GENE30001 Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics (University of Melbourne): rated 2.6/5 overall across 23 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
GENE30001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Genetics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 进化遗传学与基因组学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Genetics
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
The emphasis of this subject is on understanding how evolutionary forces shape the gene pool, on the use of molecular markers in genome mapping, in dissecting polygenic traits by mapping quantitative trait loci, and in other applications such as phylogenetics and conservation biology. The topics .
GENE30001 has 23 scored reviews: overall 2.6/5 · usefulness 3.3 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.3 stars); 20 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.5/5).
On Reddit: "absolute shit show and it didnt help that so much of the lecture content was hard to grasp :("
On Reddit: "Hi. I just finished a Major in Genetics through the Bachelor of Science and I did truly enjoy it and have no real regrets. I personally don't think that Year 2 and Year 3 are that different in terms of the way the subjects are run, but year 3 I would say is more difficult (as ex…"
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Q: Is GENE30001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 23 reviews: usefulness 3.3/5, overall 2.6/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches GENE30001, and when is it offered?
A: GENE30001 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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