B.F.A. (Applied Art) Information Design 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.
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Syllabus for Information Design
What the University sets
- Studio Practicals per Academic Year: 120 Hours
- Paper: 80 Marks, ) Duration: 10 Hours
- Assignments per Academic Year: 06 Term Work: 20 Marks
The focus
Information has an important role to play in every segment of the society Hence it needs to be imparted in the functional and aesthetically appealing manner
What is taught
- for better communication. Today in the world of Information technology designed information has gained a vital importance. With multitude of media possibility, today Print, Video (Film and Television) and Computers are the thrust areas which contribute to the mainstream of 'Information design'
- What is Information Design in the era of new technology?
- Systematic approach to design information - Content - content planning hierarchical sequence
- Information channels and their role in Conmiunisaton
- Media related/specific Design principles employed in information design
- Folders - Brochures, Manuals (Instruction/Installation/Operation), Forms Calendars, Timelines, TV graphics - Channel identifiers, Web Media (Banners Buttons etc.) should be enegumapedé and they should be submitted as hard copy paper
Term work
Term Work shall consist of at least 06 assignments covering the given syllabus, duly performed, completed and graded, carrying a-weightage of 20 marks. Student.must gain at least 40% of the total marks allotted for the Term Work of the academic year, in order make him/her eligible to appear for the examination.
The University published this syllabus as scanned pages, with no machine-readable text. The wording below is transcribed from those pages and checked against a second, independent reading of the same scan. The PDF above is the University's own page, unaltered, and is the authority wherever the two differ.
The complete syllabus
This subject is cut from the University of Mumbai's own B.F.A. (Applied Art) syllabus document. The whole document 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.