Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) 

at S.T.B.C Degree College, Kurnool

The most common employers of performing arts graduates include: Local government; Arts organisations; Education institutions; The National Health Service (NHS); Leisure companies; Voluntary organisations. What career options you can opt for? Those who possess skills and knowledge in performing arts may choose several career paths depending on the area of specialisation. Jobs available in the performing arts sector include some of the following: Actor or actress Ballet or modern dancer Musician Choreographer Makeup artist Set designer Community arts worker Drama the rapist Music therapistTheatre director Short-term or freelance contracts, opportunities through networking, attending auditions, collaborating with other artists and putting on your own shows can also be an essential part of a performers life.

Students with an artistic background have a wide range of professional alternatives. While performing arts provide options in acting, dancing, directing, and producing, visual arts and design offer pathways like graphic design, illustration, and art direction. Digital marketing experts, social media managers, and content producers are common positions in the field of digital media and communication.

Options for authorship, content development, and journalism are presented by writing and journalism. Furthermore, curators of galleries or museums are included in the field of arts administration. An arts degree's adaptability enables people to work in a variety of sectors, bringing creativity and critical thinking to disciplines like media and entertainment, design, and administration.

Humanities as a stream provides a wide range of courses that can be studied after completing their 12th grade. Pursuing any of these degrees prepares you to understand the various levels of humanities and, as a result, carve out an appropriate job path. Candidates in the humanities can apply for positions in the government sector, such as banking firms, government ministries, legal firms, and political analysts.

Content Writer, Civil Services, Human Resource Manager, Defense Services, Lawyer, Journalist, Counsellor, and Therapist positions are available. As freshers, humanities graduates can expect to earn between INR 2-6 LPA.

In performing arts, you have different specialisation like dance, drama, music, etc. According to your course you have core subjects. Majoring in performing arts involves study that integrates the overlapping fields of drama, music and dance practices. Even when students specialize in one of the three areas, they will take courses in the other performance arts disciplines as well, as well as taking some general education courses.

Performing arts are all pervading bringing colour and joy to numerous festivals and ceremonies, and reaffirming the faith of the people in their heritage. These facets have been responsible for sustaining the long continuities of ancient traditions. They are the link between the past and the present. It thus exemplifies the complex, organic interaction of all aspects of life implicit in all tribal and folk art forms; art is not seen as something apart from life, a mere ornamentation or entertainment, but as an intrinsic part of it.

A performing arts B.A. Programme may include courses in the following subject areas:

• Music performance
• Theatre history
• Dance and culture
• Musical theatre
• Dance technique
• Dramatic literature

The Courses in Performing Arts include:- 

• B.A. (Music Tabla)
• B.A. (Theatre)
• B.A. (Music Vocal)
• BPA (Music Tabla)
• BPA (Theatre)

Following are the Career opportunity:-

• Actor
• Community arts worker
• Dancer
• Dramatherapist
• Music therapist
• Theatre director

Thes are the Top Colleges for Performing Arts:-

1. Loyola College, Chennai
2. Christ University, Bangalore
3. Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
4. St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
5. K. J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai.

Elective subjects are subjects that are part of a course curriculum that do not cover the core concepts related to the course. These subjects are usually choice-based. These subjects are related to the core subjects or the career path one can pursue after completing the course. 

In Humanities and Social Science subjects,  there are more theoretical aspects that need to be learned and analysed. Simply the reason why there are higher studies and students can do research work through programmes such as Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Humanities courses use interpretive approaches in which critical thinking is used to consider various ideas/ideologies. It also focuses on providing insight into themes such as the human condition and ethics. Students who pursue humanities classes after the 12th grade get in-depth knowledge of numerous areas of society such as historical events, human behavior, and the relationships between various groups.