What college classes do I have to take to enter the field of Genetic Engineering?

SKH asked:


I am currently in my senior year in High School, and am curious in regards to genetic engineering.

What college classes do I have to take to enter the field of Genetic Engineering? Preferably human genetic engineering, but I am not sure if that requires the same classes to be taken as other genetic engineering fields.

Thank you very much for all the help!

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4 Comments

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    You’d have to take many many biology classes, genetic classes, all the pre requisits, a lot of math classes. If you know what school you will be applying to, all you have to do is look at the majors, and it says what each of them requires for completion.

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    Lots of sciences! Also, high level math classes.

    Your major should probably be something like Molecular Biology or Biochemistry, then you would have to go on for your PhD.

    Try this website for more info:

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    Sample Undergraduate Curriculum:

    Classical Human Genetics
    Biochemical Genetics
    Red Cell Membranes
    New Molecular Techniques in Cytogenetics
    Modern Human Genomics
    Genes: Clinical and Social Issues
    Developmental Genetics
    Genes and Cancer
    Medicine in the New Millennium
    Genes, Race, and Evolution
    Genomics
    Clinical Implications of the Human Genome Project
    Prenatal Diagnosis
    Genetics of Common Disorders

    Perhaps you are thinking of a genetics major? Here’s more info on one:

    Also see biomedical engineering:

    Good luck!

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