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Design Discipline

Higher Diploma in Illustration

Programme code DE114112

Curriculum
Semester 1:
  • Creative and Design Thinking
  • Communication Design in Context: Illustration
  • Communication Design Studio: Illustration
  • Digital Illustration
  • Studio: Editorial Illustration
  • Workshop: Visual Language
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Effective Oral Interaction
  • Whole Person Development - MindShift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
  • IT Essentials - Smart Living
Semester 2:
  • Cultural Studies
  • Illustration Appreciation
  • Lettering and Typography
  • Studio: Narrative Illustration
  • Workshop: Print
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  • Essential Workplace Communication: Digital Written Correspondence
  • Whole Person Development -Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part 1)
Semester 3:
  • Aesthetics and Semiotics 
  • Studio: Concept Illustration
  • Workshop: Life Drawing
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Storytelling and Job Search
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part 2)
  • Enrichment Module A
Semester 4:
  • Communication Design Futures: Illustration
  • Independent Study: Proposal
  • Independent Study: Research
  • Studio: Contemporary Illustration
  • Workshop: Media Art
  • Professional Practice: Illustration
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Proposal and Report Writing
  • Vocational Chinese Communication: Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
Semester 5:
  • Portfolio Development
  • Graduation Project
  • Professional Workplace Communication: Pitching and Persuasive Presentation
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • Enrichment Module B
Modules Across Semesters
  • Industrial Attachment