Learning FE at UKM

At UKM, we offer a 3-credit hours elective course in Forensic Entomology i.e. NNNX3193 Entomologi Forensik (Forensic Entomology). It is offered to BSc. Forensic Science (Hons.) students at Faculty of Health Sciences UKM during the First Semester of Third Year. Currently, UKM is the only university in Malaysia that offers forensic entomology as a full semester course.

The course covers the following subjects:

1. Introduction to Forensic Entomology
2. Decomposition and Succession
3. Minimum PMI Estimation
4. Sampling and Preservation Technique
5. Entomological Evidence in Court
6. Insect Structure, Function & Development
7. Insect Life, History & Diversity
8. Medical Entomology
9. Adult Flies of Forensic Importance
10. Identification of Fly Larvae

Students will also conduct decomposition study by using animal carcasses, learn the proper sampling technique and analysis of entomological evidence.

For postgraduate students, Forensic Entomology is taught in the entomology subject coursework programs i.e. Master of Biomedical Sciences at Faculty of Health Sciences and Master of Science (Entomology) at Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM. Learning structure for postgraduate student by coursework is similar to Bachelor’s degree student but focusing more towards research.

Selamat datang ke Lalatologi! Ya, ia segalanya mengenai lalat! Lalat adalah kumpulan serangga bersayap Order Diptera dan boleh ditemui hampir di mana-mana. Boleh dikatakan lalat adalah kumpulan serangga yang paling dominan di bumi kerana memiliki kepelbagaian ekologi dan morfologi. Majoriti larva lalat (ulat atau berenga) hidup membiak dan memakan sisa-sisa organik yang reput menjadikan mereka organisma pengurai semula jadi yang penting, termasuklah kumpulan lalat yang hidup pada mayat dan bangkai. Sifat ini amat berguna dalam siasatan forensik kerana ia boleh dijadikan rujukan untuk menganggar waktu kematian dan bidang profesional ini dikenali sebagai entomologi forensik. Di Lalatologi, anda dapat melihat dengan lebih dekat dunia lalat forensik serta warna-warni diversiti lalat, aktiviti-aktiviti penyelidikan entomologi forensik di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia serta maklumat-maklumat am mengenai lalat. Semoga maklumat yang disampaikan bermanfaat kepada semua!

Yes, it is all about flies! (in Malay, lalat=flies; logi=logy, a suffix “a study of”). Flies are winged insects from Order Diptera and can be discovered almost everywhere. They can be considered as the most dominant group of insects on earth because of their ecological and morphological diversity. Majority of fly larvae (maggots) are important as natural decomposers because they breed and feed on decaying organic materials, including cadavers and carcasses. This behavior can be very useful in forensic investigations as it can be utilized to estimate the time of death – a professional field of study known as forensic entomology. At Lalatologi, discover the world of forensic flies and other colorful diversity of flies, forensic entomology research activities at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and general information about flies!