tempo
Languages of use: Spanish GalicianInteruniversity degree:
Yes
Coordinating University:University of Santiago de CompostelagoalsAt 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.
Basic skillsPossess 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 ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study.
That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.CurriculumSpecialties or itineraries:
The master's degree includes three specialties:Specialty in Genetic Diversity
Specialty in Genetic Applications
Specialty in Human GeneticsTo 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 can choose the five optional subjects that he has to take from among all those offered in the degree without taking into account the module to which they belong
Credit transfer and recognition:
Recognition of credits: consists of the acceptance by a university of the credits that were obtained in an official education, in the same or in another university, and that are computed in other different teachings for the purposes of obtaining an official degree.
Transfer of credits: implies that in the official academic documents accrediting the successive teachings for each student, the totality of the credits obtained in official teachings taken previously, in the same or in another university, that have not led to the obtaining of an official title.SaidasThe orientation of the master is eminently investigative. This master's degree delves into the most current aspects of genetics and genomics and enables students to face the current challenges of these scientific disciplines and to pursue an academic and research career since it provides them with the necessary training to have access to doctoral studies. This training is in accordance with the teachers of the master's degree since they are professionals in teaching and / or research 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 and associated disciplines methodologies are used. As can be seen in the documentation of the master there are numerous companies and institutions where students can carry out their practices and that use genetic and genomic methodologies in their day-to-day life.
