Course General Description

Master specialised technical skill sets and become an imaginative animator and storyteller. The programme provides you with the necessary skills, knowledge, and learning opportunities for the conceptualisation, development and production of animated short films. The programme is designed to provide an interdisciplinary learning environment that transcends the art/technology divide and surpasses the limitations of technical skill sets. It provides you with the learning environment and experience to develop as well-rounded artists, equipped with specialised animation and broad-based creative skills. The programme is first and foremost concerned with the acquisition and application of knowledge through reflective artistic practice; and with the creation, development and constant evaluation and dialogue to develop successful ideas suitable for the production of animated movies.

School General Description

LASALLE College of the Arts (informally LASALLE) is a post-secondary arts institution in Singapore. Founded in 1984, LASALLE boasts eight art and design schools that offer more than 30 diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in contemporary arts and design education. LASALLE's bachelor's and master's degrees are validated by Goldsmiths College, University of London, one of the top universities in the world for Arts and Humanities. Many leaders in the Singapore arts scene are linked to LASALLE, including Alan Oei as artistic director of The Substation and Eugene Tan as director of the National Gallery Singapore. LASALLE is Singapore's first local homegrown institution to be awarded the EduTrust Star, a certification that acknowledges LASALLE's “quality education services”. It was also awarded the Green Mark Gold Award by the Building and Construction Authority, for its contribution to sustainability and environment awareness in the development of the McNally campus.