Course overview
| Qualification | Diploma |
| Study mode | Full-time |
| Duration | 2 years |
| Intakes | April, July, September |
| Tuition (Local students) | $ 10,327 |
| Tuition (Foreign students) | $ 12,642 |
About
The Diploma in Design and Media is designed to:
- provide a programme that covers the academic aspect as well as the vocational aspects of Design and Media.
- prepare students for careers in the Design and Media environment.
- provide students with academic and professional skills to develop solutions requiring a holistic outlook in Design Studies.
- provide students with critical, independent and cooperative learning skills so as to facilitate their response to continuous future international change.
- develop students’ intellectual skills, communications ability and team working capability.
- provide students with opportunities for progression into Degree Programmes of Design and Media standard in relevant areas.
Admissions
Intakes
Fees
Tuition
- $ 10,327
- Local students
- $ 12,642
- Foreign students
Estimated cost as reported by the Institution.
Application
- $ 31
- Local students
- $ 146
- Foreign students
Student Visa
- $ 502
- Foreign students
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Entry Requirements
| GENERAL REQUIREMENTS | |
| SPM | • 3 Credits in at least 3 subjects at SPM level, with a minimum of a pass in Bahasa Malaysia and Sejarah (History); |
| IGCSE/O-LEVELS | • 3 Credits (Grade C & above) in at least 3 subjects at IGCSE/O-Levels; |
| UEC |
• 3 Credits (Grade B & above) in at least 3 subjects in UEC; |
| CERTIFICATE |
• Pass relevant Certificate Programme or its equivalent; |
Pass an interview (online/ virtual/ conventional) OR submission of student's portfolio, to be determined by the HEP as required.
A qualification that APU accepts as equivalent to the above.
Note: The above entry requirements may differ for specific programmes based on the latest programme standards published by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). The qualification and entry requirements for the programmes will be determined based on the "Comparison List of Equivalency of International Qualifications with SPM (O-Levels equivalent) and STPM (A-Levels equivalent)" published by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).
| ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS | |
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS |
• IELTS : 4.5 |
Curriculum
Semester 1
- English for Academic Purposes
- Trends and Visual Thinking
- Introduction to Graphic Design
- Imaging/Production Skills for Design
Semester 2
- Informing the Masses: Advertising and the Media in the 21st Century
- Visual Art Theory and Practice
- Drawing & Presentation Techniques
- Professional Communications
Semester 3
- Animation Principles
- Illustration for Concept Art
- Introduction to Creative Project
- Introduction to Project Management
- 3D Pipeline
Semester 4
- Applied Timing
- Applied Movement
- Digital Illustration Techniques
- Major Project Preparation
- Client Brief Concept
Semester 5
- Design and Context
- Cinema Film Analysis
- Major Project
- Marketing Fundamentals, Consumer
- Behaviour and Creative Practice
Semester 6 INTERNSHIP (8WEEKS)