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At Krea, we recognise the critical and creative potential of an education in Literature and the Arts for every domain of human activity. We understand the object of study within the programme broadly as creative human expression or expressive culture. The expressive arts (literary–visual–performative) have a profound ability to transform how humans connect and empathise with each other and with the world around them. Any form of artistic or literary engagement is enriching, inspiring, and intensely humanising.
In a world where the co-presence of humans, the environment, and technology implies new and complex forms of interdependence, Literature and the Arts can provide methodological and experiential tools for reimagining these relationships as part of everyday life, and in the face of environmental, social, and economic crises. Central to Krea’s vision is a student who is both sensitive to the contexts and histories of expressive cultures, and able to tease out the conceptual intersections and pathways criss-crossing the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. In a revolutionary dismantling of disciplinary thinking—in which Literature and the Arts are studied in silos—we affirm the vital interconnectedness of the two through the major.
The Literature and the Arts major’s curriculum involves understanding how to research the historical, social, political, and theoretical contexts underpinning what is read, produced, created, performed, circulated, and consumed—and how. The curriculum pursues these questions through several specialised courses that explore the global history of genres and literary and artistic forms; the significance of canon formation and its critiques; questions of translation; and the interface(s) between Literature and the Arts, more broadly construed. It also engages with the role of technology in the rapid evolution of literary and artistic forms, including new technologies and media in the digital arts and humanities—a fast-growing area of interwoven learning spanning creative and critical thinking.
The Literature and the Arts major’s curriculum aims to hone an understanding of the contexts underpinning what students read, experience, and explore, and to provide them with the skills to communicate their analyses through well-articulated, imaginative, and cogent responses. Our programme is innovative in requiring creative writing and critical performance, allowing us to create powerful expressive pathways and links between literary analysis and artistic practice, rather than maintaining silos between the two. The major nurtures an intense engagement with learning how to read, write, and respond across different academic and creative genres.
Majors in Literature and the Arts will graduate with a keen sense of the significance of context, history, and ethics, which we believe constitute the backbone of any successful vocation. They will meet the world as interested, discerning, empathetic, helpful, and entrepreneurial individuals—dynamic, adaptive, and resilient in their personal and professional lives—ready to make an impact in a variety of emerging and established domains that require the ability to engage with and respond creatively to the challenges and opportunities of inhabiting an interconnected world.
Literature and the Arts graduation requirements for the three-year and four-year degree programmes:
| Credits required for a single major in Litt & Arts | Credits required for a double major in Litt & Arts | |
| 3-Year Programme | 60 | 48 |
| 4-Year Programme | 80 | 64 |
Literature and the Arts graduation requirements for the three-year and four-year degree programmes:
| Single Major | Double Major | |||
| Required | Elective | Required | Elective | |
| 3-Year Programme | 28 credits in Litt+20 credits in Arts | 12 credits in Litt or Arts | 28 credits in LITT+20 credits inin Arts | |
| 4-Year Programme | 28 credits in Litt+20 credits in Arts | 32 credits in Literature or Arts (includes an optional 12-credit Capstone Project in lieu of an equivalent number of elective credits) | 28 credits in LITT+20 credits in Arts | 16 credits in Literature or Arts (includes an optional 12-credit Capstone Project in lieu of an equivalent number of elective credits) |
To earn a Literature and the Arts Major,, students must complete the required and elective credits in Literature and Arts courses as indicated above.
The Literature and the Global Arts graduate will blur boundaries between text and art, theory and practice. Armed with research skills, creative exposure, and immersive learning, they will be prepared to navigate diverse careers across culture, media, and the arts.
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Krea University has partnerships with leading universities in India and abroad that offer students pathways for higher education and research. These collaborations create opportunities for postgraduate study, academic exchange, and continued learning across disciplines.
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