Higher Diploma in Illustration

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