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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME – DANCE (BHARATANATYAM)

The academic programmes shall be based on the bi-model semester system. As such, each academic year will be considered as year 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Each year of study is divided into two 2 semesters. One semester consists of a 15 weeks term of academic work.

Swamy Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies (SVIAS) offers the following four years (8 semesters) degree programmes:

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama & Theatre)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual & Technological Arts)

The curriculum of all degree programmes of the institute are being revised by adopting the Sri Lankan Qualification Framework (SLQF), respective subject benchmark statements and other relevant UGC circulars.

The course of study Dance (Bharatanatyam) as the Branch comes under the Department of Dance, Drama and Theatre. Students having Bharatanatyam for their major practical subject shall choose vocal elective subjects (practical) in the first and second year.

COURSE COMBINATIONS

All courses of study consist of;

(a). Course Subjects

(b). Elective Subjects

(c). Optional Subjects

1st Year

First Year – First Semester – Dance
Course code	Branch code	Course title	No of contact hours	No of credit(s)
Major Practical
DAN 1113	Major Dance	Basic Fundamental	90	3
DAN 1123	Major Dance	Basic Fundamental	90	3
Students should offer all papers
Major Theory
DAN 1133	Major Dance Theory	Theory of Bharathanatyam-1	45	3
All students should offer this subject.
Subsidiary
MUS 11112	Elective	Vocal Practical-1	60	2
All students should offer this subject.
Additional Subject
ASU 1112	Co – Course	Introduction to Career Guidance	30	2
ASU 1122	Co – Course	Introduction to IT	45	2
Students should offer all papers

First Year – Second Semester – Dance
Course code	Branch code	Course title	No of contact hours	No of credit(s)
Major Practical
DAN 1213	Major Dance	Basic Fundamental	90	3
DAN 1223	Major Dance	Basic Fundamental	90	3
Students should offer all papers
Major Theory
DAN 1233	Major Dance Theory	History of Bharathanatyam-2	45	3
All students should offer this subject.
Subsidiary
MUS 12112	Elective	Vocal Practical-2	60	2
All students should offer this subject.
Additional Subject
ASU 1212	Co – Course	Introduction to Social Harmony & Sri Lankan Studies	30	2
ASU 1222	Co – Course	Introduction to Basic Science	30	2
Students should offer all papers

2nd Year

Second Year – First Semester – Dance
Course code	Branch code	Course title	No of contact hours	No of credit(s)
Major practical
DAN 2113	Major Dance	Primary Dance Forms	90	3
DAN 2123	Major Dance	Primary Dance Forms	90	3
Students should offer all papers
Major theory
DAN 2133	Major Dance Theory	Theory of Bharathanatyam-3	45	3
All students should offer this subject.
Subsidiary
MUS 21112	Elective	Vocal Practical-3	60	2
All students should offer this subject.
Additional subject
ASU-2112	Co – Course	English-I	30	2
All students should offer this subject.
ASU-2122	Co – Course	Tamil Language Skill-I	30	2
ASU-2132	Co – Course	Sanskrit-I	30	2
Students should offer any one paper.

Second Year – Second Semester – Dance
Course code	Branch code	Course title	No of contact hours	No of credit(s)
Major practical
DAN 2213	Major Dance	Primary Dance Forms or Items	90	3
DAN 2123	Major Dance	Primary Dance Forms or Items	90	3
Students should offer all papers
Major theory
DAN 2233	Major Dance Theory	History of Bharathanatyam-4	45	3
All students should offer this subject.
Subsidiary
MUS 22112	Elective	Vocal Practical-4	60	2
All students should offer this subject.
Additional subject
ASU-2212	Co – Course	English -II	30	2
All students should offer this subject.
ASU-2222	Co – Course	Tamil Language Skill-II	30	2
ASU-2232	Co – Course	Sanskrit-II
Student should offer any one paper.

3rd Year

Third Year – First Semester – Dance
Course code	Branch code	Course title	No of contact hours	No of credit(s)
Major Practical
DAN 3113	Major Dance	Main Dance Forms or Items Nritya	90	3
DAN 3123	Major Dance	Main Dance Forms or Items Nritya	90	3
Students should offer all papers
Major Theory
DAN 3133	Major Dance Theory	Theory of Bharathanatyam-5	45	3
All students should offer this subject.
Subsidiary
MUS 31112	Elective	Mirudhangam – 1	60	2
DAN 3142	Elective	Vocal – 1	60	2
DAN-3152	Elective	Teaching of Dance	60	2
DAN-3162	Elective	Appreciation of Other Dances	60	2
Students should offer any one paper.
Additional Subject
ASU 3112	Co – Course	Introduction to Fine Arts	30	2
ASU 3122	Co – Course	Elements of Hindu Culture	30	2
ASU 3152	Co – Course	Folk Dances of Eastern Sri Lanka	30	2
ASU 3192	Co – Course	Sculptures Regarding Dance	30	2
ASU 31102	Co – Course	Studies in Indigenous Art Forms	30	2
Students should offer any two papers

Third Year – Second Semester – Dance
Course code	Branch code	Course title	No of contact hours	No of credit(s)
Major Practical
DAN 3213	Major Dance	Main Dance Forms	90	3
DAN 3223	Major Dance	Main Dance Forms	90	3
Students should offer all papers
Major Theory
DAN 3233	Major Dance Theory	History of Bharathanatyam-6	45	3
All students should offer this subject.
Subsidiary
MUS 32112	Elective	Mirudhangam-2	60	2
DAN 3242	Elective	Vocal-2	60	2
DAN 3252	Elective	Choreography	60	2
DAN 3262	Elective	Kuravanji Natakas	60	2
Students should offer any one paper
Additional Subject
ASU 3212	Co – Course	Folk Music & Folk Arts of Tamil Naadu & Sri Lanka	30	2
ASU 3232	Co – Course	Cultural History of South India & Sri Lanka.	30	2
ASU 3242	Co – Course	Art & Communication	15T + 30P	2
ASU 3282	Co – Course	Opera -Nandan Charitan	30	2
ASU 3292	Co – Course	Video Recording & Editing	45	2
Students should offer any two papers

4th Year

Fourth Year – First Semester – Dance
Course code	Branch code	Course title	No of contact hours	No of credit(s)
Major Practical
DAN 4113	Major Dance	Advance Dance Forms	90	3
DAN 4123	Major Dance	Advance Dance Forms	90	3
Students should offer all papers
Major theory
DAN 4133	Major Dance Theory	History of Bharathanatyam-7	45	3
All students should offer this subject.
Subsidiary
DAN 4142	Elective	Nattuvangam	60	2
DAN 4152	Elective	Innovations in Bharathanatiyam & Music	60	2
DAN 4162	Co – Course	Makeup	60	2
Students should offer any two papers
Additional subject
ASU 4112	Co – Course	Research Methodology	30	2
All students should offer this subject.

Fourth Year – Second Semester – Dance
Course code	Branch code	Course title	No of contact hours	No of credit(s)
Major Practical
DAN 42110	Major Dance	Public Performance for 1 1/2 hrs (Arangetram)	300	10
All students should offer this subject.
Major Theory
DAN 4225	Major Dance Theory	Dissertation-8	150	5
All students should offer this subject.

Third Year – First Semester – Dance
Course code	Branch code	Course title	No of contact hours	No of credit(s)
Major Practical
DAN 3113	Major Dance	Main Dance Forms or Items Nritya	90	3
DAN 3123	Major Dance	Main Dance Forms or Items Nritya	90	3
Students should offer all papers
Major Theory
DAN 3133	Major Dance Theory	Theory of Bharathanatyam-5	45	3
All students should offer this subject.
Subsidiary
MUS 31112	Elective	Mirudhangam – 1	60	2
DAN 3142	Elective	Vocal – 1	60	2
DAN-3152	Elective	Teaching of Dance	60	2
DAN-3162	Elective	Appreciation of Other Dances	60	2
Students should offer any one paper.
Additional Subject
ASU 3112	Co – Course	Introduction to Fine Arts	30	2
ASU 3122	Co – Course	Elements of Hindu Culture	30	2
ASU 3152	Co – Course	Folk Dances of Eastern Sri Lanka	30	2
ASU 3192	Co – Course	Sculptures Regarding Dance	30	2
ASU 31102	Co – Course	Studies in Indigenous Art Forms	30	2
Students should offer any two papers

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