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what was the type of jobs in applied genetics in msc?? and how to became a genetic counselor ? genetic counselor is a course or what ?


Pavithra Bai 7th Jan, 2022
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Sakshi Sharma 7th Jan, 2022

Hey candidate ,

Genetic counseling course is a short term six weeks online course that is provided by the Future Learn in association with AGNC , and the university of Manchester.

Now , come to the procedure to become genetic counselor :

  • Candidates are advised to visit the official site of the course.
  • Then do the registration.
  • You have to create a new account.
  • Then after the signup , you can complete the further procedure.
  • After all the above steps done you get an admission.

Types of jobs in genetics in msc are :

You can become laboratory genetics , genetic counselor , medical genetics , professor and so on. The average salary of geneticist is Rs. 40000 and the junior level salary is Rs. 25000 and the high level salary is Rs. 50000.

For further details kindly visit this link :

https://www.careers360.com/careers/geneticist

I hope it helps you.

Revert back for further query.

Good luck !!

Satya 7th Jan, 2022

Hello aspirant,

first of all, to become a genetic counselor, one should complete 12+4  courses in the fields of medicine, nursing, sociology, psychology and other fields which were related to clinical counselling. After that, one must complete two years masters in genetic counselling. Further, for the course of applied genetics in MSc. there are several job opportunities' like Pharmacologist, Genetic Counselor, Assistant Professor, Research Scientist, etc.,.

Hope this helps you,

Good luck, thank you :)

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Anushri Varshney 7th Jan, 2022

Hi there,

M.sc in applied genetics is a very decent course as it provides benefits both in biology and genetics sectors. A student has ample of job opportunities after pursuing M.sc in genetics Generally, the jobs are given in biotechnology and microbiology industries.
Several job roles are as follows:

  • Academic researcher
  • Professor
  • Genetic counsellor
  • Research scientist
  • Science writer

To become a genetic counsellor, you need to apply for admissions and then you are ready to study genetics. Genetic Counsellor roles are responsible to help the expecting parents to understand the characteristics and  heredity factors in their child or expecting baby.

Hope this information helps you. Revert in case of any query.

Thank you and good luck:)


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