| ng creative courses like Music, Web Designing and | | | | There might be specific entry-level examinations that |
| Photography by reputed universities or institutes is no | | | | you need to clear in order to get entry into such a |
| mean feat. It means integrating a hobby into the | | | | specific course. The general criteria to be looked into |
| academic curriculum. This implicitly means that the | | | | are the understanding of art, mathematical ability, |
| academicians and syllabi makers need to take into | | | | logic and its applications and computer technology. |
| consideration the educational aspect of these forms | | | | These criteria could change from one institute to |
| of art but also their entertaining element and also | | | | another. |
| their practical application while designing the | | | | 3.Photography is another interesting form of Art and |
| courseware. This invariable leads to creating a | | | | it has tremendous aesthetic sense associated with it. |
| ‘creative’ syllabus and also means | | | | It can give life to certain inanimate forms and bring |
| that they need to put in a lot of hard work. | | | | out the picture as it is. Understanding that today |
| 1.Taking into account the nature of Music, its tones, | | | | media has its reach far and wide and anything can be |
| its cultural intonation, its styles as per region, | | | | evidenced with the help of pictures and moving |
| geography, lifestyle, medium, religions, moods and | | | | images, photography has been widely accepted as an |
| tastes, developing a holistic course on Music is quite a | | | | academic subject. It can be pursued in various |
| task. Despite its level of difficulty, several different | | | | inter-disciplines like Digital, Still life, wildlife, nature, |
| courses under the title of music have sprung up in | | | | fashion and media, moving images photography and |
| the past few years. Each one has a different | | | | the likes. |
| approach and is unique in its own way! | | | | The technical aspects of each of these courses can |
| The sub-courses offered under the heading of Music | | | | also be a separate sub-course called as photography |
| are courses in Music Production, Sound engineering, | | | | techniques which helps you understand the nature of |
| Music analytical studies, Composition, Music editing and | | | | the lenses and their applications, the camera angles, |
| recording studies and the like. To top the advantages | | | | the tilt and placement of the camera, the other |
| of this course, a special feature (a tutorial) is also | | | | elements like light, brightness, colour combinations and |
| conducted on Music Management completely from a | | | | adjustments, mosaic structures in lenses and their |
| Business perspective. | | | | industry interface. |
| 2.Talking about Web designing, the course is more of | | | | We have thus seen that all the three forms of |
| a creative one rather than a technical one as thought | | | | creative courses that we have discussed above, are |
| otherwise. The key ingredient of this course is to | | | | essential in conveying messages across and are |
| bring out the creativity in individuals in the form of | | | | excellent forms of communication. With many of the |
| digital media. | | | | top universities taking the onus of conducting courses |
| The sub-courses offered under this head, range from | | | | either through classroom education or by running an |
| the technical aspects of Web designing through | | | | online course, the demand for these courses has |
| principles of media on the whole to Visual imaging, | | | | been vouched for. It clearly brings out the changed |
| web technology and development, multimedia, | | | | scenario of formal education and the good news is |
| communication- digital and visual, game designing and | | | | that it is going to stay! |
| other web based applications. | | | | |