B.F.A. (Painting) Aesthetics Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the University of Mumbai syllabus for the B.F.A. (Painting), the Revised Course in force from the academic year 2004-2005. It is still the current scheme: MU has never revised it, the University's own Faculty of Fine Art register still lists this degree as Ordinance O.5310 under Circular No. UG/210 of 2004, and the syllabus below is what MU's Summer 2026 examinations were set on.
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Syllabus for Aesthetics
- “Shadangs” from vishnudharmottarapurana, six cannons of Chinese painting, Comparison of both. Classification of Painting and vartans.
- Portion regarding “Visual Arts” from Abhilashitarthachinta – Amani “Sthapati” and his essential qualities and portion regarding “Ranga Chitra” from Samaranganasutradhara.
- Outlines of school of Aesthetics – “Alankar” Dhewani “Rasa” “Vakrokti” “Reeti” and “Aouchity” Social and psychological aspect of Aesthetics according to Vatsyayan’s “Kamasutra”.
Lectures per Academic Year : 80 Hours; Tutorials per Academic Year : 04. Duration : 3 Hours; Paper : 60 marks; Term Work : 40 marks. Reproduced from the University of Mumbai's Ordinances, Regulations and Scheme of Syllabus for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) (Revised Course), in force from the academic year 2004-2005. Wording, sub-headings and teaching hours are as printed in that syllabus. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
The complete syllabus
This subject is cut from the University circular for the whole degree, which covers all four years. Open the document here if you want the whole thing rather than a single subject.