Genetic genealogy is an emerging branch of the complex 21st-century science of human ancestry and origin. It features intersecting research interests, including traditional genealogy, population genetics, physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, history, sociology, health sciences, and other fields in the humanities. Study of this branch points out the absence of traditions, including genetic genealogy, in the academic campus curricula. At the same time, an integral component of genetic genealogy is population genetics, which is a basic academic subject.

This research review assesses three types of curricula: curricula for genetic genealogy courses, curricula for population genetics courses, and curricula for general (integrative) genealogy. The description of the second and third types focuses on how they relate to the curriculum for genetic genealogy courses. In addition, many other resources for curricula are analyzed, since numerous publications and websites offer important learning tools and embed elements of academic curricula.