BSc Forensic Science Biological Science III Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 6.10, 6.11 and 6.12 of the Academic Council of 17 May 2022, brought in one year at a time from 2022-23. The University has published no NEP 2020 syllabus for it. The University examines only the third year of this degree centrally, under exam forms 1S00815 and 1S00816; the colleges examine the first four semesters.
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Syllabus for Biological Science III
Module I: Human Physiology and anatomy
- Digestive system: BMR, calorific value, obesity,
- mechanism of digestion.
- Excretory system: structure and functions
- of the kidney. Muscles: types and
- physiology of muscle contraction.
- Respiratory system: mechanism
- of respiration Circulatory system:
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Reproductive system: Anatomy and Physiology
Module II: Serology:
- Composition of the blood, plasma proteins, Coagulation of
- blood, Structure of haemoglobin and its functions, forensic
- significance Classification of blood group antigens,
- biochemistry and genetics of ABO, Bombay blood group,
- Rhesus, MNO, Lewis Antigens blood grouping system,
- Secretor, and non-secretor status.
- Composition of Semen,Saliva, Amniotic fluid,
- gastrointestinal secretions, menstrual blood, sweat,
- urine, vaginal fluid.
Module III: Microbiology and Virology
- Methods of classification of microorganisms (bacteria).
- Prokaryotic cell – Gram-positive and Gram-negative cell wall structure,slime layer, components of the cell membrane,
- Pure culture techniques. Growth rate and generation time,
- growth curve, synchronous cultures and continuous cultures. General structure and classification of viruses. Lytic and
- lysogenic life cycle, structure and life cycle of HIV and
- Influenza virus.
Module IV: Immunology
- Immunity: Definition, types- natural, acquired, active,
- passive.
- Antigens- Definition, properties, antigenic determinants,
- incomplete antigen, adjuvants. Factors influencing
- antigenicity.
- Antibody-Definition, structure, types, properties and
- functions of Immunoglobulin,
- Antigen-Antibody interaction: precipitation, agglutination.
- Immune system: - Organs (Primary and secondary lymphoid organs) & cells (T & B cells),Complement pathways,
- Hypersensitivity reactions.
Text books and Additional References
- 1 Microbiology: an introduction: Tortora, Funke, Case
- 2 Textbook of microbiology: Ananthanarayan and Pannikar
- 3 Microbiology: Black
- 4 Clinical microbiology and infectious diseases: John Spicer
- 5 Perscott’s microbiology: Willey, Sherwood and Woolverton
- 6 Microbiology: Pelczar, Chan and Krieg
- 7 Microbiological applications: laboratory manual in general microbiology: Brown and Smith
- 8 Cellular and molecular immunology: Abbas, Lichtman and Pillai
- 9 Kuby immunology: Goldsby, Kindt, Osborne
- 10 Roitt’s essential immunology: Delvis, Martin, Burton and Roitt
- 11 An introduction to immunology: C. V. Rao
- 12 Fundamental immunology: William Paul
- 13 Understanding immunology: Peter Wood
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Forensic Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2023-24. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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