Design Art

Choosing Your Path

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design Art combines three pathways in Interaction Design, Product Design and Visual Communication into an integrated programme in Design.

All modules are new or will be modified and updated for this revised curriculum. While a student wanting to pursue a particular pathway (Interaction Design 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.

**Compulsory Art History Major PE

Compulsory Art History Major PE can be taken in Year 2 or 3. Students can choose one of the following:

Course
HR2001 (DD2000) Introduction to the Histories of Southeast Asian Art
HR2004 (DD2008) Survey of Modern Art 1900 - 1945
HR2005 (DD2009) Survey of New Media
HR2008 (DD2012/DD8008) Faith in Art
DD2013 (DD8010) Visualization of Cultural Heritage
*HR2009 (DD2014/D8012) Contemporary Curating (Pre-req: DD1003 or DD1004)
HR3002 (DD3010) Issues in Global Contemporary Art
*HR3004 (DD3022) Art in the Age of Colonialism (Pre-req: DD1004)
*HR2010 (DD2015/DD9014) Introduction to Museum Studies (Pre-req: DD1003)

*Course with pre-requisite

Electives offered by ADM under BFA Design Art (DA) and BFA Media Art (MA)

The following ADM courses may be open to all students of BFA (Design Art) and BFA (Media Art) allowing them to freely choose these courses offered by ADM for the semester.

Some of these courses may be open to students of HASS and NTU as UE/BDE and will be restricted to a small number of students where specific skill sets are required. In such instances, ADM students will have priority for these courses.

For a comprehensive list of ADM courses, please refer to the COURSE CONTENTS page.

Animation Specialisation - Click here to see the course contents

Course Type
(PEs are open to both DA and MA majors, unless stated otherwise)
Open to
HASS NTU
DT2005 Lighting and Rendering Pipeline PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DT2010 Digital Compositing PE (MA)/UE/BDE - Yes
*DT2015 Advanced 3D Production (Pre-req: DT2001) PE/UE/BDE - BEng SCE
DT2017 Writing for Animation (Interschool with WKWSCI) (Recommended for GAME Pathway) PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
*DT3000 Advanced Drawn Animation (Pre-req: DT2000) PE - -
*DT3004 Rigging For Animation (Pre-req: DT2001) PE/UE/BDE - BEng SCE
DT3009 Cinematic Concepts and Motion Capture Applications (Recommended for GAME Pathway) PE/UE/BDE - BEng SCE
*DT3010 Visual Effects I (Pre-req: DT2001/DT2010/DF2000/DF2003) PE (MA) - -
*DT3011 Visual Effects II (Pre-req: DT3010/DF3013) PE (MA) - -
DT5000 Digital Sculpting UE/BDE Yes Yes
DT5001 Graphic Storytelling UE/BDE Yes Yes
DT5002 Issues in Animation Practice UE/BDE Yes Yes
DT5003 Digital Painting UE/BDE Yes Yes
DT5004 Fundamentals Of Immersive 360˚ and VR Experiences UE/BDE Yes Yes

*Course with pre-requisite

Filmmaking Specialisation - Click here to see the course contents

Course Type
(PEs are open to both DA and MA majors, unless stated otherwise)
Open to
HASS NTU
DF2002 Survey of Experimental Filmmaking UE/BDE Yes Yes
DF2004 Sound in Media PE(MA)/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DF2006 Ethnographic Film (Pre-req: Nil (prior knowledge in Film studies is preferred)) UE/BDE Yes Yes
DF2007 (DF9001) The Art of Lighting (Recommended for GAME Pathway) PE/UE/BDE Yes -
*DF2012 Advanced Screenwriting (Pre-req: DF2005 or HZ9205 or CS4024) PE(MA)/UE/BDE - -
DF2013 Film Music in Theory and Practice PE/GERPE(LA)/UE/BDE Yes Yes
*DF3001 Cinematography for Visual Effects (Pre-req: DF2003) PE - -
*DF3005 Audio Post- Production for Film (Pre-req: DF2011) PE(MA)/UE/BDE - -
DF3010 Experimental Film Production PE/UE/BDE Yes -
*DF3014 Creative Producing for Film and Media (Pre-req: Study Year 3 and above) PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DF5001 (DF3002) Documentary Filmmaking UE/BDE Yes Yes
*DF5002 (DF3006) Cinematography II (Pre-req: DF2003) UE/BDE - -

*Course with pre-requisite

Interaction Design Specialisation - Click here to see the course contents

Course Type
(PEs are open to both DA and MA majors, unless stated otherwise)
Open to
HASS NTU
DA5004 Design, Art, and Animation for Media Architecture UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5009 Explorations in A.I. Generated Art UE/BDE Yes Yes
DM2002 Sound Art PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DM2009 Performance and Interaction PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DM2011 Issues in Interactive Media Practice PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DM3008 Generative Art PE/GER(LA)/UE/BDE Yes Yes
*DM3009 Audio-Visual Creative Coding (Pre-req: DM2008) PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DM5000 (DM3002) Creative Robotics UE/BDE Yes Yes
DM5001 (DM8001) Web Design UE/BDE Yes Yes
DR2011 Human Factors for Design PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DR5000 Surface Design UE/BDE Yes Yes
DV2008 Interface Design PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DV3003 Spatial Design PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes

*Course with pre-requisite

Photography Specialisation - Click here to see the course contents

Course Type
(PEs are open to both DA and MA majors, unless stated otherwise)
Open to
HASS NTU
DP2008 Experimental Photography PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
*DP3001 Transformative Identities in Fashion Media (Pre-req: DP2005 or DP2006) PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DP3003 Socially Engaged Photography PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
*DP3008 Location Experiences in Photography (Pre-req: DN1012 or DP2000 or DP2001) PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DP5000 (DP2000) Black and White Film Photography UE/BDE Yes Yes
DP5001 Art and Ecology Workshop UE/BDE Yes Yes

*Course with pre-requisite

Product Design Specialisation - Click here to see the course contents

Course Type
(PEs are open to both DA and MA majors, unless stated otherwise)
Open to
HASS NTU
DR2002 Issues in Product Design Practice PE/UE/BDE - -
DR2011 Human Factors in Design (Interschool with MAE) PE/UE/BDE - BEng Design Stream
DR2012 Materials, Manufacturing & Technology for Design (Interschool with MAE) PE/UE/BDE - BEng Design Stream
DR2013 Furniture Design I PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DR2014 Wearable Technology, Fashion and Design PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
*DR2015 Furniture Design II (Pre-req: DR2013) PE - -
*DR3002 Computer Aided Design II (Pre-req: DR2005) PE/UE/BDE - -
DR5000 (DR2007) Surface Design UE/BDE Yes Yes
DR5002 (DR2009) Products in an Asian Cultural Context UE/BDE Yes Yes
DR5003 (DR9001) Introduction to Design UE/BDE Yes Yes
DR5004 Design and Systems Thinking UE/BDE Yes Yes

*Course with pre-requisite

Visual Communication Specialisation - Click here to see the course contents

Course Type
(PEs are open to both DA and MA majors, unless stated otherwise)
Open to
HASS NTU
DV2002 Illustration for Designers PE/UE/BDE - -
DV2003 (DV8001) Beyond the logo: Introduction to branding PE/GER(LA)/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DV2006 Designed Experiences PE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
*DV2007 Issues in Visual Communication Practice (Pre-req: DV2004 and DV3010) PE/UE/BDE - -
DV2008 Interface Design PE/UE/BDE Selection required
*DV2012 Digital Visual Communication (Pre-req: DV2004 & DV2005) PE - -
*DV3002 Editorial Design (Pre-req: DV2004 & DV2005) PE(DA) - -
DV3003 Spatial Design PE/UE/BDE - -
*DV3005 Creative Brand Design (Pre-req: DV2004 and DV3010) PE/UE/BDE Selection Required -
DV5001 (DV2009) Design in Motion UE/BDE Selection required
DV5002 (DV2010) Packaging Design UE/BDE Yes Yes
DV5003 (DV2011) Pattern, Art, Design and Architecture UE/BDE Yes Yes
DV5004 Graphic Communication UE/BDE Yes Yes

*Course with pre-requisite

Interdisciplinary - Click here to see the course contents

Course Type Open to
HASS NTU
DA2004 Exhibition Design GERPE/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5000 (DA2000) Applied Drawing UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5001 (DA2001) Painting UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5002 (DA2003) Watermedia Landscape Painting UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5003 (DA9011) Kinetic Anatomy: Dynamic Figure Drawing for Artists and Designers UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5004 (DA9012) Design, Art, and Animation for Media Architecture UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5005 (DA9013) Compositional Study – Shapes, Space and Color Interaction UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5006 (DA9014) Handbuilding with Clay: Form and Surface UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5007 (DA9015) Drawing For Animation UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5008 Incubating Ideas: Image Making and Storytelling UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5009 Explorations in A.I. Generated Art UE/BDE Yes Yes
DA5010 Figure Sculpture in Clay UE/BDE Yes Yes
DD3012 Research Methods in Art and Design GERPE(LA)/UE/BDE Selection Required -
DD3027 (DD9010) Maritime Silk Roads: Heritage and Media GERPE(LA)/UE/BDE Yes Yes
DD5008 (DD9007) Independent Study UE/BDE Selection required
DD5009 (DD9009) Design Thinking UE/BDE Yes Yes

*Course with pre-requisite

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 CORE (applicable for AY2017 to AY2020) / ICC (applicable for AY2021 onwards) for 5 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, Semester 1 of Year 3. Students will have the opportunity to study in top institutions in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific as exchange students.

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