PROFESSIONAL
DIPLOMA IN COMMUNICATION
DESIGN
Be equipped with essential skills as a designer entering the industry.
COURSE INTRODUCTION
The Professional Diploma in Communication Design equips students with a comprehensive skill set spanning visual design, emerging technologies, and strategic storytelling. Through 17 focused modules, learners develop proficiency in core design principles, industry-standard tools, and forward-looking practices—from vector illustration and editorial layout to generative AI workflows, data-driven social campaigns, and sustainable innovation. A balance of theory, hands-on labs, and real-world projects ensures graduates leave with a polished portfolio and job-ready expertise.
Yearning for a trailblazing career as a
ART DIRECTOR, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, DESIGN STRATEGIST, BRAND EXPERIENCE, MANY MORE...
MODULES
ADVANCED TYPOGRAPHY
Choosing the right typeface for a particular project may be a daunting task for students and even graphic design practitioners. The advanced typography workshop will equip learners with the...
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
This module equips students with the essential skills to develop a professional design portfolio that showcases their creative strengths, design thinking, and personal identity...
EDITORIAL DESIGN
This module introduces students the digital publishing tools and techniques for publications design and gain insights into the professional practice of publication designers. Students will learn the...
TYPOGRAPHY AND COMMUNICATION DESIGN
This module provides students with the theoretical and practical experiences of typography as a visual language and its application in visual communication design...
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION DESIGN PROJECT
The Advanced Communication Design Project is the final major project for all Professional Diploma in Communication Design students. Students will have to integrate everything they have learnt from...
ART DIRECTION
The art director position and role is one that many creative designers aspire to. An art director is responsible for the overall vision and objectives of a design project: the creative concept, look and...
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DIGITAL STUDIOS I: ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
This module dives into the world of Adobe Illustrator, a leading vector design software. Whether you're an aspiring graphic designer or someone curious about creating digital art, this course is for you...
GENERATIVE AI CONTENT CREATION
This module trains students to master leading generative-AI tools—from ChatGPT and Claude to Midjourney, DALL·E, Runway and Canva integrations—and to weave the outputs into cohesive...
USER INTERFACE DESIGN I
The User Interface Design I module introduces students to the theory and practical interface design for web design applications through the use of Figma. This course will provide learner the knowledge...
CORPORATE IDENTITY AND DESIGN
This module will provide students the science behind every corporation’s ‘persona’. Besides creating the corporate personality, the module also explores the components of a corporate identity...
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DIGITAL STUDIOS II: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
This module introduces students to the professional practice and experts’ choice of digital image editing, manipulation and photo retouching tools for graphic design and multimedia with Adobe Photoshop...
PACKAGING AND PRINT TECHNOLOGY
This module offers students an in-depth study of the principles of packaging design and the design process from concepts to three-dimensional forms. Not only will students explore key concepts...
VIDEO EDITING ESSENTIALS
This is a hands-on module that takes students from a blank timeline to a finished 15–30s product commercial. We’ll keep it practical: a bit of scripting and storyboarding, a small in-class shoot for tabletop product shots...
CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING
A practical blend of critical and creative thinking that helps learners frame problems clearly, question assumptions, generate original ideas, and refine them into workable solutions...
DIGITAL STUDIOS III: AFTER EFFECTS
Adobe After Effects is the industry-standard software in the motion graphics and animation sectors. It's used by most VFX, 3D and motion graphics artists, as well as animators...
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN THINKING
This module immerses students in a human-centered design-thinking process with sustainability at its core. Over five 3-hour sessions, learners will explore environmental, social, and economic dimensions of eco...
VISUAL COMMUNICATION
This module allows students to explore and embark on their creative journey to discover and cultivate what it takes to become a successful visual communication designer...
COURSE DURATION
Full Time
22 Months ( 20 seats per class )
Part Time
30 Months ( 30 seats per class )
TIME TABLE
Full Time
12.00pm to 3.00pm or
3.00pm to 6.00pm
Weekdays
10.00am to 1.00pm
Saturdays
Part Time
Weekdays
7.00pm to 10.00pm
Saturdays
10.00am to 1.00pm
Full Time
• Extra Tutorials
• Visit Industries, Talks or Workshop
• Smaller Classes
Part Time
• Allow you to work while studying
PERKS
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Singaporean:
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VIETNAM - Minimum year 10 education
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CHINA - High School Senior Level 2 or equivalent
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INDONESIA - SMU2
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MALAYSIA - SPM / STPM / Chinese Independent – High School Senior Level 2
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At least 'O' Level English (C6) or equivalent
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Another country:
With valid VISA
For more information for other countries, click here
LECTURERS
Being industry players, active in their respective fields, our lecturers stay abreast with their fast-evolving industries and impart their most up-to-date knowledge to students.
Featuring an array of award winners, from recipients of internationally acclaimed creative awards to honourable media accolades, our lecturers are well- versed in the do’s and don’ts in winning awards, and use only such lofty standards as benchmarks for their teaching.
AWARDS-LAB
At Awards Lab, everyone’s a winner!
Even without bagging an award, it’s a boiler room where students are subjected to the rigours of a creative agency environment and the demands of producing award-winning work.
Awards or not, walk away with a winning portfolio.
GLOBAL
We have an altruistic vision of exposing students all over world to all things creative, sans geographical boundaries.
From overseas trips to competitions, our students travel to New York, South Korea & Bali, etc. on an annual basis to learn from the best around the world.
DO-GOOD
Love what you do so much? Why not do projects and campaigns that will be running live and get paid through social enterprise Make The Change!
Through this school-run social enterprise, students can:
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Apply their design skills to support NGOs and other social enterprises
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Work on real-world projects for a variety of companies
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Gain valuable guidance from experienced industry professionals – and get paid for it
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Build an impressive portfolio with projects completed under Make The Change
