遗传学和人类遗传学系提供的课程导致理学硕士和哲学博士学位。该计划与儿科和生物学系相关，因此学生不仅将学习在自己感兴趣的领域中的创造性工作，而且还将他们的发现与相关学科的进步联系起来。遗传学和人类遗传学的研究生课程旨在授予培训标准，以培养学生攻读哲学博士学位的博士学位和医学博士学位。学位。研究生课程是建立在不同平台上的跨部门实体。该学位课程旨在为所有入学的第一年级学生提供人类遗传学的课程基础，然后在其学术顾问的指导下，学生选择继续攻读遗传学领域。这是通过在大学的系和其他系以及华盛顿地区大学财团提供的选修课程
The graduate program in Genetics & Human Genetics is designed to confer the training standards that will develop students for the Doctor of Philosophy and M.D./Ph.D. degree(s). The graduate program is an interdepartmental entity. The program is associated with the department of Pediatrics and department of Biology where students work creatively in their field of special interest but and be able to relate application and relevance to related clinical and science disciplines. The degree programs are designed to provide a curricular foundation in human genetics for all enrolled students during their first year. Following this, guided by their academic adviser, students elect to pursue their area of interest in genetics . This is accomplished through a combination of elective courses offered in the Department and other departments of the University, as well as in the Washington Area Consortium of Universities. Doctoral dissertation research interests likewise can reflect a broad range of interests, provided a suitable research mentor is identified in the graduate faculty. This training program design takes into account the fact that genetics is increasingly relevant within the framework of multiple biomedical research and scholarly pursuits. The program design also is intended to foster the important principle of collaborative research and scholarship among biomedical disciplines. The graduate programs are research-oriented and the curriculum focuses on the study of genetic mechanisms related to the transition from normal to disease states and intended to prepare graduates to participate in laboratory research. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program trains students to become independent researchers in the field of human genetics.