BIOC3003 Human Molecular Genetics in Health & Disease

BIOC3003 Human Molecular Genetics in Health & Disease (University of Queensland): rated 2.4/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UQ Wall.

BIOC3003 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Science in Biochemistry. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.

Review data updated 2026-10-24.

Course details

Chinese title: 人类分子遗传学与健康及疾病

Type: undergraduate

Credit points: 2

Subject area: Biochemistry

Faculty: Faculty of Science

Level: Undergraduate Level 3

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

BIOC3003 is a research-informed course on the molecular genetics of human disease. The diverse topics include: single gene disorders, multifactorial disorders; cancer genetics; developmental genetics and birth defects; epigenetics; mobile genetic elements; and the identification and analysis of human disease genes.

BIOC3003 student reviews, difficulty and workload

BIOC3003 has 3 scored reviews: overall 2.4/5 · usefulness 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 2.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.6/5).

On Reddit: "Having done BIOC3003 and BIOC3006 I can tell you that they are not very hands on and feel catered towards future med students who are studying biomed/biochem. I'm yet to do BIOC3005 but from what I understand it's very OMIC in its approach and probably more relevant to modern bi…"

On Reddit: "MICR3003 has good pracs so you might want to take that. BIOC3003 is very content-heavy but interesting. Dunno about the rest"

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BIOC3003 FAQ

Q: Is BIOC3003 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 2.0/5, overall 2.4/5.

Q: Which faculty teaches BIOC3003, and when is it offered?

A: BIOC3003 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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