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S CHO OL OF A R T & DE S IGN

FINE ART
A T A The pioneering Fine Art courses

are designed to encourage
critical thinking, investigate the
cultural landscape, and cultivate a
G L A NCE art-making. We aim to groom ethical
contemporary approach towards
and resilient artists who embrace
the spirit of authenticity and
collaboration, to lead in the local
and regional art ecosystem.

The School of Art & Design The curriculum is designed to
(SOAD) offers multidisciplinary cultivate a strong foundation in the
learning through its four fundamentals of art and design. It
programmes: 3D Design, Design exposes you to different disciplines
& Media, Fashion Studies and so as to help you discover potentially
Fine Art. SOAD takes the lead in new areas of interests. You will
contributing to contemporary arts develop knowledge and skills
and design education, with a focus across different media, apply critical
on creative expression, technical thinking and research methodologies
competencies, integrative practices with historical, cultural, social and
and critical thinking. technological perspectives.
With a network of internationally
recognised artists, designers,
scholars, guest lecturers, visiting DESIGN & MEDIA
professors and artists-in-residence
from Singapore and overseas, Design & Media is about empowering
SOAD is where you are given ample you to explore the ambiguity and embrace
opportunities to participate in industry the complexity in design, thus gaining
projects, work alongside established the confidence to realise your design
design practitioners to gain valuable aspirations. This course provides you
hands-on experience and cross with a strong foundation in visual literacy,
conventional aesthetic boundaries content development and idea generation.
to develop innovative practices.

FASHION STUDIES 3D DESIGN
S C H O O L O F A R T & D E S I G N A dynamic mixture of ‘Communication, the quality of things that we use and the spaces S C H O O L O F A R T & D E S I G N
The premise of 3D Design is built on improving
Lifestyle, Culture and Identity’.
we live in, through the process of framing problems,
Fashion Studies exposes you to the
articulating solutions and by empathising with
interconnectedness of these elements
users. The crux of 3D Design is anchored in the
alongside inter-programme learning.
design of objects, spaces and environments within
08 personal and public domains. 09