Awarded and developed by: RMIT University, Australia

Communication Design is concerned with developing the message and creating new media channels to reach the intended audience.

This holistic approach seeks to attract, inspire and motivate people to respond to messages, with a view to building brand awareness, moving sales, donating to humanitarian purposes, or voting for a political party.

Examples of Communication Design practice include the information architecture and design of Websites, typography, illustration, advertising, ambient media, visual identity design, the performing arts, copywriting, and professional writing of creative text.

Students will have the opportunity to travel to Melbourne, Australia for their study trip to explore and learn art and culture in the world of communication and design.

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Structure

• The mode of delivery is classroom learning.
• This programme is taught in a combination of lectures and tutorials by the RMIT visiting lecturers and Singapore-based lecturers.
• Students are required to organise a graduation exhibition to showcase their work to the University and the industry at the end of the programme.
• This programme is taught by faculty from RMIT University, as well as local academics and practitioners in the industry.
  View a list of lecturers’ teaching modules (PDF 395 KB)
• The average teacher:student ratio is 1:33.

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Assessment & Attendance

• Assessment will be a combination of individual briefs and group projects to address communication design issues for a range of industry-based briefs as applied to Communication Design.
• The assessment requirements may include class tests, exams, assignments, essays, projects and presentations or other forms of assessment appropriate to the objective of the programme.
• Assessment is required for every module and is normally held every month in each term. It is subjected to changes by RMIT University.
• Students need to repeat the module which they have failed when it is offered in the same period the following year.

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Requirements to Graduate

Students will be considered as being eligible for the award of the Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) when they have satisfactorily completed all academic requirements of the programme as detailed in the Programme Structure.

The degree can be awarded with Distinction based on the student’s academic performance. A degree conferral ceremony is held in August or September each year in Singapore.

Modules

This advanced standing programme is offered full time, comprises of 144 credit points, and can be completed in one year.

Applicants should have relevant qualification in Communication Design-related disciplines.

Students will undertake a Study Tour to RMIT Melbourne for the delivery and completion of the GRAP2250 Studio 4 Communication Design module, and to experience design in a different cultural context supported by the RMIT University’s faculty.

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English Language Requirements

Applicants who have achieved one of the following qualifications/studies, where English is the language of teaching and assessment no more than two years prior to the RMIT program commencement date (unless otherwise advised), will meet the English language entry criteria to the program(s):

• GCE ‘A’ levels at a Singaporean high school with
  • Minimum C or better in General Paper at AS / H1 Level; or
  • Minimum C grade in H2 subject (excluding language subjects and Mathematics and Music) for A level English – Singapore H2 (previously known as “A level” subject); or

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Application Requirement

In addition to the online application submission, applicants are required to complete and submit a softcopy (pdf format) Selection Kit to present and explain their work to the selection officers.

While the main selection is done by the selection officers of RMIT based on the selection kit submitted by applicants, selected applicants may be required to attend an interview session at SIM to assess their suitability for entry into the programme.

These selected applicants will present their folio to a RMIT university panel comprising the RMIT University Offshore Programme Director or their nominee.

Download the Selection Kit template (PDF 98 KB)

View guidelines on what to include in your kit

Programme Fees 

The course fees and repeat fees quoted are based on:

• S$166.77 (local student), S$185.30 (international student) per credit point.  (Amount reflected is rounded to the nearest cents) 

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Mandatory Fees

All fees inclusive of prevailing GST.