B.F.A. (Applied Art) Third Year BFA Applied Art Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the University of Mumbai syllabus for the B.F.A. (Applied Art), the Revised Course approved under Item No. 4.30 and in force from the academic year 2004-2005. It is old, and it is current: the University still examines this scheme, and the subjects below are the ones set in its Summer 2026 examinations. It is the only B.F.A. (Applied Art) syllabus the University has published.
Objectives of The Course
After H.S.C. Examination, this four year course in Applied Art is planned to provide a student with the means to become a communication designer in expanding areas of communication design, where opportunities exist for designers in various field of communication i.e. Advertising, Social Communication, Publication, Education, etc. Also as per the norms laid down by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), 12+4 pattern is requested to be accepted.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Applied Art) is a vocational course and to keep pace with the changing economic and social environment, both internationally and within India; a need was felt to revamp and revise the Syllabus. The aim and objective of the course is to teach students to argue and express their views boldly and frankly a) on the work executed by them b) on the current practice as well as trends in communication design and c) interacting with other faculties, which will help them to achieve skills to defend their work, build up the confidence, acquire the skills of salesmanship and finally groom them into successful communication design professionals.
The theory subjects of the course (History of Visual Communication and Advertising Art and Ideas) offer a theoretical knowledge base to a student and enable him to apply it analytically and creatively toward a practical solution for any communication design problem.
The knowledge imparted under the \u{2018}Practical Subjects\u{2019}, is aimed to improve the rendering skills and aesthetic sensibilities of a student.
Finally the changes made in the syllabus should be perceived as \u{2018}academically\u{2019} firm and \u{2018}qualitatively\u{2019} strong steps taken in the direction of creating a talented and technologically sound pool of students of future.
The University of Mumbai's own words, from page 2 of the B.F.A. (Applied Art) syllabus (Circular No. UG/210 of 2004, Item No. 4.30). B.F.A. is a four-year annual course: the Second Year and Final Year examinations are conducted by the University, the First Year and Third Year by a college recognised by it.
Browse Syllabus by Subject
The University of Mumbai sets 8 subjects for the Third Year of this degree, of which 6 are examined — MU marks the rest "not for examination" in its own teaching chart, but they are taught and they carry term work. The year is examined in 6 papers. The Third Year examination is conducted by a college recognised by the University of Mumbai, not by the University itself, so there is no University question paper for it.
The complete syllabus
Every subject above is cut from one document, the University of Mumbai's B.F.A. (Applied Art) syllabus. The whole of it is here:
The document ends with a Bibliography for the whole degree rather than a reading list per subject. Its last page — the list of books, after the periodicals and annuals — is missing from every copy that can be reached while the University's own site is down, so it is not reproduced here.