Syllabus for

Academic Year  (2022)

Theoretical courses are examined through relevant tasks that ask students to demonstrate their individual, cumulative understandings of the syllabus content taught throughout the semester.

Practical courses are examined through various performance-based tasks that require students to demonstrate various combinations of individual fine-motor skills taught throughout the semester.

Both theoretical and practical tasks are assessed using rubrics that break each task down into their component criteria.

The Department of Performing Arts was established in 2010 with the vision of providing ?Integrity through Aesthetic performance?. Its mission is to inspire and mentor the birth and sustained growth of artists who, through cultural ethos, will embody respect, humanity and discipline. The primary aim of the programme is not to make students experts in one art form or the other, but introduce them to the possibilities with art and to help them get an integrated sense of art. The department has more than 150 students who are guided by 5 permanent and 2 guest faculty members. The first batch graduated in the year 2013. At present, the department offers three undergraduate and one postgraduate programmes

Vision ?Integrity through aesthetic performance? Mission To inspire and mentor the birth and sustained growth of performance artists who, through cultural ethos, will embody respect, humility and discipline.

The Bachelors in Performing Arts is envisioned for students who have a flair for dance, music and theatre and are looking for structured intervention at the UG level. The programme hopes to give a strong platform for our students to develop a passion for the arts, sharpen their artistic skills and broaden their theoretical base. While the focus will be predominantly within the parameters of dance, music and theatre, other art forms would act as subsidiaries under this three-dimensional approach. The primary aim of the programme is not to make students experts in one art form or the other, but introduce them to the possibilities with art and to help them get an integrated sense of art. It is desirable that every students continues to work under an artist/group in one art form or the other outside curriculum, towards long term development. As of now, the Performing Arts papers will function alongside of English and Psychology as a part of a triple-major combination. This combination will hopefully give linguistic, literary and psychological insights to the students. Since there is scope for accommodating only one paper from all the three fields in each of the first two semesters, the second year is conceptualized in a form where the students can choose an area of specialization in one of the three art forms- dance, music or theatre, through the elective option. However, they need to stick on to the same specialized area until the last semester. In the third year, they shall have two papers per semester in their specialized area to give them a deeper understanding of the subject.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO1.1: Exhibit knowledge of the discipline

PO1.2: Identify and explain seminal pieces of work in the area

PO1.3: Conduct guided academic inquiries in various areas of interest in the chosen discipline

PO1.4: Apply theoretical notions into practice in different forms

PO2: Critical Thinking

PO2.1: Recognize the social structures underlying our society

PO2.2: Identify the implications of the same in our existence

PO2.3: Analyse and engage with their social surroundings, problematize and raise questions based on academic inquiry

PO2.4: Take informed actions

PO3: Effective Communication

PO3.1: Communicate effectively based on the context within which one is operating

PO3.2: Develop soft skills

PO3.3: Operate effectively in multicultural spaces

PO4: Social Interaction

PO4.1: Function as a collaborating member/leader in teams in multidisciplinary settings

PO4.2: Demonstration of interpersonal intelligence or skills

PO5: Effective Citizenship

PO5.1: Act with an informed awareness of issues

PO5.2: Engage in initiatives that encourage equity and growth for all

PO6: Ethics

PO6.1: Recognize and respect different value systems including one?s own

PO6.2: Follow the norms of academic integrity

PO6.3: Take cognizance of the moral implications of our decisions

PO7: Environment and Sustainability

PO7.1: Demonstrate awareness of local, regional, national, and global needs

PO7.2: Engage with their socio-cultural contexts along with environmental needs and concerns

PO8: Self-directed and Life-long Learning

PO8.1: Engage in lifelong learning