Choosing Your Path
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design Art combines three current programmes in Interactive Media, Product Design and Visual Communication into an integrated programme in Design.
If you want to specialize in:
All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. While a student wanting to pursue a particular area (Interaction or Product Design or Visual Communication) will be required to follow the core modules in the order outlined below, students pursuing a general BFA in Design Art could choose modules that suit them as long as they meet any pre-requisite requirements.
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All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. While a student wanting to pursue a particular area (Interaction or Product Design or Visual Communication) will be required to follow the core modules in the order outlined below, students pursuing a general BFA in Design Art could choose modules that suit them as long as they meet any pre-requisite requirements.
There will be two, core prescribed electives offered, one in each semester in the three areas of BFA Design Art. These two core prescribed electives will be compulsory only for the students who want to pursue their degree in one particular area (Interaction or Product Design or Visual Communication).
A number of history courses will be offered as prescribed electives during Year 3, offering students a wide choice to select one history module as their history prescribed electives. These history modules will also be opened for students from HASS.
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Core
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Recommended Major PE
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Art History Major PE
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(Choose 1 from courses on offer from below) |
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ART HISTORY MAJOR PE MODULES
To choose one from three courses that may be offered during that semester (not all courses will be offered; only three at a time will be offered):
| Description | AUs | |
|---|---|---|
| Art History Major PE (Options) | 1 | Survey of New Media |
| 2 | Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art | |
| 3 | Survey of Modern Art | |
| 4 | Art in the Age of Colonialism | |
| 5 | Contemporary Southeast Asian Art | |
| 6 | From Modern to Post-Modern Art | |
| 7 | The Art And Architecture of the Long Century 1789-1914 | |
| 8 | Introduction to Museum Studies | |
| 9 | Introduction to Heritage Studies | |
All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. The Final Year Project (FYP) remains the dominant component of Year 4.
An important addition is the Interdisciplinary Seminar introduced during Semester 1 of Year 4. Each week a seminar will be conducted with guests from both the industry and academia on subjects related to Design Art. Seminars will be organised and moderated by the course instructor for that module.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
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Core
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Compulsory Seminar
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All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. While a student wanting to pursue a particular area (Interaction or Product Design or Visual Communication) will be required to follow the core modules in the order outlined below, students pursuing a general BFA in Design Art could choose modules that suit them as long as they meet any pre-requisite requirements.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Core
|
||
All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. While a student wanting to pursue a particular area (Interaction or Product Design or Visual Communication) will be required to follow the core modules in the order outlined below, students pursuing a general BFA in Design Art could choose modules that suit them as long as they meet any pre-requisite requirements.
There will be two, core prescribed electives offered, one in each semester in the three areas of BFA Design Art. These two core prescribed electives will be compulsory only for the students who want to pursue their degree in one particular area (Interaction or Product Design or Visual Communication).
A number of history courses will be offered as prescribed electives during Year 3, offering students a wide choice to select one history module as their history prescribed electives. These history modules will also be opened for students from HASS.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Core
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|
Recommended Major PE
|
||
|
Art History Major PE
|
(Choose 1 from courses on offer from below) |
|
ART HISTORY MAJOR PE MODULES
To choose one from three courses that may be offered during that semester (not all courses will be offered; only three at a time will be offered):
| Description | AUs | |
|---|---|---|
| Art History Major PE (Options) | 1 | Survey of New Media |
| 2 | Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art | |
| 3 | Survey of Modern Art | |
| 4 | Art in the Age of Colonialism | |
| 5 | Contemporary Southeast Asian Art | |
| 6 | From Modern to Post-Modern Art | |
| 7 | The Art And Architecture of the Long Century 1789-1914 | |
| 8 | Introduction to Museum Studies | |
| 9 | Introduction to Heritage Studies | |
All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. The Final Year Project (FYP) remains the dominant component of Year 4.
An important addition is the Interdisciplinary Seminar introduced during Semester 1 of Year 4. Each week a seminar will be conducted with guests from both the industry and academia on subjects related to Design Art. Seminars will be organised and moderated by the course instructor for that module.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Core
|
||
|
Compulsory Seminar
|
All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. While a student wanting to pursue a particular area (Interaction or Product Design or Visual Communication) will be required to follow the core modules in the order outlined below, students pursuing a general BFA in Design Art could choose modules that suit them as long as they meet any pre-requisite requirements.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Core
|
||
All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. While a student wanting to pursue a particular area (Interaction or Product Design or Visual Communication) will be required to follow the core modules in the order outlined below, students pursuing a general BFA in Design Art could choose modules that suit them as long as they meet any pre-requisite requirements.
There will be two, core prescribed electives offered, one in each semester in the three areas of BFA Design Art. These two core prescribed electives will be compulsory only for the students who want to pursue their degree in one particular area (Interaction or Product Design or Visual Communication).
A number of history courses will be offered as prescribed electives during Year 3, offering students a wide choice to select one history module as their history prescribed electives. These history modules will also be opened for students from HASS.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Core
|
||
|
Recommended Major PE
|
||
|
Art History Major PE
|
(Choose 1 from courses on offer from below) |
|
ART HISTORY MAJOR PE MODULES
To choose one from three courses that may be offered during that semester (not all courses will be offered; only three at a time will be offered):
| Description | AUs | |
|---|---|---|
| Art History Major PE (Options) | 1 | Survey of New Media |
| 2 | Modern & Contemporary Chinese Art | |
| 3 | Survey of Modern Art | |
| 4 | Art in the Age of Colonialism | |
| 5 | Contemporary Southeast Asian Art | |
| 6 | From Modern to Post-Modern Art | |
| 7 | The Art And Architecture of the Long Century 1789-1914 | |
| 8 | Introduction to Museum Studies | |
| 9 | Introduction to Heritage Studies | |
All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. The Final Year Project (FYP) remains the dominant component of Year 4.
An important addition is the Interdisciplinary Seminar introduced during Semester 1 of Year 4. Each week a seminar will be conducted with guests from both the industry and academia on subjects related to Design Art. Seminars will be organised and moderated by the course instructor for that module.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Core
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Compulsory Seminar
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Prescribed Electives (PE) offered by ADM under BFA Design Art and BFA Media Art
Modules under PEs are open to all students of BFA Design Art and BFA Media Art allowing them to freely choose between those modules that are offered by ADM for that semester. Some of the PEs are planned to be open to students of HASS and NTU a UE though Studio Modules PEs, that are restricted to small student numbers or where specific skill sets are required, will have priority for ADM students. GERs and Core GERs are not included in this section since these modules are common to all students in NTU.
Interaction
| Course | Type | Open to | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASS | NTU | ||
| Performance and Interaction | PE/UE | Yes | Yes |
| Scenography and Exhibition Design | PE/UE | Yes | Selection Required |
| Sound Art | PE/UE | Yes | Yes |
| Programming for Audio Visual Performance | PE/UE | Yes | Yes |
| Issues in Interactive Media Practice | PE/UE | Yes | Yes |
Product Design
| Course | Type | Open to | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASS | NTU | ||
| Sustainable Product Design | PE/UE | Yes | BEng Design Stream |
| Human Factors in Design (Interschool with MAE) | PE/UE | - | BEng Design Stream |
| Materials, Manufacturing & Technology for Design (Interschool with MAE | PE/UE | - | BEng Design Stream |
| Interaction and Products | PE/UE | Yes | BEng Design Stream |
| Computer Aided Design II | PE | - | - |
| Furniture Design I | PE/UE | Yes | Yes |
| Furniture Design II | PE/UE | Yes | Yes |
| Contemporary Issues in Product Design | PE/UE | - | - |
| Wearable Technology, Fashion and Design | PE/UE | Selection Required | - |
Visual Communication
| Course | Type | Open to | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASS | NTU | ||
| Illustration for Designers | PE/UE | Selection Required | - |
| Designed Experiences | PE/UE | Yes | Yes |
| Interface Design | PE | Selection required | |
| Design in Motion | UE | Selection required | |
| Editorial Design | PE/UE | Yes | - |
| Spatial Design | PE/UE | - | - |
| Creative Brand Design | PE/UE | Selection Required | - |
| Contemporary Issues in Visual Communication | PE/UE | Selection Required | - |
| Experimental Layout | PE/UE | - | - |
Internships and Exchange Programmes
Internship
Internship will be introduced to be in line with the university’s direction to have internship as compulsory component of the undergraduate education. Offered as Prescribed Elective for 6 AUs, internship will be for 10 weeks during the vacation period between Year 3 and Year 4.
ADM has worked with NTU’s Career and Attachments Office (CAO) and has built a list of suitable companies, studios and production houses that already take in ADM students for internship. This relationship will be built further to ensure that all students have the opportunity to do an internship during the course of their study.
Student Exchange
Students in Year 3 are eligible to study for one semester at tertiary institutions around the world that have student exchange agreement around the world. This will be continued with a more concerted effort, working with NTU’s Global Education and Mobility (GEM) personnel to send up to 50 to 60% of the students abroad on exchange for one semester, either during Semester 1 or Semester 2 of Year 3. Students will have the opportunity to study in top institutions in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific as exchange students.