S’pore Poly combines 8 programmes into one diploma
11 Jun 2020
S’pore Poly combines 8 programmes into one diploma
SP
has launched the new Diploma in Media, Arts & Design (DMAD) with eight specialisations
to replace eight current related diploma courses. The specialisations include
animation and game art, game design and development, integrated marketing
communications and motion design and effects.The DMAD course allows first-semester students to take
foundation modules such as in writing and design, as well as "taster"
modules that will introduce them to the fundamentals of the various
specialisations. To encourage students to step out of their comfort zones and
broaden their learning experiences, the grades from "taster" modules
will not be included in their grade point average scores. Students will then
choose one specialisation to focus on for the next 21/2 years of their diploma
after the first semester. They will still have the opportunity to take selected
modules from the other specialisations as electives during their second and
final years. SP principal and chief executive Mr Soh Wai Wah shared that the
new DMAD course is part of efforts to build a competent and sought-after talent
pool for the arts, design and media industries. Mr Soh also added that the
future prospects of graduates from the new diploma are promising as they will
be a new generation of “key-shaped” professionals who are resilient and
versatile across multiple disciplines.
[The Straits Times]
