HUM GEN 400APrinciples and Practices in Medical Genetics 1
Human Genetics · 4 units · Graduate professional courses (400-499)
First course in three-course series. Focus on medical approaches to clinical genetics. Topics include molecular basis of genetic disease, modes of inheritance, principles of cytogenetics and molecular technologies, and disorders of chromosomes. The application of medical and genetic information to genetic counseling is addressed. Use of lectures, problem-based learning scenarios, and examinations. Attendance at grand rounds/seminar series is required.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.