INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL GENETICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Master of Genetic Counselor Studies Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain mechanisms of genetic disease and how they result in genetic disorders using clinical examples. Audience: Graduate 2. Assess available genetic testing and screening technologies; identify the most appropriate method to detect various etiologies of genetic disease. Audience: Graduate 3. Calculate and assess risk for a patient, family members and population. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify the benefits and limitations of a molecular diagnosis and result. Audience: Graduate 5. Relate the mechanisms of gene therapies and/or treatments to the mechanisms of the genetic disorder(s) it addresses. Audience: Graduate 6. Apply and adapt course information for use in a clinical setting, appreciating the familial and psychosocial implications of genetic disorders. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain mechanisms of genetic disease and how they result in genetic disorders using clinical examples. Audience: Graduate 2. Assess available genetic testing and screening technologies; identify the most appropriate method to detect various etiologies of genetic disease. Audience: Graduate 3. Calculate and assess risk for a patient, family members and population. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify the benefits and limitations of a molecular diagnosis and result. Audience: Graduate 5. Relate the mechanisms of gene therapies and/or treatments to the mechanisms of the genetic disorder(s) it addresses. Audience: Graduate 6. Apply and adapt course information for use in a clinical setting, appreciating the familial and psychosocial implications of genetic disorders. Audience: Graduate