Spring Semester 2021 – Calendar (January - May)

Week 1 - (Jan. 18th 2021 – Jan. 24th 2021) – Orientation Week – Semester Start  

Week 2 - (Jan. 25th 2021 – Jan 31st 2021)

Week 3 - (Feb.1st 2021 – Feb 7th 2021)

Week 4 - (Feb.8th 2021 – Feb 14th 2021)

Week 5 - (Feb.15th 2021 – Feb.21st 2021)

Week 6 - (Feb.22nd 2021 – Feb 28th 2021)

Week 7 - (Mar.1st 2021 – Mar.7th 2021)

Week 8 - (Mar.8th 2021 – Mar.14th 2021)

Week 9 - (Mar.15th 2021 – Mar.21st 2021) – Mid-term

Spring Break - (Mar.22nd 2021 – Mar.28th 2021) – No Classes

Week 10 - (Mar.29th 2021 – Apr.4th 2021) 

Week 11 - (Apr.5th 2021 – Apr.11th 2021)  

Week 12 - (Apr.12th 2021 – Apr.18th 2021)

Week 13 - (Apr.19th 2021 – Apr.25th 2021)

Week 14 - (Apr.26th 2021 – May 2nd 2021)

Week 15 - (May 3rd 2021 – May 9th 2021)

Week 16 - (May 10th 2021 – May 16th 2021)

Week 17 - ( May 17th 2021 – May 23rd 2021)  - Final Exam (All Programs) – Semester End

 

Last Day to Apply for a Program: Monday – January 18th, 2021

Last Day to Register for Courses: Monday – January 25th , 2021

Last day to DROP Course with no grade:  Monday – February 8th, 2021

Last day to DROP Course with “Withdraw (W)” grade:  Monday – March 1st, 2021 

UofSA 3rd Convocation will be on the Weekend of Jan 23rd – Jan 24th, 2021 

Courses offered in Spring 2021

Masters in Carnatic Music

Diploma in Carnatic Music

Certificate in Carnatic Music

GCM 502: Ragam- Tanam-Pallavi

GCM 504: Allied ragas and vivadi raga

compositions, Raga malika, Varnams

GCM 505: Compositions of Tyagaraja.

GCM 506: Musicology-2.

GCM 508: Concert (Performance)

GCM 510: Thesis.

GCM 515: Voxology

DCM 301: Advanced Theory – 1

DCM 302: Advanced Theory – 2

DCM 303: Manodharma sangitam (Creative ability)

DCM 304: Musical Compositions

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 504: Literary Composers and Compositions

for Kuchipudi

GKD 506: Masters Thesis 1

GKD 507: Masters Thesis 2

GKD 603: Components & Dimensions of Abhinaya

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 303: Practical aspects of Kuchipudi Dance

DKD 304: An overview of Dance Treatise: NrittaRatnavali,

NatyaSastra and AbhinayaDarpanam

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

DBN 303: Practical Dance

DBN 401:  Folk Dance forms of Tamilnadu

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 302: Introduction to Bāṇa and Bhavabhūti

DSL 304: Introduction to Thrivikramabhatta and Playwright Kālidasa

DSL 402: Introduction to Sanskrit Grammar

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

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

CSL 201: Introduction to Bhasa

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 401: Padakavitha

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