Discover the next dimension to creativity.

“There are no boundaries in design. Challenge the present and change the future.”

Long Chin Ling, Sabrina
Head of Department

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Make our world better by improving the things we use and the spaces we live in. Your learning here encompasses a broad range of disciplines in both personal and public environments. Here, you will develop your individual design language and be equipped with the know-how to apply it. Discover the history and meaning behind our physical world - and be instilled with the confidence to lead the changes to come.

The diplomas in the Department of 3D Design will foster your creative thinking through an emphasis on studio practice. Get a foothold across all 3D disciplines through a learning experience with a global attitude.

We have combined the disciplines of landscape and architecture to give you a better understanding of the considerations that go behind designing spaces. Here, you learn to manage the human and environmental forces behind the changes in landscape.

Master the art of creating unforgettable display experiences for interior and exhibition spaces. You may also learn to experience furniture in a whole new way - as both functional objects of space and cultural icons. Develop your competencies in critical analysis when you investigate changing cultures, technology, trends and their influence on design.

You are also given the option of studying materials and crafts in products ranging from personal expression to lifestyle, as well as special techniques involved in jewellery design. We aim to set the pace of integrating design and culture into your study of elemental technologies and sustainable production methods.

To bridge the gap between creativity and business, we have included the basics in business management, brand marketing and production throughout your core modules - giving you the edge you need to stand out in your field, and the disciplines that go beyond it.

Potential careers

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• 3D Designer
• Furniture Designer
• 3D Modeller
• Model Maker
• Technical Designer
• Account Executive
• Trends Analyst
• Product Executive
• Object Designer
• Stylist
• Jewellery Designer
• Enamellist
• Gemmologist
• 3D Mold-maker
• Product Designer
• Gifts/Premiums Designer
• Merchandise Designer
• Interior Designer
• Exhibition Designer
• Event Planner
• Sales Designer
• Stage/Theatre Designer
• Project Coordinator
• Product & Marketing Executive
• Visual Merchandiser
• 3D Visualiser
• Lighting Designer
• Space Planner
• Landscape Designer
• Architectural Assistant
• Environment Designer
• Lighting Designer
• Urban Planning Assistant

Diploma in 3D Design (Environmental Design)

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This major study in Environmental Design involves the constructed external environment - mainly Landscape and Architecture. The scope of Landscape and Architecture is presented as a single non-segregated discipline.

Through studio sessions, tutorials and projects, students will be trained to develop skills in design concept creation, aesthetic appreciation and keen understanding of technology.

Students can expect a fulfilling career or the chance to pursue further studies in the corresponding fields of Architecture, Landscape Design or related spatial design disciplines upon completion of this programme.

Diploma in 3D Design (Exhibition Design)

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Students will learn to conceptualise various types of exhibition spaces in this Major and gain an in-depth education as they make their marks on projects such as merchandise displays, promotional booths, retail showrooms and museums. Students will also learn to develop innovative display solutions and experiences for commercial and communication purposes.

Essential theories and principles relating to branding, marketing communication, fabrication process and project management are complemented with other core subjects. Students will also undertake minors in Interior Design and Furniture Design in this course.

Diploma in 3D Design (Furniture Design)

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As Furniture Design evolves with shifts in culture, technology and trends, there is a growing need to investigate emerging challenges that these changes will bring. This course will push students to explore and experience the process and spectrum of Furniture Design as functional objects of space, as well as interaction expression, cultural icons and symbols of emotions in the context of personal, public or commercial environment.

Students will develop competencies in analysis, design synthesis, judgment, articulation of concepts and communication of ideas in furniture design within the spatial context.

The course includes prototyping, ergonomics and knowledge in industrial fabrication and production, and marketing. Minors in Interior Design and Exhibition Design are included in this course.

Diploma in 3D Design (Interior Design)

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Students will explore, master and apply principles and theories of design in residential, commercial, corporate and hospitality design are in this Interior Design Major.

Through addressing the knowledge required to create exceptional spaces, students will gain a strong grounding in understanding spatial relationship, by developing sensitivity and appropriate responses to human behaviour, site and purpose. To further enhance students' understanding of various aspects of spatial typology, students will undertake minors in Furniture Design and Exhibition Design.

Diploma in 3D Design (Jewellery Design)

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Students will learn to execute their ideas with skill and ingenuity with this Jewellery Design Major, which emphasises the design process, techniques of material finishing and production practice. Students will be encouraged to master special techniques such as enameling, repousse and casting. In the process, they will also work with various metals, gems and hybrid media, such as fabrics, resins and polymer clay in the exploration of material expression and question the inherent relationship of jewellery to the body.

This studio-based programme promotes research, experimentation, analysis, evaluation, critique and lets students gradually develop their own personal philosophy and expression throughout their study. After which, students can look forward to graduating as an independent jewellery artist and craftsman, or jewellery designer.

Diploma in 3D Design (Object Design)

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Object Design Major centred on the creation of consumer lifestyle products and merchandise, from personal to interior accessories - focusing on the appreciation of materials, elemental technologies, crafts and sustainable production methods.

Departing from conventional high volume production and technology-led mass consumption products, this course aims to set the pace of integrating design, culture and business in an aggregated industry landscape and consumption environment.

Students will undergo essential modules in basic business management, brand marketing, production and distribution. All of which, designed to develop students' skills and competence in the setting up of small entrepreneurial business, or to lead as design business managers who bridge creativity and business in industries and services that engage and rely on design.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) 3D Design: New Practice (Top Up)
Top-up Bachelor Degree Programme in collaboration with Loughborough University

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Engage in highly experimental and innovative projects within a critical and historical framework. Whether you prefer to specialise or explore possibilities, you are given the flexibility to decide what suits you best.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Spatial Design (Top Up)
Top-up Bachelor Degree Programme in collaboration with University of Central Lancashire, UK

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The course serves as a platform for developing your design ingenuity, honing your leadership potential for the creative industry.