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Design Discipline

Higher Diploma in Illustration

Programme code DE114112

The following section presents the programme information offered in September 2023. Application information for AY 2024/25 will be announced in early November 2023.
Curriculum
Semester 1:
  • English and Communication : Workplace Interaction
  • Whole Person Development - MindShift: Achieving Personal Growth & Effectiveness
  • Information Technology Essential - Smart Living
  • Creative and Design Thinking
  • Communication Design in Context : Illustration
  • Communication Design Studio : Illustration
  • Digital Illustration
  • Studio : Editorial Illustration
  • Workshop : Visual Language
Semester 2:
  • English and Communication : Workplace Correspondence
  • Vocational Chinese Communication : Putonghua Conversation and Reports
  • Whole Person Development -Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part 1)
  • Cultural Studies
  • Illustration Appreciation
  • Lettering and Typography
  • Studio : Narrative Illustration
  • Workshop : Print
Semester 3:
  • English and Communication : Persuasive Presentations
  • Whole Person Development - Collaboration, Teamwork & Social Engagement (Part 2)
  • Aesthetics and Semiotics 
  • Studio : Concept Illustration
  • Workshop : Life Drawing
  • Enrichment Module A
Semester 4:
  • English and Communication : Reports
  • Vocational Chinese Communication : Putonghua Presentations and Promotional Text Writing
  • Communication Design Futures: Illustration
  • Independent Study : Proposal
  • Independent Study : Research
  • Studio: Contemporary Illustration
  • Workshop : Media Art
  • Professional Practice: Illustration
Semester 5:
  • English and Communication : Promotional Materials
  • Whole Person Development - Enhancing Competencies in the 21st Century Workplace
  • Portfolio Development
  • Graduation Project
  • Enrichment Module B
Modules Across Semesters
  • Industrial Attachment