Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons.) Program By O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) |Top Universities
Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

350,000 INRTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Art and DesignMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BFA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Our world is saturated with images. We are exposed to pictures through signboards, news channels and smartphones, and we communicate through emojis, photos and icons. Some compare this visual turn to the printing revolution of the 15th century, as both transformed the way we experience the world. Arguably, the global spread of printing led to the expansion of literacy, and to the democratisation and secularisation of modern societies. The consequences of the visual turn are perhaps not fully realised, while some underscore its perils. In comparison with the relative lucidity of the text, the image is more elusive. Its messages are more impactful since they make “reality” more palpable, and for the very same reason their meanings are more cryptic. As our culture is becoming increasingly visual, the ability to code and decode images becomes exceedingly vital. If understanding visual language makes us more conscious of the social structures that shape our behaviour, the ability to forge images enables us to influence our surroundings by imagining it anew.

The aim of the 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons.) programme is to educate visual thinkers, who can critically address this new imagery landscape and the social challenges that it yields. While ensuring the mastery of our students over traditional skills of craftsmanship and image-making, they will be encouraged to approach art with conceptual and theoretical tools.

During the last two centuries the art field was dominated by the material labour and theoretical output emerging from limited geopolitical zones, namely West Europe and North America. The art production from different parts of the world was either ignored or gauged according to Eurocentric values. This state of affairs is gradually changing as artists from the global south are making their presence felt, and as art venues in non-western countries are becoming progressively central. Our Bachelor of Fine Arts programme plugs into these growing global networks, and participates in the creation of a pluralistic world in which different traditions can converse without imposing themselves on each other.

Program overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

BFA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Our world is saturated with images. We are exposed to pictures through signboards, news channels and smartphones, and we communicate through emojis, photos and icons. Some compare this visual turn to the printing revolution of the 15th century, as both transformed the way we experience the world. Arguably, the global spread of printing led to the expansion of literacy, and to the democratisation and secularisation of modern societies. The consequences of the visual turn are perhaps not fully realised, while some underscore its perils. In comparison with the relative lucidity of the text, the image is more elusive. Its messages are more impactful since they make “reality” more palpable, and for the very same reason their meanings are more cryptic. As our culture is becoming increasingly visual, the ability to code and decode images becomes exceedingly vital. If understanding visual language makes us more conscious of the social structures that shape our behaviour, the ability to forge images enables us to influence our surroundings by imagining it anew.

The aim of the 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons.) programme is to educate visual thinkers, who can critically address this new imagery landscape and the social challenges that it yields. While ensuring the mastery of our students over traditional skills of craftsmanship and image-making, they will be encouraged to approach art with conceptual and theoretical tools.

During the last two centuries the art field was dominated by the material labour and theoretical output emerging from limited geopolitical zones, namely West Europe and North America. The art production from different parts of the world was either ignored or gauged according to Eurocentric values. This state of affairs is gradually changing as artists from the global south are making their presence felt, and as art venues in non-western countries are becoming progressively central. Our Bachelor of Fine Arts programme plugs into these growing global networks, and participates in the creation of a pluralistic world in which different traditions can converse without imposing themselves on each other.

Admission requirements

4 Years
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

350,000 INR
-

International Students

350,000 INR
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O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) is a non-profit global university established by the Government of Haryana and recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). JGU was established as a philanthropic initiative of its Founding Chancellor, Mr. Naveen Jindal in memory of his father, Mr. O.P. Jindal. JGU is one of the few universities in Asia that maintains a 1:9 faculty-student ratio and appoints faculty members from India and different parts of the world with outstanding academic qualifications and experience. JGU is a research intensive university, which is deeply committed to its core institutional values of interdisciplinary and innovative pedagogy; pluralism and rigorous scholarship; and globalism and international engagement. JGU has established 12 schools: Jindal Global Law School ( JGLS ); Jindal Global Business School ( JGBS ); Jindal School of International Affairs ( JSIA ); Jindal School of Government and Public Policy ( JSGP ); Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities ( JSLH ); Jindal School of Journalism & Communication ( JSJC ); Jindal School of Art & Architecture ( JSAA ); Jindal School of Banking & Finance ( JSBF ); Jindal School of Environment & Sustainability ( JSES ); Jindal School of Psychology & Counselling ( JSPC ); Jindal School of Languages & Literature ( JSLL ) and Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development ( JSPH ). JGU has been granted "Autonomy" by the University Grants Commission and the Ministry of Education, Government of India, for receiving the “ A” Grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). This makes JGU the only private university in the state of Haryana and one of the only two private universities in India to be given the status of autonomy.

 

JGU has made history by breaking into the QS World University Rankings 2021 Edition. We are also the only Indian private university in the top 150 'young' universities in the world (under 50 years of age) in the QS Young University Rankings 2021. JGU is the youngest University from India to feature in both these rankings. In September 2019, JGU was selected as an 'Institution of Eminence' (IOE) by the Government of India, making JGU one of only eight private universities in India to be awarded this status.

 

JGU was ranked in the top 750 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2022 Edition, making it India's No. 1 Private University and India's No. 1 University dedicated to the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.

 

JGU is a residential global university with more than 8000+ students who live on the campus. It is a diverse, inclusive, secure and modern campus which offers comprehensive services for the comfort of our students.

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) is a non-profit global university established by the Government of Haryana and recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). JGU was established as a philanthropic initiative of its Founding Chancellor, Mr. Naveen Jindal in memory of his father, Mr. O.P. Jindal. JGU is one of the few universities in Asia that maintains a 1:9 faculty-student ratio and appoints faculty members from India and different parts of the world with outstanding academic qualifications and experience. JGU is a research intensive university, which is deeply committed to its core institutional values of interdisciplinary and innovative pedagogy; pluralism and rigorous scholarship; and globalism and international engagement. JGU has established 12 schools: Jindal Global Law School ( JGLS ); Jindal Global Business School ( JGBS ); Jindal School of International Affairs ( JSIA ); Jindal School of Government and Public Policy ( JSGP ); Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities ( JSLH ); Jindal School of Journalism & Communication ( JSJC ); Jindal School of Art & Architecture ( JSAA ); Jindal School of Banking & Finance ( JSBF ); Jindal School of Environment & Sustainability ( JSES ); Jindal School of Psychology & Counselling ( JSPC ); Jindal School of Languages & Literature ( JSLL ) and Jindal School of Public Health and Human Development ( JSPH ). JGU has been granted "Autonomy" by the University Grants Commission and the Ministry of Education, Government of India, for receiving the “ A” Grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). This makes JGU the only private university in the state of Haryana and one of the only two private universities in India to be given the status of autonomy.

 

JGU has made history by breaking into the QS World University Rankings 2021 Edition. We are also the only Indian private university in the top 150 'young' universities in the world (under 50 years of age) in the QS Young University Rankings 2021. JGU is the youngest University from India to feature in both these rankings. In September 2019, JGU was selected as an 'Institution of Eminence' (IOE) by the Government of India, making JGU one of only eight private universities in India to be awarded this status.

 

JGU was ranked in the top 750 universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2022 Edition, making it India's No. 1 Private University and India's No. 1 University dedicated to the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.

JGU is a residential global university with more than 8000+ students who live on the campus. It is a diverse, inclusive, secure and modern campus which offers comprehensive services for the comfort of our students.

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