The field of genetics has advanced at a startling rate. Population genetics, molecular genetics, and general genetic theory and associated biotechnology are having an impact on all major fields of biology, from neurobiology and physiology to ecology and conservation biology. There is currently a great deal of fragmentation with a subsequent shortage of geneticists possessing a broad education in the field.
With a Diploma in Genetics at British Columbia Institute of Technology you will have received a solid foundation in all aspects of the discipline, , including Mendelian genetics, evolutionary genetics, molecular genetics, population genetics, medical genetics and bioinformatics.