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College of ART Degrees || Art & Craft TALKS

College of ART Degrees 

Which college should I choose? What courses should I pursue? If these questions come into your mind upon thinking about pursuing your career in the field of art, then you are in right place.

Here in this article, we will help you out with all your doubts and questions. So without wasting time, let us jump into it.

I) Animation

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The process of making images appear as moving is the basis of animation. We all know about one of the most popular animated movies – Toy Story. We all loved the beautiful scenes and how amazed, we were to watch the movie!!

If you want to pursue your dream as an animator in the art field, then below are the listed courses available. For your convenience, we have also mentioned the related colleges.

 

a) B.Sc. in Animation

Talking about the course, it is an undergraduate course and is offered at various institutions across the country. In general, it is 3 years course. Let’s see in detail:

Below is the chart depicting the syllabus for each semester.

 

Semester 1	Semester 2ter II
Elements of Information Technology	Computer-based 2D Animation
Introduction to Programming Language	Multimedia & Computer Graphics
Foundation Art	Introduction to 3D Animation & Modeling-I
Basics of Animation	Introduction to Mass Communication & Media Literacy
Semester 3	Semester 4ter IV
Technical English-I	Technical English – II
3-D Animation – I	3D Animation – II
Production Process – I	Production Process – II
Multimedia – I	Multimedia - II
Composing & Editing	Layout and Perspective
Color Theory	Sketching and Landscaping
Semester 5V	Semester 6VI
Script Writing – I	Script Writing – II
Content Development Direction I	Content Development Direction –II
Gaming Technology	Gaming Production
Digital Editing & Motion Graphic I	Digital Editing & Motion Graphics –II
Visual Effects –I	Visual Effects – II
V.F.X.- I	V.F.X. – II

In the first year of this course, you get to know about the history and basics of animation. Second-year will be full of interesting things to learn like 2D and 3D animations. Last year is reserved for internships and placements.

Now, below are names of a few colleges, which provides you best environment for animation:

• Fergusson College, Pune.
• Anwarul Uloom College, Hyderabad.
• Vogue Institute of Arts and Design, Bangalore.

 

b) B.Des in Animation

The B.Des degree in animation is a 4-year undergraduate course. It deals with 3D artworks, visuals, and many more... This course aims at enhancing image-making, critical thinking, and storytelling skills among aspirants.

 

The syllabus for the course is stated below:

 

SEMESTER 1	SEMESTER 2SEMESTER 2
Sketching and Drawing - 1	Sketching and Drawing - 2
Design Fundamentals - 1	Design Fundamentals - 2
History of Art and Design	Visualization Techniques
Craft Design Studies - 1	Society, Environment, and Design
Culture and Design Studies	Craft Design Studies – 2
SEMESTER 33	SEMESTER 4SEMESTER 4
Information Collection and Analysis	Digital Design Tools - Film Media
Design Processes and Thinking	Sketching and Drawing - 3
Introduction to Graphic Design	Pre-Visualization Techniques
Introduction to User Experience Design	Story Telling for Visual Media
Introduction to Design for Moving Images	Fundamentals of Animation and Video Film Design
-	Basics of Classical Animation
SEMESTER 5SEMESTER 5	SEMESTER 6SEMESTER 6
Pre-production Design for Animation	Animation Film Production: Stop Motion
Classical Animation Techniques	Post Production for Animation
Pre-visualization Techniques for Animation	Animation Film Project - 1
Production Art Design for Animation	Animation Film Project - 2
Animation Film Production: 3D	-
Inter Discipline Elective - 1	-
SEMESTER 77	SEMESTER 8SEMESTER 8
Design Management	Degree Project
Design Internship Presentation	-
Animation Film Project - 3	-
Animation Film Project - 4	-

 

Top colleges for doing B.Des in Animation are:

• National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
• Chitkara University, Punjab
• Karnavati University, Gujarat
• Chandigarh University, Chandigarh
• ITM University, Gwalior

 

II) Graphic Design

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Moving forward, we will now explore opportunities available in Graphics Design. So, a form of craft where a person conveys his words through digital content is called Graphic designing. Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts are nothing but video format of graphic designs.

Following are the courses available for graphic designing along with the information on some of the best colleges that provides it.

a)   B.Sc. in Graphic Designing

The course helps the students in understanding the basics of Graphic design in the first year. The learnings in the journey of completion of the course include - basics of graphics, illustration, sequential art, typography, image processing, motion graphics, and narration through a variety of formats.

Below is the syllabus for B.Sc. in Graphic Designing for all six semesters.

SEMESTER 1	SEMESTER 2SEMESTER 2
Spoken English -I	Advanced Spoken English
Management Concepts	Organizational Behaviour & Human Resource Management
Accounting-1	Web Designing & Tags of Html
Introduction to Animation and Graphics [Practicals Included]	Digital Photography
Mind Management and Human Values	Marketing Management & E-Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Practicals of EXCEL
SEMESTER 33	SEMESTER 4SEMESTER 4
Communicative English	Research Mythology
Financial Management	Image & Graphics
Flash [Practicals included]	Multimedia Design
3d Max [Practicals included]	New Media
Customer Relationship Management	Environmental Studies [EVS]
Introduction to Advertising	Corel Draw & Photoshop
SEMESTER 5SEMESTER 5	SEMESTER 6SEMESTER 6
Operation Management	Total Quality Management
International Marketing	Consumer Psychology
Professional Practice I (Electronic Imaging)	Major Project- Graphic Design Portfolio Presentation
Mass Communication	Animation Film Project - 2
Mini Project- Graphic Design Portfolio Presentation	Soft skills Personality Development Training
-	Image & Graphic Lab
-	Internship Project

Top colleges for doing B.Sc. in Graphic Designing are:

• Indian Institute of Design (IIAD), Okhla (New Delhi)
• UPES, Chandigarh
• National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Imphal.
• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur, (Uttar Pradesh) 

b) B.Des in Graphic Designing

The B.Des is a 4-year undergraduate course. Here the students are taught about various ways through which, they can create visual content for masses or businesses.

Semester 1r 1	Semester 22
Sketching and drawing-1	Sketching and drawing-2
Design fundamentals-1	Design fundamentals-2
History of art and design	Visualization techniques
Craft design studies-1	Society, environment, and design
Culture and design studies-1	Culture and design studies-2
Semester 3	Semester 4er 4
Information collection and analysis	Digital design tools- visual media
Design process and thinking	Visual identity design
Introduction to photography	Information system design
Introduction to graphic design	Typography and publication design
Introduction to user experience design	Visual ergonomics
Introduction to design for moving images	Sketching and drawing- 3
Semester 5	Semester 6r 6
User interface graphics	Packaging design and printing technology
Brand communication design	Environmental graphic design
Advanced illustration techniques	Graphic design project 2
Advertising design	Graphic design project 3
Graphic design project 1	Portfolio making
Interdisciplinary elective 1	Interdisciplinary elective 2
Semester 77	Semester 8r 8
Design management	Degree project GD
Design internship presentation	Floating credit course
Graphic design project 4	OR
Graphic design project 5	Global immersion program
Degree project proposal study

 

Top colleges for pursuing this degree are as follows:

• National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
• IIT Bombay, Mumbai.
• MIT Institute of Design, Delhi.

III) Fashion Designing

Fashion Designing || Art & Craft TALKS

The art of designing clothing products, making accessories, to influence a certain section of society is known as Fashion Designing. If someone wants to make a career in it, then there are many courses available like B.Sc. and B.Des. where one receives exposure in these areas.

Below we have listed the courses in detail, let’s check them out.

 

a) B.Sc. in Fashion Designing

This is a 3-year undergraduate course. It focuses on teaching various art forms in fashions. This varies from place to place, depending on the deeply inculcated culture and traditions of the area or country.

The common Syllabus which is followed across colleges for the B.Sc. in Fashion Designing across India is stated below:

 

Semester 1	Semester 2
Analytical Drawing	Computer-Aided Design
Anatomy	Creative Jewellery
Basic Photography	Current Global Fashion Trends
Colour Mixing	Design Process
Basic Computer Studies	Draping
Apparel Construction Methods	Elements of Design
Semester 3	Semester 4
Elements of Textiles	Fashion Studies
English Communication	Free Hand Drawing
Fabric Dyeing and Printing	Garment Construction
Fashion Forecasting	Geometrical Construction
Fashion History	Grading
Fashion Illustration and Design	History of Costumes
Semester 5	Semester 6
Introduction to Pattern Making and Garment Construction	Pattern-making
Knitwear	Perspective Drawing
Leather Designing	Photography
Manufacturing Technology	Styling
Indian Art Appreciation	Surface Development Techniques
Nature Drawing	Textile Science

 

Top colleges for B.Sc. Fashion Designing is:

• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, [NMIMS] Mumbai
• SRM University, Kanchipuram
• Lovely Professional University (LPU), Jalandhar

b) B.Des in Fashion Designing

This course helps in learning different dimensions of fashion designing like Computer and Manual Designing, Textile Science, Pattern Designing starting from the very basic level to a professional level.

We have tabulated the syllabus for you. Here you can check through it once.

 

Semester 1er I	Semester 2er II
Fashion Studio I	Fashion Studio II
Fashion Illustration I	Fashion Illustration II
Visualization and Representation	Design Process
History of Art and Design I	History of Art and Design II
History of Fashion I	History of Fashion II
Overview of Fashion Industry	Fabric Studies I
Semester 3er r III	Semester 4ster IV
Fashion Studio III	Fashion Studio IV
History of Art and Design III	Draping Science
History of Fashion III	History of Design and Fashion
Elective 1 - Design Elective	Elective 4 - Contextual Elective
Elective 2 - Atelier Elective	Elective 5 - Fashion Allied Elective
Elective 3 - Advanced Studio Elective	Elective 6 - General Program Elective
Semester 5er	Semester 6er
Fashion Studio V	Fashion Studio VI
Apparel Production and Quality Control	Design Dissertation
Fashion Merchandising and Marketing	Entrepreneurship
Electives	Electives
Semester 7er	Semester 8er
Design Creation	Material Exploration
CAD and Grading	Fashion Accessories
Portfolio Development	Internship
Electives	Study Report

 

Top colleges for B.Des Fashion Designing are:

• National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
• National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi
• National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru
• National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai
• National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gandhinagar 

IV) Interior Designing

The art of enhancing the interior beauty and providing a pleasant environment to a building through imagination and creativity is referred to as Interior Designing.

Interior Designing || Art & Craft TALKS

It is very common in western countries. However, it has seen an unimaginable spike in demand in our country as well, in the past decade, with the increase in Digitalization. So let’s explore the process of making a career in Interior Designing.

       

a) B.Sc. in Interior Designing

It is a 3-year undergraduate course. This course helps students in learning different aspects of Interior Designing. The students are taught to design the interiors of apartments, commercial complexes, and houses.

 

The basic syllabus [more of a sort of skeleton/brief of syllabus] for B.Sc. in Interior Design are as follows:-

•         Introduction to Design
•         Communication Skills
•         Planning
•         Concepts of Geometry
•         Design Drawing and Graphics
•         Designing
•         Color Wheels
•         Introduction to Interior Design
•         Applying Interior Design

 

Some of the best colleges for doing these courses are:

• National Institute of Fashion Designing (NIFT), Delhi
• Amity University, Noida
• IIT Bombay, Mumbai

 

b)  B.Des in Interior Designing

It is a 4-year undergraduate course. This course helps students in creating functional spaces within the buildings. These buildings are generally used for corporate purposes.

The syllabus for B.Des in Interior Designing is tabulated below:

 

Semester 1ter I	Semester 2er II
Basics of Structure 1	Basics of Structure 2
Hypothesis of Design	Research Planning Design Process
Freehand Drawing and Geometric Construction	systematic Drawing
Material Exposure	Fundamentals of Photography
Relational abilities	Humanities, Art, and evaluation
Prologue to Computers 1	Prologue to Computers 2
Basics of Design 1	Basics of Design 2
Semester 3	Semester 4
Introduction to History of Crafts and Interior Design 1	Basics of Building Services 1
Fundamentals of Interior Materials 1	Fundamentals of Interior Materials 2
Anthropometry and Ergonomics	Elective (Poetry and Literature/ Journalism)
practical drawings and Computer Applications	Advance Computer Application
Introduction to Interior Construction 1	Introduction to Interior Construction 2
Fundamentals of Interior Design 1	Fundamentals of Interior Design 2
Semester 5r V	Semester 6ter VI
Basics of Building Services 2	Basics of Building Services 3
Fundamentals of Interior Materials 3	Analysis of Cost Estimation
Elective (Dance and Music/ Theatre and Film Making)	Elective (Human Interaction/ Marketing)
Introduction to Materials and Processes 1	Basics of Arts and Crafts
Theory of Interior Construction 3	Practical Uses of Interior Construction 4
Fundamentals of Interior Design 3	Fundamentals of Interior Design 4
Semester 7ter VII	Semester 8ter r VIII
Basics of Building Services 4	Seminar/ Thesis Topic
Practice session	Case Study
Introduction to Specifications and Controls	Project work
Fundamentals of Product Semantics	-
Analysis of Interior Landscape	-
Basics of Interior Design 5	-

 

Top colleges for pursuing this degree are:

• National Institute of Designing (NID), Ahmedabad
• National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, Navi Mumbai, and Hyderabad are considered among the top colleges in the country.
• Pearl Academy,
• Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune

 

Conclusion

After reading the above article you must have got an idea about different fields of art where you can pursue your career. However, some of you might have problems in deciding which degree you should go for.

I mean to say whether you should do B.Sc. or B.Des. So, to make things simple for you I would provide a basic difference between these two courses.

Also, if you want to know my opinion, I would go for B.Des because it is a year-long course and gives you enough time to spend with art folks. And yes if you want information related to any other details, just comment us below.

Here is a brief comparison between B.Sc. and B.Des.

S.No.	B.Sc.	B.Des
1.	Bachelor in Science	Bachelor in Design
2.	Undergraduate course	Both Undergraduate and Graduate course
3.	3-year course	3-4 years depending on the course

 

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