BFA Interior Decoration History of Art Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.F.A. (Interior Decoration), Circular No. UG/210 of 2004 dated 28 May 2004 (Ordinance 5338), in force from the academic year 2004-2005 and amended for the Final Year practicals by Circular No. UG/352 of 2008. It is still the scheme examined: the University set the Summer 2026 papers on it, and has published no later B.F.A. syllabus. The First Year B.F.A. examination is conducted by the college recognised by the University of Mumbai, not by the University itself.
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Syllabus for History of Art
The University prints this subject as “HISTORY OF ART”, numbered 1 in the First Year B.F.A. syllabus.
Group I (Theory) Lectures per Academic Year: 90 hours
- Indian Art
- Prehistoric Art
- #Bhimbetka and other sites of India
- #Cave painting – Theme and Technique
- Indus Valley Civilization – Mohanjo Daro, Harappa Civilization
- #Town Planning, Great Bath
- #Sculpture: The bearded man, Dancing girl, Male Torso, Male of a Dancing torso, Mother Goddess, etc.
- : Seals, and toys, painting and pottery
- Maurya Dynasty
- #Architecture – Lomash Rishi’s cave
- #Sculpture – Yakshani from Didarganj
- Yakha from patna and parkham
- #Pillar – Lauriya, Nandangarh, Rampurva, and Sarnath
- Shunga Dynasty
- #Bharhut stupa – Relif sculpture and Jatak stories
- Satavahanas (Andhra Dynasty)
- #Sanchistupa, Relif sculpture
- #Amaravati stupa
- Kushan Dynasty – Gandhar Style Sculpture
- #Head of Buddha, Standing Buddha from hoti mardan, Seated Buddha from Takht-I-Bahi, Standing Bodhisattva, The Nirvana of Buddha from Louriyan Tangai, Bamiyan Buddha
- #Mathura style sculpture
- •Wima kadphises, Kanishka
- •Seated Buddha from Katva
- Western Art
- #Prehistoric Art
- •Cave Art – Painting – Theme and Technique, Alta Mira Cave, Lascaux Cave
- •Sculpture – Venus of Willendorf, Stonehenge, Dolmen and Mask
- #Egyptian Art
- •Belief in Life after death
- •Pyramid of Giza, Pyramid of King Khupu, Pyramid of King Khapre
- •Sculpture – Relief and Round
- Sphinx
- •Painting – Theme and Technique
- #Greek Art
- •Architecture – Temple
- Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
- •Open Theater – Epidayras
- •Sculpture – The Lancoon, Discus Thrower
- •Painting – Pottery
- #Roman Art
- •Architecture – Forums, Arches, Basilicas, Colosseium
- Pantheon Temple
- •Sculpture – Arch and Colours
- Agustus of Prima Porta
- Mark Auvelius
- •Painting
Cut from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.F.A. (Interior Decoration), Circular No. UG/210 of 2004, page 7 of that syllabus. Wording, spelling and numbering are as printed there. The University sets no reading list for this course.
The complete syllabus
This subject is cut from the University circular for the whole degree. Open the document here if you want the whole thing rather than a single subject.