<p>Bengaluru City University (BCU) is offering a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign languages, a first-of-its-kind programme in the state.</p>.<p>The varsity will kickstart the foreign language course with a BA programme in French, which is being offered at its constituent college for women at Malleswaram from the current academic year.</p>.<p>Vice-Chancellor Prof Lingaraja Gandhi said no other varsity in Karnataka is offering foreign language as a core subject. “All these years, French and German have been offered as optional subjects. For the first time, we are offering a bachelors course in French, making it a core subject,” he said.</p>.<p>The university has extended the last date for application till October 11. Interested students who have passed PUC II can apply at www.bcu.ac.in or http://bcuportal.com.</p>.<p>Students can even visit the Multi-Disciplinary Women’s College located in Malleswaram 13th Cross.</p>.<p>The varsity is also planning to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese and Spanish embassies to have native teachers.</p>.<p>Dr Jyothi Venkatesh, chairperson, Centre for Global Languages, also in-charge principal of the Multi-Disciplinary Women’s College, said some embassies have approached them with the offer of having a native speaker “who will be here for two years and train our teachers”.</p>.<p>“We are soon signing an MoU with the Japanese embassy,” Jyothi said.</p>.<p><strong>New courses, new departments</strong></p>.<p>The BCU is starting some new courses and new departments in the current academic year, Gandhi told a press conference on Thursday.</p>.<p>It is establishing four new departments for postgraduate courses at its Central College campus: Arts and Aesthetic, Urban Studies and Planning, Environment and Climate Change, and Technology.</p>.<p>Under these departments, the varsity is offering courses like Animation Design, Interior Design, Urban Studies and Planning, Environmental Science and Computer Science.</p>.<p><strong>Higher student intake</strong></p>.<p>Following the state Department of Collegiate Education’s order to increase the intake for undergraduate courses for the current academic year, BCU has received applications from 30 colleges asking for a higher intake of students.</p>.<p>“There is a huge demand for admissions this year and we are expecting applications from more colleges to increase their intake,” said Prof Lingaraja Gandhi, BCU Vice-Chancellor.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Bengaluru City University (BCU) is offering a Bachelor of Arts degree in foreign languages, a first-of-its-kind programme in the state.</p>.<p>The varsity will kickstart the foreign language course with a BA programme in French, which is being offered at its constituent college for women at Malleswaram from the current academic year.</p>.<p>Vice-Chancellor Prof Lingaraja Gandhi said no other varsity in Karnataka is offering foreign language as a core subject. “All these years, French and German have been offered as optional subjects. For the first time, we are offering a bachelors course in French, making it a core subject,” he said.</p>.<p>The university has extended the last date for application till October 11. Interested students who have passed PUC II can apply at www.bcu.ac.in or http://bcuportal.com.</p>.<p>Students can even visit the Multi-Disciplinary Women’s College located in Malleswaram 13th Cross.</p>.<p>The varsity is also planning to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese and Spanish embassies to have native teachers.</p>.<p>Dr Jyothi Venkatesh, chairperson, Centre for Global Languages, also in-charge principal of the Multi-Disciplinary Women’s College, said some embassies have approached them with the offer of having a native speaker “who will be here for two years and train our teachers”.</p>.<p>“We are soon signing an MoU with the Japanese embassy,” Jyothi said.</p>.<p><strong>New courses, new departments</strong></p>.<p>The BCU is starting some new courses and new departments in the current academic year, Gandhi told a press conference on Thursday.</p>.<p>It is establishing four new departments for postgraduate courses at its Central College campus: Arts and Aesthetic, Urban Studies and Planning, Environment and Climate Change, and Technology.</p>.<p>Under these departments, the varsity is offering courses like Animation Design, Interior Design, Urban Studies and Planning, Environmental Science and Computer Science.</p>.<p><strong>Higher student intake</strong></p>.<p>Following the state Department of Collegiate Education’s order to increase the intake for undergraduate courses for the current academic year, BCU has received applications from 30 colleges asking for a higher intake of students.</p>.<p>“There is a huge demand for admissions this year and we are expecting applications from more colleges to increase their intake,” said Prof Lingaraja Gandhi, BCU Vice-Chancellor.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>