
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 |
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DCM 301: Advanced Theory – 1 | DCM 302: Advanced Theory – 2 | DCM 303: Manodharma sangitam (Creative ability) | DCM 304: Musical Compositions |
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CCM 101: Basic and Textual Theory | CCM 102: Musical Compositions- 1 | CCM 103: Musical Compositions- 2 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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