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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
cultural landscapes and cultivate
contemporary approaches toward
GL A N CE art-making. We aim to groom ethical
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, exposes you to different disciplines
Design & Media, Fashion so as to help you discover potentially
Studies and Fine Art. new areas of interests. You will
develop knowledge and skills
SOAD takes the lead in across different media, apply critical
contributing to contemporary thinking and research methodologies
arts and design education, with with historical, cultural, social and
a focus on creative expression, technological perspectives.
technical competencies,
integrative practices and With a network of internationally
critical thinking. 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 design complexities, 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 CH 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 CH 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