Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A)

Eligibility
Graduation of Fine arts

Age Limit:21

Description:

Fine Arts education is usually divided into three branches: Drawing,Painting and Sculpture

For success in this discipline, you need to have an inherent aptitude for fine arts, originality, creativity, keen observation, power of visualisation, appreciation of colours, lines, forms, proportions and an idea of the impact of colour combinations; they should also have drawing skills, patience, persistence, imagination, knowledge of the various media and a knack for maintaining good public relations. In this age of technology, knowledge of photography and ability to use computers will give an added advantage.

Professional courses in fine arts cover subject areas such as history of arts, aesthetics, visual culture, basic skills, study of the human figure, different materials (crayons, charcoal, water colour, oil, pencil, textiles, plastics, clay, terracotta ceramics, metals, wood, stones, Plaster of Paris, etc.) and their applications, photography, lithography, computer graphics, casting, print making and diverse media. The courses effectively integrate theory and practical skills.

Features:

The standard academic course in the subject is BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts), a four-year programme in many universities. Those who have passed the Plus Two examination and are blessed with an aptitude for arts can apply. They will have to prove their aptitude in an entrance test and probably at an interview, where they will be given an opportunity to show their amateur works of art.

The first year of the programme is usually a foundation course common for the three branches; it comprises basic training in drawing, design, colour, perspective and clay-modelling. From the second year onwards, the students get an opportunity to specialise in any one branch.

Some colleges provide facilities for a two-year MFA (Master of Fine Arts) programme as well. There are opportunities for further specialisation at this level.
The Drawing and Painting course lays emphasis on technical skills needed to express the artist's thoughts and emotions using different methods and materials. Familiarisation with traditional and contemporary styles and materials is also an integral part of the curriculum.

Courses Offered in Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A)


M.F.A - Dance
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) (2 Years Course)

Age Limit:21
Description:

Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication (see body language) between humans or animals (bee dance, patterns of behaviour such as a mating dance), motion in inanimate objects (the leaves danced in the wind), and certain musical forms or genres.

Definitions of what constitutes dance are dependent on social, cultural, aesthetic, artistic and moral constraints and range from functional movement (such as Folk dance) to virtuoso techniques such as ballet. In sports, gymnastics, figure skating and synchronized swimming are dance disciplines while Martial arts 'kata' are often compared to dances.

Dance can be directly participatory, social or performed for an audience. It can also be ceremonial, competitive or erotic. Dance movements may be without significance in themselves, such as in ballet or European folk dance, or have a gestural vocabulary/symbolic system as in many Asian dances. Dance can embody or express ideas, emotions or tell a story.

Choreography is the art of creating dances, and the person who does this is called a choreographer.


M.F.A - Music
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A)
(2 Years Course)

Age Limit: 21

Description:

Music is an art form that involves organised sounds and silence. It is expressed in terms of pitch (which includes melody and harmony), rhythm (which includes tempo and meter), and the quality of sound (which includes timbre, articulation, dynamics, and texture). Music may also involve generative forms in time through the construction of patterns and combinations of natural stimuli, principally sound. Music may be used for artistic or aesthetic, communicative, entertaining, ceremonial or religious purposes. The definition of what constitutes music varies according to culture and social context, with varied interpretations of the term being accepted under sub-genres of the art. Within "the arts", music can be classified as a performing art, a fine art, or an auditory art form.


M.F.A - Drama
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A)
(2 Years Course)

Age Limit: 21

Description:

Dramas can be performed in various media: live performance, radio, film, and-or television. "Closet dramas" are works written in the same form as plays (with dialogue, scenes, and "stage directions"), but meant to be read rather than staged; examples include the plays of Seneca, Manfred by Byron, and Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Other dramatic literature may not resemble plays at all, such as the Imaginary Conversations of Walter Savage Landor. Drama is also often combined with music and dance, such as in opera which is sung throughout, musicals which include spoken dialog and songs, or plays that have musical accompaniment, such as the Japanese Noh drama.

Improvisational drama, a form of improvisational theatre, is drama that has no set script, in which the performers take their cues from one another and the situations (sometimes established in advance) in which their characters find themselves to create their own dialogue as they perform. Improvisational drama is made up on the spot using whatever space, costumes or props are available.

Master of Computer Application (MCA)

Duration : 3 Years Course

Eligibility
Should have passed any recognized Bachelors degree of minimum 3 years durations in any discipline with Maths at 10+2 school level (or) should have passed any recognized Bachelors degree of minimum 3 years duration in any discipline with Maths as one of the subjects.

Age Limit: 21

Description
In this course theoretical and practical aspects of computer technology and computer usage are covered. The curriculum covers topics on networking, information system, computer systems architecture, multimedia systems, web-based service, E-commerce etc., Master of Computer Applications Degree is the gateway to bright careers in the Software Industry.

In this information era, computer and its application play a vital role in the development of technology. At the end of the course the graduate acquires skills in business applications including, functions involving marketing, production, distribution logistics, accounts and finance and human resources development.

Features
The broad objective of the MCA programme is to prepare graduate students for productive careers in software industry and academia by providing an outstanding environment for teaching and research in the core and emerging areas of the discipline. The programme's thrust is on giving the students a thorough and sound background in theoretical and application-oriented courses relevant to the latest computer software development. The programme emphasizes the application of software technology to solve mathematical, computing, communications / networking and commercial problems

MCA (Master of Computer Applications) is a 3-year postgraduate program in computers (some institutes have 2 year programs). It is also called PGDCA or PGDIT. They all refer to the same postgraduate program, MCA. It can be either a degree or diploma. MCAs generally are concerned with the SOFTWARE field. A great career for those having a mathematical or analytical mindset.

Master of Arts in Teaching (A.M.T)

Duration
2 Years Course

Eligibility
B.Th.or B.Ed : 3 years for 10+2 passed or equivalent or 4 years for HSLC candidates.

Description
The teacher imparts knowledge and helps to develop the skills and personality of the student. The teacher has to acquire the specialized training according to the level class being taught. The education system is divided into levels :preschool, nursery school ,primary school ,secondary school, higher education, intermediate/college/ university. Pre-school nursery training is also called as Montessori training.

Special education teacher
the special education teacher is specially trained to teach children with physical and mental debilities. The task of these teachers is to adopt to the need of the student individually and provide accordingly. they have to be ingenious ,innovative and unflagging in spirit. The work is extremely challenging and Physically and emotionally taxing. Progress may be some time very tardy and negligible but the teacher should possess the tenacity and grit to plod on.

The profession
These teachers are involved in imparting class-room education as well as training in day to day activities including eating, playing, and toilet training. They trace children at the elementary, middle, secondary school level as well as work with infants and toddlers. Their aim is to make the child as independent as possible by teaching him functional skills for daily living. It is crucial for the teacher to establish clear communication link with the parents and siblings of the disabled child. Also the teacher should interact closely with the therapist of the child in order to be able to achieve consummate development of the child overall personality.

Features
The special education teacher can find employment in special education schools, conselling centers and in government bodies.

Master of Agriculture - M.Sc., Agri

Eligibility

Must have completed their Under-graduation in Agriculture relevant disciplines and secured on OGPA of 7.00 out of 10.00 or 60% marks or equivalent at the graduation level in respective discipline. Those coming with graduation in Science will have to take one year courses in Agriculture for M.Sc.(A.) programmes.

Age Limit: 21

Description:
Agriculture science today offers diverse areas of study such as relationships between organisms and their environments, soil and water, structures and the environment, genetics and plant breeding, seeds and quality of crops, or plant diseases and microorganisms. To succeed in this field, you need innovation and precision.

Requirements
To make an indelible mark as an agricultural scientist, you need an inquisitive and explorative mind, interest in biological sciences and in agriculture, good memory and excellent ability to understand, assimilate, analyse and apply scientific facts and theories.

You have to be at least a B.Sc. in agricultural science to get a job. To be eligible to take up the course, you will have to clear an entrance examination, which includes papers in biology, chemistry and physics, after your HSC. You can do post-graduation and obtain M.Sc. in agriculture and then get into research. A Ph.D. will ensure a very good career as an agricultural scientist.

Features:
An agricultural scientist can find opportunities in central and state government departments and agencies, agro process-based industries like crop processing plants, seed producing companies, dairy and food processing industries, agricultural finance corporation and banks, voluntary organisations working in the agricultural sector, agricultural research organisations and agricultural universities

You can also work in industries that are into vegetable and crop production, processing farms, food freezing and storage plants, poultry farms, grain mills, semi-processed, fully processed food plants, etc. Besides all these, you can actually take up farming in a scientific way and get into processing and marketing of agriculture produce.

Government agencies like the Food Corporation of India and various central and state government departments and directorates employ agricultural scientists. Recruitments are made by the Union Public Service Commission and State Public Service Commissions.

Some of the job positions are agricultural extension officers, seed production officers, agricultural assistants, plant protection officer, soil conservation officer, farm superintendents or technical assistants.

Courses Offered in Master of Agriculture (M.Sc(Agri))
Agriculture, Horticulture, Environmental Science and Technology Master of Agriculture, Business Management

Master of Social Work (M.S.W) (2 Years Course)

Eligibility: Any Bachelor Degree

Age Limit : 21

Description : The MSW is a pre-professional degree that prepares you to practice social work.

All accredited MSW programs require at least 900 hours of supervised field work in established agencies. Following foundation coursework in the first year, regular MSW students usually choose between direct work with individuals, families, and groups or organizing, managing, planning and policy analysis work with social agencies. Students are also required to specialize in a problem area, such as mental health, employee assistance, aging, health care, corrections, and child welfare.

Masters of social work programs can vary a lot in emphasis. Many allow students to specialize in methodology, public policy, work with different populations, etc. Some schools seek to prepare professionals for private practice in psychotherapy, others for work in public and non-profit social service agencies, and others for engaging in social planning and social change. (Needless to say, you should be very careful to choose a program that is compatible with your career goals.) A few schools also allow students to seek joint degrees such as the joint MSW/JD, or joint MSW with another masters degree in a health-related profession.

Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU)

Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), formerly known as Andhra Pradesh Open University, is located in the city of Hyderabad. With a wide network of 200 study centers spread throughout the state of Andhra Pradesh


Under - Graduate Programmes (3 Years)
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Sciences
Bachelor of Library & Information Science
Bachelor of Public Relations
Bachelor of Hotel Management

Post - Graduate Programmes (2 Years)
M.A - English
M.A - Economics
M.A - History
M.A - Political Science
M.A - Public Administration
M.Com - Commerce
M.Sc - Mathematics & Applied Maths
M.Sc - Chemistry
M.Sc - Botany
M.Sc - Environmental Science
M.Sc - Physics
M.Sc - Zoology

Research Programmes
Ph.D in Development Studies
M.Phil. in Development Studies

Diploma Programmes
PGDMM - Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
PGDBF - Post Graduate Diploma in Business Finance
PGDES - Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Science
PGDWMM - Post Graduate Diploma in Writing for Mass Media
PGDHR - Post Graduate Diploma in Human Rights
PGDWS - Post Graduate Diploma in Women Studies

Certificate Programmes
Food and Nutrition (CPFN)
English Communication

Professional Programmes
Business Administration
Library & Information Science

Contact Address
Dr. Ambedkar Open University,
Prof. G. Ram Reddy Marg,
Road No. 46 Jubilee Hills,
Hyderabad - 500 033. A.P.

Phone : 040 23680000
Fax : 040 23544830
Website : www.braou.ac.in

How to make my child study

If your child comes home from school complaining that he doesn't understand a particular lesson, you may need to offer a few pointers. But there is a fine line between a parent who jumps-in and takes control of the entire learning assignment and one who remains on the sidelines but offers encouragement, guidance, or support.

1. Discuss the lesson with your child. Ask him or her to explain what needs to be done. Then ask which parts are not clear. If necessary, read over the instructions and paraphrase them to your son or daughter. Then try to answer any questions that still remain about what needs to be done. It is always a good idea to let kids do as much on their own as possible, because that prepares them for real-life situations when similar uncertainties will arise, sometimes while working on a deadline.

2. Stay close by but uninvolved. Your presence alone may reassure a child that you are available if needed. But it also may encouragement him or her to work alone to show that he can master the material or she is independent enough to figure out the guidelines for herself. Look in on your child periodically to be sure that he stays focused or doesn't get distracted. Adjust lighting as the evening wears on and perhaps consider offering a healthy snack that won't interfere with dinner.

3. Help with major study projects. For example, you can work with your son to learn basic math facts or your daughter's preparation for the spelling bee. Help her pick out supplies for an upcoming art project or guide him through instructions for a science experiment. But provide plenty of time and space for your kids to remain responsible for their own work.

4. Assist with organizational tasks. Scheduling study time, arranging social plans around homework activities, and providing quiet home space for things to get done teaches a child how to make these decisions in conjunction with a long-term commitment like homework. Kids need to realize at an early age that homework just doesn't get done automatically. They need to collect supplies, understand the guidelines, and make time to do the work. Parents can help to facilitate these coordinating tasks without taking charge of the entire process.

5. Don't let them give up or take shortcuts. When your child begs to watch another half-hour of television or keep playing outside instead of doing homework, you have to be firm in teaching him to balance playtime with homework. While some outside play is a good idea to promote exposure to fresh air and exercise, it is also important to instill respect for completing homework accurately and on time. Likewise, don't allow your children to cheat by copying another student's homework or looking up answers on the Internet that they are supposed to learn for themselves. Remember to set a good example in your own life, as well.

Homework may not seem like a big deal to many adults, but completing these frequent school-related tasks is a major step toward maturity for young students. Become your child's supporter and guide as she learns how to handle this task effectively.