Fall Semester 2020 – Calendar (August - December)

Week 1 - (Aug. 10th 2020 – Aug. 16th 2020) – Orientation Week – Semester Start  

Week 2 - (Aug. 17th 2020 – Aug. 23rd 2020)

Week 3 - (Aug. 24th 2020 – Aug. 30th 2020)

Week 4 - (Aug.31st 2020 – Sept. 6th 2020)

Week 5 - (Sept. 7th 2020 – Sept. 13th 2020)

Week 6 - (Sept. 14th 2020 – Sept. 20th 2020)

Week 7 - (Sept. 21st 2020 – Sept. 27th 2020)

Week 8 - (Sept. 28th 2020 – Oct. 4th 2020)

Week 9 - (Oct.5th 2020 – Oct. 11th 2020) – Mid-term

Week 10 - (Oct. 12th 2020 – Oct. 18th 2020)  

Week 11- (Oct. 19th 2020 – Oct. 25th 2020) 

Week 12 - (Oct. 26th 2020 – Nov. 1st 2020)  

Week 13 - (Nov. 2nd 2020 – Nov 8th 2020)

Week 14 - (Nov. 9th 2020 –  Nov 15th 2020)

Week 15 - (Nov. 16th 2020 – Nov. 22nd 2020)

Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 23th 2020 – Nov 29th 2020) – No Classes

Week 16 - (Nov.30th 2020 – Dec. 6th 2020)

Week 17 - ( Dec.7th 2020 – Dec 13th 2020 )  - Final Exam (All Programs) – Semester End

 

Last Day to Apply for a Program: Monday - August 10th, 2020

Last Day to Register for Courses: Monday - August 17th, 2020

Last day to DROP Course with no grade:  Monday – August 31st, 2020

Last day to DROP Course with “Withdraw (W)” grade:  Monday - September 21st, 2020

UofSA 3rd Convocation - January 2021  

Courses offered in Fall 2020

Masters in Carnatic Music

Diploma in Carnatic Music

Certificate in Carnatic Music

 GCM 501: Musicology-1

 GCM 503: Improvisational aspects of compositions and Devotional music

GCM 507: Compositions of Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Syama Sastry.

GCM 508: Concert (Performance)

GCM 510: Thesis.

GCM 515: Voxology

DCM 301: Advanced Theory – 1

DCM 302: Advanced Theory – 2

DCM 304: Musical Compositions

DCM 305: Ghana raga Pancharatnas

CCM 101: Basic and Textual Theory

CCM 102: Musical Compositions- 1

CCM 103: Musical Compositions- 2

Masters in Kuchipudi Dance

Diploma in Kuchipudi Dance

Certificate in Kuchipudi Dance

GKD 501: Indian Classical Dances

GKD 502: Kinesthetics and Psychic component of Indian dance with Special Reference to Kuchipudi

GKD 503: Complexities and Execution of Rhythm

GKD 505: Textual Traditions of Dance in India

GKD 506: Masters Thesis 1

GKD 507: Masters Thesis 2

GKD 601: Music for Dance

GKD 605: Practice of Kuchipudi Dance as a Solo and Theatre form

DKD 301: History, Origin & development of Kuchipudi dance

DKD 302: Theatre Art Forms of Kuchipudi Dance tradition

DKD 304: An overview of Dance Treatise: NrittaRatnavali, NatyaSastra and AbhinayaDarpanam

DKD 402: Indigenous Dance Forms related to Kuchipudi

CKD 101: Glimpses of Indian Dance Treatises on Nrutya and Natya

CKD 102: Practical Dance Number: This consists of The Adavus, (the fundamental foot work patterns), The Jatis (The Footwork patterns based on Rhythm and One number of Classical item i.e. Vinayaka Kowthvam.)

CKD 202: The spiritual aspects of Indian Dance

Diploma in Bharata Natyam

Certificate in Bharatanatyam

DBN 301: History, Origin & Development of Sadir to Bharatanatyam

DBN 302: Nayaka & Nayika

CBN 101 : Introduction to Indian Dance Treatise in the context of Bharatanatyam

CBN 102 : Practical Dance

CBN 201 : The evolution of various forms of Indian Classical Dance forms

Diploma in Sanskrit Language

Certificate in Sanskrit Language

DSL 301: Mēghaduta of Kālidasa

DSL 303: Introduction to Māgha

CSL 101: Elementary Grammar – I and Introduction to Kalidasa and Narayana

CSL 102: Elementary Grammar – II and Introduction to Bharavi and Daṇḍin

CSL 202: Introduction to Harshadeva

Diploma in Telugu Language

Certificate in Telugu Language

DTL 301: Introduction to Prabandham

DTL 302: Introduction to Aesthetics Rasalankaras

DTL 303: Introduction to Telugu Novel

DTL 304: Introduction to Folk Literature

CTL 101: Introduction to Classical Poetry, Prosody and Grammar

CTL 102: Introduction to Kavyas – Selections from 3 Texts

CTL 201: Introduction to Satakam : Selections from 3 types of satakas-devotional, didactic and moral