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- What is this course about?
- What are the entry requirements?
- What is the cut-off-point for this course?
- Is there any opportunity for further education?
- What are the career opportunities?
- What is so special about this course?
What is this course about?
You would like to be a professional in the exciting and fast-paced creative industry. You love graphic design, advertising, photography and illustration. You look forward to be taught by professionals who are both experienced and passionate about their work and their specialisations. You welcome being immersed in a creative environment that is awash with colours, typography, images and messages that stir your passion towards design.
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What are the entry requirements?
| English Language (EL1)* | | Grades 1-6 | | Mathematics (E or A) | | Grades 1-7 | | Any three other subjects, excluding CCA | | Grades 1-6 |
Applicants must also have sat for at least one of the following subjects:
Additional Combined Science, Art, Art & Design, Higher Art, Biology, Combined Science, Chemistry, Design & Technology, Engineering Science, Integrated Science, Physical Science, Physics, Science (Chemistry, Biology), Science (Physics, Biology), Science (Physics, Chemistry), Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
Note: Applicants who have partial/complete Colour Appreciation Deficiency should not apply for this course.
* SPM/UEC holders must have a minimum of grade 6 for their Bahasa Inggeris (English Language) subject.
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What is the cut-off-point for this course?
The Cut-Off-Point (COP) indicates the ELR2B2 aggregate score (after deducting CCA bonus points) of the last applicant posted to the course(s) under JAE. The previous year's COP serves only as a gauge. Admission is by merit and choice, subject to vacancy.
View the cut-off-point of this course here.
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Is there any opportunity for further education?
The School of Design is well-recognised in the local and international arena as an award-winning institution. Our students have won many prestigious international and local competitions. In addition, our accomplished external examiners from reputable overseas institutions have consistently attested to the very high quality of our courses. It is not surprising, therefore, that our graduates have been accorded advanced standing by the very best degree-granting design institutions for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Australia, UK, USA, Europe and other parts of the world.
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What are the career opportunities?
You are going to be faced with an array of possible career opportunities as you take your first steps into the buzzing, adrenalin-driven world of advertising, graphic design, branding, photography and multimedia agencies. And yes, many of our graduates have also successfully founded their own studios and agencies. How cool is that!
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What is so special about this course?
You will encounter the birth of creative concepts, taking them all the way through the processes of refinement, implementation and presentation. You will master the fundamental skills and knowledge related to creative thinking, drawing, digital media, graphic design and design studies. You will gain an intellectual understanding of visual information and messages and you will learn how to manage, and turn these abilities and knowledge into memorable and effective solutions. Above all, you will constantly be challenged to think creatively and be encouraged to truly innovate.
- The first graphic design diploma in a polytechnic with an illustrious history, alumni and reputation
- The only visual communication course with 3 options in Photography, Illustration, and Graphic Design - with strong grounding in conceptual, aesthetic and analytical knowledge
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