Spring Semester 2020 – Calendar (January - May)

Week 1 - (Jan. 20th 2020 – Jan. 26th 2020) – Orientation Week – Semester Start  

Week 2 - (Jan. 27th 2020 – Feb 2nd 2020)

Week 3 - (Feb.3rd 2020 – Feb 9th 2020)

Week 4 - (Feb.10th 2020 – Feb 16th 2020)

Week 5 - (Feb.17th 2020 – Feb.23rd 2020) - Quiz 1 (Diploma & Certificate only) 

Week 6 - (Feb.24th 2020 – Mar.1st 2020) - Assignment-1 (All Programs) 

Week 7 - (Mar.2nd 2020 – Mar.8th 2020)

Week 8 - (Mar.9th 2020 – Mar.15th 2020)

Week 9 - (Mar.16th 2020 – Mar.22nd 2020) – Mid-term (Diploma & Masters only) 

Spring Break - (Mar.23rd 2020 – Mar.29th 2020) – No Classes

Week 10 - (Mar.30th 2020 – Apr.5th 2020) 

Week 11 - (Apr.6th 2020 – Apr.12th 2020)   - Quiz 2 (Diploma & Certificate only)

Week 12 - (Apr.13th 2020 – Apr.19th 2020)

Week 13 - (Apr.20th 2020 – Apr.26th 2020) – Assignment-2 (All Programs)

Week 14 - (Apr.27th 2020 – May 3rd 2020)

Week 15 - (May 4th 2020 – May 10th 2020)

Week 16 - (May 11th 2020 – May 17th 2020)

Week 17 - (May 18th 2020 – May 24th 2020) - Final Exam (All Programs) – Semester End

 

Last Day to Apply for a Program: Monday – January 20th, 2020

Last Day to Register for Courses: Monday – January 27th, 2020

Last day to DROP Course with no grade:  Monday – February 17th, 2020

Last day to DROP Course with “Withdraw (W)” grade:  Monday – March 9th, 2020 

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

Courses offered in Spring 2020

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 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 303: Practical Dance

DBN 304: Bhakthi movement and it’s influence on Bharatanatyam

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 302: Introduction to Bāṇa and Bhavabhūti

DSL 304: Introduction to Thrivikramabhatta and Playwright Kālidasa

DSL 401: Introduction to Poetics of Sanskrit

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

CSL 001: Fundamentals of Sanskrit Grammar and Introduction to Classical Literature

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