Spring 2027

Advanced Genetics

Advanced Genetics is a capstone course covering principles of classical and modern genetic analysis via scientific literature readings and group projects.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Katie Vermillion Kalmon

Summary

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Past student reviews · Christopher Day

Students reported that putting in consistent effort resulted in high grades, as the instructor was available to answer questions outside of class.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Critically evaluate primary literature in the field of genetics and genomics.

  • Explore and utilize information resources available to aid in the advancement of future professional careers.

  • Formulate research questions about the genetic control of biological processes and design experiments to answer these questions using appropriate genetic and genomic tools.

  • Demonstrate teamwork, interpersonal and problem-solving skills to address societal, ethical, professional, and scientific issues related to genetics and genomics.

  • Communicate scientific findings effectively to multiple audiences.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Genetics undergraduate program and GENETICS 466, 468, or BIOCORE 587

GENETICS 566

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Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CARIN LOEWEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHRISTOPHER DAY is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Christopher Day

This capstone class is application-oriented, focusing on genetics and biosciences with a particular emphasis on plant topics.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.99 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.91 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 91.4% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Christopher Day

Students reported that putting in consistent effort resulted in high grades, as the instructor was available to answer questions outside of class.

Past student reviews · Christopher Day, Carin Loewen

Feedback on lectures varied; one student found them engaging but incomplete due to heavy discussion, while another described them as dry and overly interrupted.

Topics

  • Classical and modern genetic analysis
  • Genetic control of biological processes

Skills

  • Critically evaluate primary literature in genetics and genomics
  • Design experiments using genetic and genomic tools
  • Communicate scientific findings to multiple audiences

Grades

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
GENETICS 566 · Spring 2027

Advanced Genetics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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