Rap music aficionados who want to take their passion to the next level have a reason to cheer now, thanks to the Mumbai University’s initiative to launch a dedicated course in hip-hop studies, beginning the academic year 2019-20. Officials have said “Introduction to hiphop Studies” will be the first such varsity-level course in the entire Asia.
A special curriculum has been designed for this course, which is established under the department of communication and journalism.
“Considering the popularity of hip-hop as study material, the university administration has decided to introduce a certificate course from this academic year only,” Mumbai University spokesman Liladhar Bansod said on Saturday.
An underground music movement that originated on the streets of New York several decades ago, hip-hop metamorphosed into a sub-culture while arriving in India.
The genre, which encapsulates art, music, dance, literature, identity, style and politics, returned to the limelight again after Zoya Akhtar’s film ‘Gully Boy’ hit the screens.
“This first-ever course in Asian countries will be undertaken... A special curriculum (Introduction to Hip-Hop Studies) has been designed for this purpose,” said course coordinator professor Yatindra Ingle. Initially, the three-month certificate course will be offered to students after class 12.
“MU is planning to offer a diploma and a master's degree in subsequent batches,” Ingle said, adding that students will have to pay Rs 5000 as academic fee for the entire course.
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