BFA (Bachelor of Fine Art) Program
Effective from 2013-2014 Session, Revised in 2016
The objective of the theoretical and the drawing and making courses of the Department of Sculpture is to provide as complete an idea as possible about the various streams of art, and the materials and techniques of sculpture. Through the courses the students are encouraged to develop as individuals, on the one hand, while they acquire knowledge and information about art and the art world to enable them to gain confidence to contribute meaningfully and significantly in their own field of work. The BFA program of the Department of Sculpture aims to introduce students to the traditional and experimental materials and techniques of sculpture; to work with and experiment with objects, forms, space, and other elements of sculpture, to develop applied or practical skills as well as concepts and ideas. The goal of the first 3 years of the program is gaining proficiency in making study-based sculptures with exercises in modelling, casting, carving and other methods. The students are also encouraged to develop curiosity and enthusiasm in making sculptures and installations with found objects and readymade objects. They are encouraged to consider and discuss their own practice in the perspective of the historical and contemporary art world. They are encouraged to experiment with new media which grows from the technical innovations of contemporary times. Drawing is practiced to study and understand objects. Gaining knowledge about objects through the application of various materials and techniques of drawing is focused.
Students are encouraged to seek individuality in their practice in the fourth year based on the experience of the exercises of the past 3 years.
The primary objective of the theoretical syllabus is to provide students a clear concept of world art of the past and present so that students are able to consciously develop their own practice in its perspective through analysis, criticism and discussion.
The BFA program will be concluded in 4 years. Each year the student will be promoted to the next year through an examination. When tabulating the 4th Year examination, the total marks of the 4 years will be summed to determine the final result.
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Division of Marks (Combination of marks and credits for drawing and making and theoretical courses) |
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1st Year BFA (in-course and course final) |
Total marks: 500 |
Total credits: 44 |
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2nd Year BFA (in-course and course final) |
Total marks: 530 |
Total credits: 47 |
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3rd Year BFA (in-course and course final) |
Total marks: 530 |
Total credits: 47 |
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4th Year BFA (in-course and course final) |
Total marks: 640 |
Total credits: 52 |
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Total marks of courses |
2200 |
Total credits |
190 |
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Marks of the drawing and making courses |
1700 |
Total credits |
170 |
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Marks of the theoretical courses |
500 |
Total credits |
20 |
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1st Year: Drawing and making 400 + theoretical 100 = total 500 |
Credits: 40+4= total 44 |
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2nd Year: Drawing and making 430 + theoretical 100 = total 530 |
Credits: 43+4= total 47 |
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3rd Year: Drawing and making 430 + theoretical 100 = total 530 |
Credits: 43+4= total 47 |
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4th Year: Drawing and making 440 + theoretical 200 = total 640 |
Credits: 44+8= total 52 |
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Marks in Drawing and Making courses |
100 |
Minimum class hours |
150 |
Credit points |
10 |
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50 |
Minimum class hours |
75 |
Credit points |
5 |
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40 |
Minimum class hours |
60 |
Credit points |
4 |
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30 |
Minimum class hours |
45 |
Credit points |
3 |
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Marks in Theory courses |
100 |
Minimum class hours |
60 |
Credit points |
4 |
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50 |
Minimum class hours |
30 |
Credit points |
2 |
*A minimum of 5 (five) classes will be held for each drawing and making course (except project work).
1 (one) credit per 15 hours.
27 courses · 195 credit hours across 4 terms
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
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| Course 601 | Drawing-1 | 10 | Full marks 100 (in-course 50 + examination 50) 10 credits. Medium: Pencil, ink, pen, water colour etc. Subject: Foliage, pottery and other objects, human and animal figures (regular sketchbook exercise is included in the in-course). |
| Course 602 | Sketch | 10 | Medium: Pencil, ink, pen, water colour, clay etc. Subject: Landscape, life and environment (regular sketchbook exercise is included in in-course). |
| Course 603 | Basic Design | 5 | Medium: Ink, brush, different colours, paper collage, clay etc. Subject: The principles and materials of two and three dimensional design. |
| Course 604 | Perspective | 5 | Medium: Pencil, ink, pen, and water colour. Subject: Exercises in linear and aerial perspective and their various uses through the study of various geometric shaped objects, utensils and furniture, buildings and landscape. |
| Course 605 | Study and Composition | 10 | Medium: Pencil, ink, pen, brush, water colour, clay etc. Subject: Foliage, flowers, animals, birds, objects in museums, still life and nature. |
| Course 901 | History of World Art | 4 | Content: Pre-history to before 1400 CE. Old Stone Age and New Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Aegean, Greece, China, Korea, Japan, Etruscan, Roman, the art of the end of the ancient period (pagan, Jewish and Christian), Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic, Islamic. |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
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| Course 606 | Drawing-2 | 10 | Medium: Ink, pencil, charcoal, crayon, etc. |
| Course 607 | Modelling | 10 | Medium: Clay, cement, plaster, wax etc. |
| Course 608 | Composition-Basic | 10 | Medium: Clay, wood, metal, and other similar materials. |
| Course 609 | Relief Study | 5 | Medium: Clay, wood, plaster, etc. |
| Course 610 | Project | 3 | Medium: Free, all media in use including new media. The project has to be presented with a written proposal. Students will present the submission of this course twice in each academic year. The first as in-course and the second as examination work. All teachers of the Department will assess the in-course. The objective of this course is to develop the student’s individual ideas on art. |
| Course 611 | Art Method, Material and Technique-Part 1 | 5 | Content: a) Language and Methods: Basic understanding of Language, methods, materials and techniques of sculpture, b) Modelling: techniques of modelling with clay and other materials |
| Course 911 | History of Western art | 4 | Content: 15th to 19th Century – Renaissance, Realism, Impressionism, Post-impressionism, etc. |
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| Course 612 | Drawing-3 | 10 | Medium: Clay, pencil, charcoal, crayon etc. |
| Course 613 | Modelling and Casting | 10 | Medium: Moulding and casting with clay, plaster, wax, rubber, metal, etc. |
| Course 614 | Carving-Basic | 10 | Medium: Plaster, wood, stone etc. |
| Course 615 | Composition-Advanced | 10 | Medium: Wood, cement, clay etc. |
| Course 616 | Project | 3 | Medium: Free, all media in use including new media. The project has to be presented with a written proposal. Students will present the submission of this course twice in each academic year. The first as in-course and the second as examination work. All teachers of the Department will assess the in-course. The objective of this course is to develop the student’s individual ideas on art. |
| Course 617 | Art Method, Material and Technique-Part 2 | 5 | Content: a) Casting: techniques of casting with metal and other materials, b) Carving: techniques of carving with wood and other materials, c) Construction: welding and other techniques of construction with various materials. |
| Course 921 | The Art of South Asia and Bengal | 4 | Content: From pre-historic age to 1947. a) South Asia – the art of pre-historic South Asia, Indus civilization, Vedic and Epic ages, Maurya, Sunga, Kushana, Andhra, Gupta and post Gupta art. b) Bengal – Khadga, Pala, Deva, Chandra, Burman, Sena, Sultani, Mughal (including Murshidabad and Company period) to pre-partition India. |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
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| Course 618 | Experimental Drawing | 10 | Medium: Ink, pencil, charcoal, crayon etc. |
| Course 619 | Casting | 10 | Medium: Cement, plaster, metal, etc. |
| Course 620 | Carving-Advanced | 10 | Medium: Wood, stone, etc. |
| Course 621 | Experimental Composition | 10 | Medium: Experimental composition using clay, wood, stone, metal and other materials, mix media, found and readymade objects through welding, construction, installation, casting and other methods and techniques. |
| Course 622 | Project | 4 | Medium: Free, all media in use including new media. The project has to be presented with a written plan. Students will present projects twice in an academic session. The first as in-course and the second as examination. The objective of this course is to develop the student’s individual ideas on art. |
| Course 931 | Aesthetics | 4 | Basic aesthetics, aesthetic theories, philosophy of art, philosophy of criticism and art theories (Western, Indian, Chinese, Japanese). |
| Course 932 | Folk, Ethnic and 20th Century Art | 4 | Content: a) Folk and ethnic art – definition, the folk and ethnic art of Bengal, introduction to the ethnic art of Africa, Oceania, Australia, North and South America. b) 20th century art – Development of modern art: the art of the early 20th century. Modern to Post-modern and later art. |