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Re: University of Mumbai Forensic Science

University of Mumbai B.Sc in Forensic Science course details are as given below:

B.Sc in Forensic Science

Duration:
3 Years

Eligibility:
The applicant should have pass 12th with Science stream.

1st SEM:
Basics of Forensic
Science
Basics of Forensic
Chemistry
Basics of Forensic
Physics
Basics of Forensic
Biology
Basics of Forensic
Psychology
Basics of Digital
Cyber Forensics
Foundation Course
Forensic Science
Forensic Chemistry
Forensic Physics
Forensic Biology
Forensic
Psychology &
Digital & Cyber
Forensics
Univ of Mumbai B.Sc Forensic Science Syllabus
Semester I - Theory
USFS 101: Basics of Forensic Science
Total Marks Lecture Per Week Credit
Units with Description Total Lectures
SEMISTER – 1
UNIT: I – CRIME SCENARIO IN INDIA
15 Lectures
• Introduction to crime and history
• Sociological aspects of crime and criminals in society
• Types of crime and its causes – property crimes, public order crimes, violent crimes,
cyber crimes, juvenile delinquency
• Society-Criminal interaction and various types of crimes in India
• Criminal behavior - Theories and literature studies, criminal inheritance and factors
responsible
UNIT: II – CRIMINOLOGY & LAW
15 Lectures
• Procedures involved in detection of crime – latest evidence based research in
detection and prevention of crime
• Administrative steps towards crime prevention
• Different agencies involved in crime detection and prevention
• Indian Police System – State & Central level, The Police Act of 1861, Medico-legal
experts, Judiciary system
UNIT: III – DEVELOPMENTAL GROWTH OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
15 Lectures
• Introduction to Forensic science – nature, need and function
• Laws and Principles, basics of Forensic Science
• Historical development and scope of Forensic Science in India
USFS 102: Basics of Forensic Chemistry
Total Marks Lecture Per Week Credit
Units with Description Total Lectures
SEMISTER - 1
UNIT: I - LIQUID STATE AND SOLUTIONS
15 Lectures
• Liquid state: Free volume of liquid and density measurement, physical
properties of liquid, vapor pressure, surface tension, surfactants, viscosity,
molar refraction, optical activity, structure of liquid
• Solutions: Method of exploring concentration of solutions, binary liquids,
vapor pressure, composite diagram of binary liquids and solutions, distillation,
fractional distillation, vacuum distillation
UNIT: II - CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS AND CHEMICAL
KINETICS
15 Lectures
• Chemical thermodynamics and kinetics, first law of thermodynamics, internal
energy, enthalpy, second law of thermodynamics, entropy and its significance,
free energy and work function
• Rate of reaction, order of molecularity of reaction, slow reaction and fast
reaction, first order reaction, half life period of first order reaction, activation
energy, temperature dependence of activation energy, explosive reactions,
oscillatory reactions
UNIT: III - INTRODUCTION OF PERIODIC TABLE & PHYSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
15 Lecturers
• Study of Modern Periodic Table, Long form of Periodic Table, periodic
properties, atomic radiation, ionization potential, electron affinity, electro
negativity, metallic characters, Non- metallic characters and magnetic
properties, Comparative study of S and P block elements
• Conductance, Conductometry, Electro Motive Force, Potentiometry
USFS 103: Basics of Forensic Physics
Total Marks Lecture Per Week Credit
Units with Description Total Lectures
SEMISTER - 1
UNIT: I – NEWTON’S LAW OF MOTION, ELASTICITY & FLUID
DYNAMICS
15 Lectures
• Interpretation and applications of Newton’s laws of motion, Pseudo forces, elastic
properties of matter, elastic constants and their interrelations
• Fluid dynamics, equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s equation, stream line and
turbulent flow, lines of flow in air foil, Purseuille’s equation
UNIT: II – STUDY OF SOUND
15 Lectures
• Velocity of sound, noise and sound intensity measurement, echo, reverberation,
Sabine’s Formula, absorption coefficient, acoustics of buildings and factors
affecting acoustics of buildings
• Sound distribution in an auditorium, introduction to ultrasonic, production of
ultrasonic waves, applications of ultrasonics
UNIT: III – STUDY OF LIGHT
15 Lectures
• Refraction through thin layers, thick lens, thick lens and lens combinations,
aberrations, interference in thin films, fringes in wedge shaped films, Newton’s
rings, simple table spectrophotometer, total internal reflection.
USFS 104: Basics of Forensic Biology
Total Marks Lecture Per Week Credit
Units with Description Total Lectures
SEMISTER – 1
UNIT: I – CELL BIOLOGY, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMICAL
COMPOUND
15 Lectures
• Cell theory, Cell Structure and Function in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.
• Unicellular and Multicellular organisms
• Composition of blood, study of blood components and its functions and body
fluid analysis.
• Properties, Classification and function of carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids
and lipids
UNIT: II – PLANT MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY
15 Lectures
• Principles of Taxonomy and systems of classification of angiosperms (Bentham
and Hooker) and Gymnosperms (Chamberlain)
• Mechanical and conducting tissue systems in plants
• Morphology of root, leaf, stem, flowers and their modifications.
• Anatomy of mono and dicot roots, leaves and stems - secondary growth, growth
rings, calculation of life of wood
UNIT: III - HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY
15 Lectures
• Nutrition - BMR, Calorie value, balanced diet, obesity, digestive system.
• Skeletal Muscle physiology and Nervous system Physiology, coordination
systems, brain functions and receptor organs
• Respiratory system physiology - exchange of gases, process of pulmonary
respiration
• Mechanism of blood circulation, cardiac mechanism.
• Morphological study of human body parts and regions - Gross and Microscopic,
Microbe-Human interaction
USFS 105: Basics of Forensic Psychology
Total Marks Lecture Per Week Credit
Units with Description Total Lectures
SEMISTER – 1
UNIT: I - THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY
15 Lectures
• Concepts of psychology - Definition of psychology, goals of psychology
• History of psychology - Development of psychology, role of psychologist
• Different perspectives in Psychology - Modern perspectives, Humanistic,
behaviouristic, cognitive, psychodynamic.
• Types of psychology professions - Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Counselor
• The science and research methods - Interview, observation, case study method
• Professional and Ethical issues in psychology - APA code of conducts for
Psychologist
UNIT: II – BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
15 Lectures
• Nerve and neuron - Building the network, structure of neuron, neural impulses,
neurotransmitters
• Nervous System -Central nervous system, structure and function of CNS, types of
amnesia, Peripheral nervous system
• Human brain - structure and function, significance of left and right brain, types of
Amnesia
• Endocrine system- Pituitary gland, Thyroid gland, Neurotransmitters
UNIT: III - CONSCIOUSNESS & PERCEPTION
15 Lectures
• Consciousness - Definition of consciousness, states of consciousness
• Altered state of consciousness - Dreams, awake states including day dreaming
• Rhythms of consciousness (Circadian rhythms) Sleep – stages of sleep, Dreams –
Content, REM sleep and non-REM sleep
• Altered states – Hypnosis, Meaning, Hypnotic Phenomena, Hypnotic stages
• Attention and awareness - Attention: Definition, characteristics, selective
attention and divided attention
• Sensation and perception- Basic concepts in perception, Gestalt Principles,
problems in attention and perception, assessment attention and perception
USFS 106: Basics of Digital and Cyber Forensics
Total Marks Lecture Per Week Credit
Units with Description Total Lectures
SEMISTER – 1
UNIT: I – BASICS OF COMPUTERS
15 Lectures
• Computer organization, Components of computers – Input & Output devices, CPU
• Memory Hierarchy and types of Memory (RAM and ROM and their types) external
storage devices
• Application Software and System Software
UNIT: II – DATA REPRESENTATIONS
15 Lectures
• Integers, real, binary, octal, hexadecimal & their conversions
• Logic gates – Negation, OR, AND, XOR etc. and their combinations
UNIT: III - INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEM
15 Lectures
• Basics of Operating System, memory structure, concurrency, scheduling,
synchronization & memory management, process description and control
• Introduction to Operating System (Batch Operating System, Distributed operating
system, etc) Introduction to Windows and Linux operating System
USFS 107: FOUNDATION COURSE
Total Marks Lecture Per Week Credit
Social Awareness and Personality Development
A. Indian Society and Contemporary Issues: An Overview
1. Analysis of Indian Society:
Indian Society as pluralistic: Multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and multi-cultural
society; regional differences: rural, urban, tribal dimensions.
2. Concept of Diversity and Disparity and relate Social Issues:
(a) Understand diversity as difference and disparity as inequality; Inter-group conflicts:
Communalism, Castelsm, linguistic differences, regionalism.
(b) Patriarchy and gender disparity: declining sex ratio, violence against women, women and
mass media.
(c) Disparities arising due to disability: issues of the physically and mentally challenged,
services available.
3. Unifying factors in Indian Society:
(a) The Indian Constitution: Basic features, strengths are fundamental: duties of the Indian
Citizen.
(b) Promotion of National Integration and tolerance as crucial to maintain the pluralistic and
social fabric of Indian Society
- Role of youth in promoting communal harmony.
B. Growing Social Problems and Role of NGOs (30 Marks Weightage)
(a) Substance abuse - tobacco, alcohol, drugs - impact on youth and challenges for the future.
(b) HIV/AIDS - awareness and redressal.
(c) Problems of the elderly - causes Implications and response.
(d) Problem of child labour - magnitude, causes, effects, and response.
C. Globalization and Indian Society: Emerging Issues.
1. Concepts of Liberalization; Privatization and Globalization; role of MNCs
2. Economic and Socio-cultural Impact of Globalization
(a) Impact on employment: Privatization and labour in organized and unorganized sectors
emerging issues of employment: outsourcing, growth of contractual labour, migration.
(b) Impact on culture: growth of consumerism and market orientation; changing values and
lifestyls. Positive and negative impact on culture due to media explosion.
(c) Impact of globalization on agricultures: changing land use; agrarian crisis.
(d) Impact on urbanization and effects on health, housing and sanitation.
D. Self and Society
1. Role of Heredity and Environment in Individual Development
(a) Nature and nurture; agents of, socialization; role of ethics, values and prejudices in the
development of the individual
(b) Maslow’s Theory of Self-Actualisation
2. Management of conflicts and stress in individual and public domain:
(a) Conflict and stress management and the use of coping mechanisms.
(b) Aggression and violence as public displays of conflict and stress and efforts towards
communal harmony and peace.
3. Career Planning
(a) Realistic goal setting
(b) Time management
(c) Significance of Aptitude tests
(d) I Q and EQ
Practical
USFS 1P1: Forensic Science and Forensic Chemistry
Total Marks Period Per week
(50Min. Each)
Credit
Part A: Basics of Forensic Science
1. Collection and Packaging of Toxicological samples 2 nos.
2. Collection and Packaging of Petroleum samples 2 nos.
3. Collection and Packaging of Homicide case samples 2 nos.
4. Collection and Packaging of biological samples 1 nos.
5. Collection and Packaging of Trace samples 4 nos.
Part B: Basics of Forensic Chemistry
1. To determine the density of given liquid 2 nos.
2. To determine the viscosity of given liquid 2 nos.
3. To determine the surface tension of given liquid 2 nos.
4. Standardization of given liquid by primary standard 2 nos.
USFS 1P2: Forensic Physics and Forensic Biology
Total Marks Period Per week
(50Min. Each)
Credit
Part A: Basics of Forensic Physics
1. Fly wheel 1 nos.
2. Y by vibration 1 nos.
3. Poisseuli Method 1 nos.
4. Spectrophotometer (determination of angle of prism A) 1 nos.
5. Refractive index of liquid by using LASER 1 nos.
6. Ultrasonic interferometer 1 nos.
7. Sound Intensity measurement 1 nos.
8. Laser parameter 1 nos.
9. Solar cell 1 nos.
10. Combination of lenses 1 nos.
Part B: Basics of Forensic Biology
1. Qualitative analysis of sugars, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids 1 nos.
2. Study of morphological types of red blood cells 1 nos.
3. Study of Plant Material ( Wild and Cultivated from families Magnoniaceae,
Combretaceae, Amaranthaceae,Convolovulacea) 2 nos.
4. Study of morphological plant parts with modification 2 nos.
5. Study of anatomical features of secondary growth in angiospermic stem and root. 1 nos.
6. Study of conducting tissue- Xylem and phloem elements in Angiosperms and
Gymnosperms as seen in L.S. and R.L.S. 2 nos.
7. Preparation of media and sterilization 1 nos.
USFS 1P3: Forensic Psychology and Digital and Cyber Forensics
Total Marks Period Per week
(50Min. Each)
Credit
Part A: Basics of Forensic Psychology
1. Introduction of Psychology Practicals. 1 nos.
2. Conduction of Personality Test.
• D.A.P. 2 nos.
• H.T.P. 2 nos.
Part B: Basics of Digital and Cyber Forensics
1. Finding results of different logic gates & their combinations. 2 nos.
2. Working with Windows – File (creation, modification, deletion, attributes), Folder (creation,
nesting, attributes) 2 nos.
3. Working with Linux – File (creation, modification, deletion, attributes), Various commands on
Linux (basic utility commands e.g. Date, Cal etc.) 2 nos.
4. Obtaining the system and process information (Windows) 2 nos.
5. Obtaining the system and process information (Linux) 2 nos.
6. Demonstration of in-build system tools (Backup, Disk cleanup, Disk Defragmenter, System
restore, cmd etc) 2 nos
For detailed syllabus, here is attachment:
Attached Files
File Type: pdf Univ of Mumbai B.Sc Forensic Science Syllabus.pdf (193.1 KB, 140 views)


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