Spring 2027

Policy, Privacy, and Personal Identity in the Postgenomics Era

Explores social genomics and its implications for public policy, covering human genetics concepts and debates on privacy, personal identity, and government intervention in the postgenomics era.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.50 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Use knowledge of human genetics to engage in rational public discourse on policy issues surrounding genetic discoveries.

  • Consider the history, social context, limits, and complexity of genomics research when framing policy problems or making policy recommendations.

  • Understand how and to what extent social forces influence the interpretation of scientific findings and policy recommendations.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 3.50 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Human genetics, population genetics, and statistical genetics concepts.
  • Historical and contemporary policy debates surrounding scientific advances in genomics.
  • Policy analysis regarding privacy and personal identity in the postgenomics era.

Skills

  • Engage in rational public discourse on policy issues surrounding genetic discoveries using knowledge of human genetics.
  • Frame policy problems and make policy recommendations by considering the history, social context, limits, and complexity of genomics research.
  • Analyze how social forces influence the interpretation of scientific findings and policy recommendations.

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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