| In todays times when the focus is on career-building, | | | | your hands full. |
| students already have a fair idea about what they | | | | Sound production |
| want to do in life, and how to go about it. They are not | | | | Foley artists, voice-overs, dubbing, beat boxing, sound |
| oblivious to the fact that it a highly competitive world | | | | mixing and production, jingles, there is an awful lot you |
| out there, and specialized skills and knowledge are | | | | can do with sound. Sound production covers so many |
| what gives them an extra edge over the huge | | | | diverse fields that you will definitely find an aspect that |
| numbers pursuing the sciences, law, management, | | | | you may be interested in, and would want to take up |
| banking etc. There is therefore a growing interest in | | | | as a career. |
| alternative options when it comes to Bachelors | | | | Performing arts |
| Studies; this is in the form of tertiary vocational | | | | Dance, theatre, music- both singing and playing an |
| education. | | | | instrument can become more than just your hobbies |
| Many colleges and universities offer courses that train | | | | or interests that you pursue along with your main |
| you in the skills and technical know-how in specific | | | | education. Many colleges and universities offer full-time |
| fields like music, sound production, photography, | | | | courses and degrees in these so you can turn your |
| filmmaking, web designing, computers etc. The main | | | | hobby into a full-time career. The course for such |
| objective of these courses is to help the students get | | | | programmes is very comprehensive, including both the |
| a job in their field of interest, right after they graduate. | | | | theoretical, and the practical aspects. Recitals, stage |
| The focus is on practical, hands-on training and | | | | performances, independent productions are all an |
| education, which is very different from the | | | | integral part of the syllabus. |
| conventional college education which tends to focus | | | | Designing |
| only on the theoretical aspect, thus making the | | | | If fashion has always been your thing, and you |
| students only partially prepared for the highly | | | | regularly help your friends pick their clothes, then |
| competitive world, and especially the highly demanding | | | | designing is a great option for you. Fashion designing is |
| job market. Some of the popular creative vocational | | | | a subject that requires more and more people to meet |
| courses that are offered at the Bachelors level, that | | | | the demands for new designs in clothes, shoes, |
| you might be interested in are- | | | | accessories, jewellery etc. The course is designed in |
| Photography | | | | such a way so as to educate you about not only the |
| Getting behind the camera requires a lot of technical | | | | designing aspect, but also the different kinds of cloth, |
| know-how and of course a sound aesthetic sense. | | | | which design and stitch suit which fabric, cuts, the |
| Photography courses offer you training on the | | | | retailing aspect etc. |
| technical aspects like lighting, focus, camera angle, | | | | Interior designing is another field that can be pursued |
| close-ups etc. Fashion photography, wildlife | | | | under designing. Dcor for houses, offices, revamping |
| photography, documentaries, photographs for | | | | homes; interior designers are much in demand for all of |
| newspapers, are some of the career options you | | | | this, and therefore a course in the same would be a |
| could look forward to, in this field. | | | | great idea. |
| Animation | | | | The list only discusses some of the popular options |
| Animation is big these days and with formal training, | | | | that you could look into. Apart from these, there are a |
| you can hone your skills to perfection. From animation | | | | whole range of other courses and subjects that may |
| flicks, to special effects, advertisements and branding, | | | | interest you - scriptwriting, hospitality, tourism etc, and |
| animation artists are in high demand. With a degree in | | | | all with the added advantage of getting you a job, right |
| animation you can be sure that you will always find | | | | after your Bachelors! |