Faculty of Performing Arts School of Dance & Theatre Diploma in THEATRE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT BE AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF BACKSTAGE MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY. D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS 51 Production manager, technical officer, technical manager, stage manager, production assistant, stage crew, stage mechanist, lighting technician, sound technician, assistant to set designer, assistant to wardrobe designer or dresser, events manager, venue manager, theatrical flyperson, public installation practitioner, scenic designer, scenic builder, props maker, lighting designer or sound designer.
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS This programme equips you for PORTFOLIO employment in the fast-growing theatre production and management You can base your portfolio on either a folk industry. The exciting, practical and story, legend or fairy tale. It should have a diverse curriculum will introduce you story (the narrative or plot), characters (the to the broad range of subject areas roles played by actors) and meaning (theme involved in the mounting of theatre or ‘content’). Consider how you would like to and other kinds of live events (e.g. see your production of this story onstage and music, corporate and industry shows, compile your portfolio with the following: cultural events, exhibitions, film and television). 1. Draw, paint or collect some images that show the different settings or scenery. The programme will allow you to find Show how these ‘scenes’ might appear and explore your own strengths and with different lighting, with different interests. It will also equip you with atmospheres, in daylight or at midnight etc. the skills and practice required to open up career opportunities within 2. Make lists of any furniture and props that the wide range of fields that exist the scenes might need. Draw, copy or cut within theatre and event production. out images of the most important props Built within the programme or special machinery and special effects. curriculum are the transferable You may want to make all the costumes or skills that will give you the widest design the sets or props. possible skillset. Subject areas include production management, 3. Consider all the characters in the story lighting, sound, audio visual, stage and select some of the most important management, scenic construction, ones. Make some notes about their main prop making and costume. qualities, age, ambitions, etc. Draw, collect photographs, cut out magazines of what you You will be empowered to work both think the characters will look like. You may independently and as part of a team. want to cast some of these roles with actors By collaborating on projects and you know. productions with other programmes, you will learn to work with actors, 4. You are also required to include a video dancers, musicians, visual artists recording to explain your portfolio e.g. and other technicians in planning What is the story about? What ‘message’ and managing complex artistic and might the story contain? What you would communication aspects. like to convey to the audience? The video recording should include a self-introduction You will be given hands-on practice that articulates a vision of your future career working on LASALLE’s drama, dance, and the aspects of theatre production that musical theatre and music shows, you are interested to pursue. which are staged in the College’s three fully equipped theatre venues. You are required to upload your portfolio You will also have opportunities to online. contribute to films, videos and other forms of displays, exhibitions and If we wish to know more about your portfolio, events. we will arrange for a discussion with you. 52 | Diploma in Theatre Production and Management
BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) PROGRAMMES
Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries> McNally School of Fine Arts > BA(Hons) FINE ARTS BE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST WHO PROGRESSES WITH THE GLOBAL EVOLUTION OF FINE ARTS. Image: Morph by Nurul Sal Azfirrah Binte Azman Image: Order, Disorder by Wee Xuan Bevelyn Image: Transcending the auricular by Danial Shafiq> Image: Cherry Girl, Cherry Girl by Sarah Lin> D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS Art consultant, art writer/reviewer, art dealer, art conservator and restorer, art teacher/ educator, museum researcher, gallery/museum manager, illustrator, model and prop maker, painter, printmaker, photographer, sculptor or video artist. 55
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS The study of fine arts is a process of A two-step process is put in place to determine continual debate and questioning, your suitability for the programme: exploring and interrogating set perspectives. Contemporary fine art 1. Submit a portfolio based on the requirements practice constantly negotiates with its outlined below. surroundings and histories, in a role that is subversive and ever-changing. 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the portfolio requirements. This programme situates itself at the crossroads of contemporary Western PORTFOLIO and Asian cultures, acknowledging the demands of different worldviews. Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of It unites specialised areas, from original work that demonstrate your creative traditional disciplines to newer art development and process. It should include: forms, providing wider options of expression relevant to the global 1. Five artworks derived from direct evolution of fine arts. observation, i.e. drawings directly from a real object, environment, or person (not from The curriculum is developed to photograph, a magazine or copied from encourage diversity and a broad- a reproduction of another artist’s work). based inquiry into contemporary art Possible examples include still life objects, practices, and enable you to delve self-portraits, figure drawings, landscapes and into possible collaborations with other interior/exterior environments. disciplines such as science, humanities and technology. 2. A variety of 2D works (e.g. paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and digital Through a myriad of materials imaging), 3D works (e.g. ceramics, sculpture and methodologies, you will and installation documentation) or new media develop capabilities to become work (animation, video art in video format or an interdisciplinary artist who is as QuickTime files and web art). resourceful in the articulation of your research interest. You will be 3. Images from your sketchbook or visual able to engage and approach your research journal that allow us to see and professional practice in a reflective experience your mode of creative ideas, and analytical manner, and manifest whether resolved or unrealised. your unique point of view toward art, culture and society. The images in your portfolio should be your most recent works and in PDF format. For 56 | BA(Hons) Fine Arts each image, please include the title, a brief description of the artwork, dimensions, medium and year of production. You are required to upload your portfolio online. INTERVIEW Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. During the interview, you are required to participate in a dialogue regarding the content of your portfolio. Be prepared to talk about your work, inspirations and influences. Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore and experiment in your areas of interest. You should also share how you think the programme will help you in your future career choices. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS If you are unable to attend the interview at LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged for you.
Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries Puttnam School of Film & Animation BA(Hons) ANIMATION ART MASTER SPECIALISED TECHNICAL SKILL SETS AND BECOME AN IMAGINATIVE ANIMATOR AND STORYTELLER. > > Image: To Kill the Birds & the Bees Image: LIVE by Tran Thi Hanh Nhan, by Calleen Koh Yee Lin, Shahrazad Logan and Teo Wan Yee Kim Ga Ie and Iserbelle Lee > > Image: I’m Not Okay by Lee Yi Ching, Koo Jia Yi and Amanda Teo Image: Pres李 (li) by Sallyna, Jung Hae Ryung, Lin Pei Ting and JiaJun Lam D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS 2D/3D animation producer, animation/video/film developer and producer, computer/mobile games developer, illustrator, producer, art director or storyboard artist. 57
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS The programme provides you with A two-step process is put in place to determine the necessary skills, knowledge, your suitability for the programme: and learning opportunities for the conceptualisation, development 1. Submit a portfolio based on the requirements and production of animated short outlined below. films. The curriculum is designed to provide an interdisciplinary learning 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the environment that transcends the art/ portfolio requirements. technology divide and surpasses the limitations of technical skill sets. PORTFOLIO It provides you with the learning environment and experience to Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of develop as well-rounded artists, original work that demonstrate your creative equipped with specialised animation development and process. It should include: and broad-based creative skills. 1. Quick observational sketches, life-drawing, The programme is first and foremost still life, storyboards or any works that concerned with the acquisition and demonstrate your observation and drawing application of knowledge through skills. reflective artistic practice with the 2. A variety of 2D rendering skills, e.g. painting, creation, development and constant photography, digital imaging. evaluation and dialogue to develop 3. Additional supporting work such as 3D work successful ideas suitable for the (e.g. ceramics, sculptures), or multimedia production of animated movies. work (e.g. animation, website design). Ultimately, the aim of the programme Your portfolio should consist of recently is to produce future leaders for the completed works. Evidence of animation creative industries, who challenge is required and emphasis will be placed on assumptions and provide imaginative the originality of your work (copied and fan solutions. We will equip you with artwork will not be appropriate). You are the capability to be creative content required to upload your portfolio online. decision makers and the ability to create intellectual property. INTERVIEW Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. During the interview, you are required to participate in a dialogue regarding the content of your portfolio. Be prepared to talk about your work, inspirations and influences. Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore and experiment in your areas of interest. You should also share how you think the programme will help you in your future career choices. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS If you are unable to attend the interview at LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged for you. 58 | BA(Hons) Animation Art
Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries Puttnam School of Film & Animation BA(Hons) FILM FIND YOUR VOICE THROUGH THE ART OF CINEMATIC STORYTELLING. > > Image: 依依 (Time Flows In Strange Ways On Sundays) Image: Okusan > Image: >Wallflowers in the Parade Image: Alighting for Lola D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS 59 Screenwriter, producer, fiction or documentary director, cinematographer, editor, sound designer or production designer.
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS Film may resemble so many other art A two-step process is put in place to determine forms, however it is in itself a unique your suitability for the programme: medium. Film prizes the collaborative process and the programme sits in a 1. Submit a portfolio based on the requirements privileged position of being able to outlined below. tap into the ecosystem of the various disciplines of an arts college. While 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the doing so, the primary focus of the portfolio requirements. programme is to nurture its students to find their own voice through the PORTFOLIO art of cinematic storytelling. Your portfolio will need to include a one-page This programme answers the call synopsis of a short story that you would like to of the local and international film make for the screen. communities, which seek reflective practitioners empowered by In addition, you may include the following creativity and authenticity. Through original work in your portfolio that practice-based learning instilled with demonstrate your creative development and critical thinking, you will be inspired process: to communicate within a cinematic 1. Samples of film treatments or short film framework and explore various narrative environments, such as short screenplays. and feature films, documentaries 2. Moving images such as video clips, and television commercials, with an emphasis on professional and music videos, television commercials and broadcast standards. corporate videos. 3. Short films. While keeping with the current 4. Moodboards and storyboards. advances in technology, the 5. Photographs. programme also observes that 6. Poems and prose. these are mere tools in the overall architecture of content. Although You are required to upload your portfolio online. new technologies always have and will continue to have an impact on INTERVIEW the realisation of artistic works, the programme emphasises skills and Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an knowledge that refer to the artistic interview. During the interview, you are required and conceptual traditions in film, to participate in a dialogue regarding the especially in the area of storytelling content of your portfolio. Be prepared to talk and all film-related disciplines – about your work, inspirations and influences. from screenwriting, directing and Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore and producing to cinematography, sound, experiment in your areas of interest. You should editing and production design. also share how you think the programme will help you in your future career choices. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS If you are unable to attend the interview at LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged for you. 60 | BA(Hons) Film
Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries School of Creative Industries BA(Hons) ARTS MANAGEMENT TAKE THE LEAD AND SHAPE THE FUTURE OF A STIMULATING AND EXTENSIVE ARTS SCENE. > > Image: Rediscover Telok Ayer 2021 Image: Artwalk Little India 2020 > > Image: ArtxTechForGood 2019 Image: Artwalk Little India 2018 D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS Arts administrator/manager, marketing/public relations manager, exhibition manager, event and operations manager, programme manager, sponsorship manager, education manager in small and medium public and private arts, culture or heritage organisations, policy maker or community liaison manager in government agencies, festival manager, theatre manager or curator. 61
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS The BA(Hons) Arts Management A two-step process is put in place to determine Programme offers a three-year course your suitability for the programme: of study intended for aspiring arts managers. Located in Singapore with 1. Submit your statement of purpose based on its stimulating and extensive arts the requirements outlined below. scene, the programme offers diverse opportunities to study all key aspects 2. Attend an interview upon meeting of the field, to acquire professional the requirements. experience through placements and internships, meet and learn from STATEMENT OF PURPOSE professional arts managers both local and international, and to engage in In 500–800 words, describe your experience research in a topic of your choice. or involvement in the arts through practice, studies or work in the past two years. Arts The programme is designed as an experience can include work done with interdisciplinary curriculum. You will arts organisations or arts events, such as draw from exposure to numerous performances, exhibitions, concerts, films or art forms, acquire an understanding design projects. These can also be projects you of the needs of artists/creators, were involved in as a student. audiences and consumers, acquire business, communication and You are required to submit your Statement of entrepreneurial skills and learn about Purpose online. legal frameworks, cultural policy and diplomacy. You will be poised to INTERVIEW become a leader in your field, both in the region and beyond. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. During the interview, you are ARTS MANAGEMENT CLUSTERS required to participate in a dialogue regarding the content of your Statement of Purpose. The programme emphasises a Be prepared to talk about your related balance of theoretical and practice- experiences, inspirations and influences. based learning and is designed within Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore a framework of four required clusters and experiment in your areas of interest. of study: You should also share how you think the programme will help you in your future career • History and Contextual Studies choices. • Principles of Arts Management INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS • Arts Management Practice If you are unable to attend the interview at (including Projects and Industry LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged and Community Engagement) for you. • Academic skills, Communications and Research 62 | BA(Hons) Arts Management
Faculty of Design School of Design Communication BA(Hons) DESIGN COMMUNICATION ARTICULATE NOVEL IDEAS, INNOVATE DESIGN PRACTICES AND SHAPE THE FUTURE DESIGN INDUSTRY. > > Image: Sub-merged States by Casimir Simon Image: Not so public by Garcia Goh > > Image: CommuniCare – Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Transition to Community Care Services by Siti Faizah Binte Mahput Image: hello, humans by Jodi Choo D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS 63 Graphic designer, art director, creative director, illustrator, photographer, typographer, multimedia designer, corporate identity designer, motion graphics designer, design manager, web designer, user experience designer, copywriter, design curator, design educator, information designer or entrepreneur.
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS Design has become relevant to A two-step process is put in place to determine everyday communication in the your suitability for the programme: way it changes, influences and improves lives. A meaningful design 1. Submit a portfolio based on the requirements solution not only informs our outlined below. social and cultural norms, but also inspires creativity and new forms 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the of expression. With the creative portfolio requirements. industries expanding in Singapore, designers will become increasingly PORTFOLIO responsible for shaping the collective ethos of an interconnected age. Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of original work that demonstrate your The programme fosters the concept creative development and process. It should of ‘the designer as a reflective include drawings, sketches, creative idea practitioner’ and encourages developments and demonstrate relevant 2D independent learning through an work (e.g. posters, editorial, photography, intellectual and creative process. graphic design artwork, advertising concepts, This promotes an awareness and printmaking, digital imaging, web design) and understanding of contemporary 3D work (e.g. 3D design, 3D paper structures, visual culture that focuses on the packaging design). Eastern and Western visual language. You are required to upload your portfolio Towards the end of the programme, online. you will learn to generate creative and innovative responses to INTERVIEW perceived sociocultural challenges and opportunities. The unique selling Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an point of the programme is to mould interview. During the interview, you are required you into a thinking designer who to participate in a dialogue regarding the can articulate novel ideas, innovate content of your portfolio. Be prepared to talk design practices and help shape about your work, inspirations and influences. the future design industry. Our Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore and continued collaboration with key experiment in your areas of interest. You should design industry stakeholders such as also share how you think the programme will Grab, 72andSunny, Fitch, BBH and help you in your future career choices. SuperUnion bear testimony to the currency and the industry INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS relevance of this course. If you are unable to attend the interview at The programme’s teaching LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged philosophy focuses on practice- for you. based learning, enriching you within an interdisciplinary environment. Coursework is structured to provide you with a range of analytical, reflective and communicative skills, equipping you to meet emergent professional and industry needs. 64 | BA(Hons) Design Communication
Faculty of Design School of Fashion BA(Hons) FASHION DESIGN AND TEXTILES FASHION INNOVATIVE STYLE THROUGH CREATIVE THINKING, THEORY AND PRACTICE. ><Image: Fallible by Tan Li Fang, RubyImage: POLYMORPHISM by Justin Chua Ke Jian > > Image: Begin Again by Irene Calista Wiratma Image: de facto by Alexandria Halim D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS 65 Womenswear designer, menswear designer, fashion textile designer, pattern cutter, production manager, costume designer, accessory designer, merchandiser, fashion educator, fashion buyer, stylist or creative director.
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS This programme focuses on the A two-step process is put in place to determine design and construction of the your suitability for the programme: fashion garment, addressing physical, aesthetic, social, cultural 1. Submit a portfolio based on the requirements and environmental issues within a outlined below. contemporary fashion context. Using a mix of traditional and contemporary 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the approaches, together with a strong portfolio requirements. understanding of theory, you will learn how to translate ideas from PORTFOLIO paper to the final object. Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of You will engage in practical original work that demonstrate your creative workshops that encourage development and process. It should include independent learning through a visual collage using any technique or a intellectual and creative processes. combination of techniques which you will use Industry projects, collaborations as an inspiration to develop six fashion sketches and dialogues are encouraged. The collection together with fabric swatches and philosophy of the programme is photographs of the materials that you will utilise. innovating fashion through creative thinking, theory and practice. You should also include details of existing fashion Through a combination of studio, projects and photographs of garments that creative and contextual studies you have, if any. You may also include 2D works modules, you will develop a range (e.g. observational / life drawings, paintings, of analytical, communication and photography, photographs of styling exercises, problem-solving skills to become digital illustrations, textile manipulations), 3D articulate, meticulous and thoughtful works (e.g. mock-ups, accessories) or any other practitioners in the field of fashion. fashion-related work. This programme offers two You are required to upload your portfolio online. specialisms: INTERVIEW Womenswear – Concentrates on designing collections for a wide range Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an of contemporary market sectors such interview. During the interview, you are required as casual, office, sports, evening and to participate in a dialogue regarding the content resort wear. of your portfolio. Be prepared to talk about your work, inspirations and influences. Tell us what Menswear – Focuses on the usage motivates you to learn, explore and experiment in of traditional tailoring techniques, your areas of interest. You should also share how combining pattern drafting to design you think the programme will help you in your contemporary menswear collections future career choices. that address different layers of the men’s market sectors such as casual, INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS office, sports, bespoke and work wear. If you are unable to attend the interview at LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged for you. 66 | BA(Hons) Fashion Design & Textiles
Faculty of Design School of Fashion BA(Hons) FASHION MEDIA AND INDUSTRIES FOCUS ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF FASHION AND THE EMERGENCE OF NEW AND DEVELOPING CREATIVE ROLES WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. > > Image: NISKALA – Vices & Virtues by Sharrona Valezka Intan Adamma Image: Children of the Soil by Nurul Sabrina Bte Shahbuddin Elman > Image: THE I.NBETWEEN by Toh Min Hui, Felicia < Image:《TOUCH》Autumn/Winter by Yang Fushi D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS 67 Brand manager, buyer, creative director, fashion critic, fashion curator, fashion editor, fashion educator, fashion photographer, fashion marketer, fashion stylist, fashion writer, entrepreneur, intrapreneur or project manager.
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS This programme focuses on the A two-step process is put in place to determine communication and the business of your suitability for the programme: fashion. The fashion industry continues to evolve over time. Globalisation, 1. Submit a portfolio based on the requirements new dimensions of commerce and outlined below. technological advancements have propelled the industry into an 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the age of unprecedented change. An portfolio requirements. understanding of the interplay between fashion media, fashion entrepreneurship PORTFOLIO and the socio-cultural significance of fashion underscores the competitive Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of edge of this programme. original work that demonstrate your creative development and process. It should include 2D The programme is developed in visual work (e.g. drawings, posters, editorial response to the growing need to work, photography, artwork, digital image, web cover the spectrum of new creative design). You may also submit proposals (e.g. roles within the fashion and lifestyle marketing or promotional idea for a specific industries. The aim is to provide the fashion brand) and reviews of a recent fashion local and international fashion industry campaigns or fashion shows to support your with strategic designers and creative interest and flair. thinkers. You will graduate with the skills and know-how to thrive in a fast-moving, You are required to upload your portfolio online. rapidly changing and increasingly demanding global fashion industry. INTERVIEW This programme offers two specialisms: Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. During the interview, you are required Fashion Journalism, Styling, Art to participate in a dialogue regarding the Direction and Fashion Photography content of your portfolio. Be prepared to talk reflect the emergence of new and about your work, inspirations and influences. developing creative roles within the Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore and fashion industry and is designed to experiment in your areas of interest. You should offer you opportunities within these also share how you think the programme will increasingly influential and evolving help you in your future career choices. fields. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS Marketing and Branding, Fashion Curation, and Entrepreneurship focus on If you are unable to attend the interview at key issues such as innovation, creativity LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged and new product development, for you. while introducing a more specialist in-depth approach to branding and marketing communication theories and practices within the fashion space. The innovative inclusion of training in a disciplined curatorial approach brings a new perspective and rigour to your understanding of retail, fashion merchandising, marketing and creative management — giving you both the tools and the language to realise your creations. 68 | BA(Hons) Fashion Media & Industries
Faculty of Design > School of Spatial & Product Design BA(Hons) INTERIOR DESIGN CREATE EXPERIENTIAL AND NEW SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT CHALLENGE CONVENTION AND TRANSCEND TRENDS. Image: Spiritual Sanctuary by Mellisa Sanjayan Image: The Purge by Li Jiayue > < > Image: Sanctus by Cherinne Olivia Image: In plain sight by Nur Amyra Bte Mawan D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS 69 Interior designer or design consultant, design educator, furniture designer, exhibition designer or stage designer.
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS Interior design is defined as the act A two-step process is put in place to determine of creating environments within your suitability for the programme: and around existing spaces and structures. As a profession, it covers 1. Submit a portfolio based on the requirements the design and planning of an outlined below. immense range of places including, but not limited to domestic, leisure, 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the retail, office, healthcare, hospitality, portfolio requirements. and institutional spaces. It is also closely interwoven with various PORTFOLIO design disciplines like architecture and industrial design. Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of original work that demonstrate your creative Interior design is not a course on development and process. It should include interior decoration, nor is it the drawings, sketches, idea developments and pursuit of architecture under the demonstrate relevant 2D work (e.g. posters, guise of interior design. You will editorial, photography, graphic design artwork, focus on the creation of experiential paintings, printmaking, digital imaging, web environments from the perspective design) and 3D work (e.g. 3D design, 3D paper of users, and the discovery of new structures, packaging design). typologies of space. You will look to the conceptual to challenge You are required to upload your portfolio online. convention, habits and trends, and seek to explore the controversial, INTERVIEW unexpected, and emergent, with the onus on critical design thinking and Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an intense involvement in the design interview. During the interview, you are required process. to participate in a dialogue regarding the content of your portfolio. Be prepared to talk The curriculum is based on a number about your work, inspirations and influences. of key design principles. Design Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore and processes and conceptual thinking experiment in your areas of interest. You should methodologies are explored in a also share how you think the programme will practice-based studio environment help you in your future career choices. and supported with core discipline skills that involve a critical INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS understanding of design history and contemporary theory, technical If you are unable to attend the interview at knowledge on building materials and LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged technology , traditional drafting and for you. modelling techniques, as well as the latest in computer-aided drawing and visualisation. Through the course of study, you will be exposed to the demands of the profession with a continuous engagement in local and international design competitions, live project and exhibitions. The objective is to create an ecosystem of significant designers who display a restless curiosity and make informed design decisions. 70 | BA(Hons) Interior Design
Faculty of Design School of Spatial & Product Design BA(Hons) PRODUCT DESIGN REDEFINE, CHALLENGE AND CREATE NEW USER EXPERIENCES IN THE GLOBAL ARENA. > > Image: Image: Sanctum – An Avenue of Bereavement The Better Bench Project by Edwin Fong Jing Han by Bobby Low Yong Yi > > Image: ORION – a Zero-G gastronomic experience Image: Just Let Us Live Lah by Evan Tan Jun Wen by Cheong Jun Hong D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS Product designer, design manager/director, industrial designer, design and technology educator, product design researcher, digital asset designer, trends and futures specialist, furniture designer or lighting designer, packaging designer, events/interior designer, model and visualisation specialist or product marketing specialist. 71
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS Product design is about people, A two-step process is put in place to determine process, method and meaning. The your suitability for the programme: programme moves away from the traditional notions of the practice 1. Submit a portfolio based on the requirements where product/industrial designers outlined below. are seen as form-givers and crafts people of the highest order in Asia, to 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the a realm where the product designer portfolio requirements. creates from a keen awareness of social, cultural, economic and PORTFOLIO environmental sensitivities, with a key focus on human behaviour and user Your portfolio should contain 10–15 pieces of experience. original work that demonstrate your creative development and process. It should include The pedagogy engages design drawings, sketches, idea developments and practice through contextual demonstrate relevant 2D work (e.g. posters, underpinnings linking theory to editorial, photography, graphic design artwork, practice: an awareness of the paintings, printmaking, digital imaging, web issues pertinent to contemporary design) and 3D work (e.g. 3D design, 3D paper design is emphasised and reflected structures, packaging design). incrementally through various levels of learning. You are required to upload your portfolio online. It is an immersive programme of INTERVIEW thinking through making in a studio- based environment. This is realised Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an through a strong emphasis on user interview. During the interview, you are required research, technical understanding to participate in a dialogue regarding the and criticality. You will be challenged content of your portfolio. Be prepared to talk to work within or even define design about your work, inspirations and influences. projects briefs with diverse starting Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore and points to conceive innovative experiment in your areas of interest. You should products, services and research also share how you think the programme will across contexts and cultures. help you in your future career choices. This critical experimentation is INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS tempered with a good knowledge and understanding of significant If you are unable to attend the interview at developments in design history and LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged theory as well as core discipline for you. knowledge in materials science, manufacturing technology and mass production. You will also be trained to a high level of proficiency in 2D/3D manual and digital, integral to the reflexive practicing designer. 72 | BA(Hons) Product Design
Faculty of Performing Arts School of Contemporary Music BA(Hons) MUSIC BE A CREATIVE MUSICIAN WELL-VERSED IN A REPERTOIRE OF PERFORMANCE, COMPOSITION AND NEW MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES. > > Image: Rock Indie Fest, 2019 Image: In Youthful Company, 2019 Image: Rock Indie Fest, 2019> > Image: On the Waterfront, 2016 D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS Music performer, composer, music arranger, music director, recording engineer, live sound engineer or film and TV composer, educator, music reviewer, voice talent or vocal coach. 73
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS This programme was developed A two-step process is put in place to determine your in response to the demands of a suitability for the programme: growing creative music industry in Singapore and Southeast Asia 1. Submit an audition recording based on the for graduates with an enhanced requirements outlined below. ability, knowledge and diversity of experience in the area of 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the performance, composition and new audition requirements. music technologies. AUDITION RECORDING The BA(Hons) Music Programme You will need to submit a video recording based on the offers five specialist areas of practice following audition requirements and upload it online. including Classical Performance, Depending on your choice of the five specialisms we offer, Jazz Performance, Popular Music you will need to present the following in your recording: Performance, Composition and Arranging, and Electronic Music. SPECIALISM REQUIREMENTS Depending on your specialisation, you will focus on essential technical Classical Perform three pieces: a Baroque, skills and repertoire specific to your Performance Romantic and 20th century work. specialisation through weekly lessons You are required to pass the music on theory and history, one-to-one scores to the audition panel. coaching on composition and regular performances. Composition Perform either three original and and Arranging contrasting pieces or present There is an emphasis on research them on recordings using your throughout the programme, own playback device such as preparing you to be an academically- your phone or laptop. You are rigorous and articulate musician. required to present scores utilising Opportunities also abound for you to traditional music notation. collaborate with peers within the five specialisms and across disciplines. Jazz Perform three pieces: a Blues, Performance Jazz Standard and an original In keeping with the latest industry composition complete with an demands, graduates from the improvised solo over each piece. School of Contemporary Music embrace technology as an integral Electronic Perform either three original and part of their performance and Music contrasting pieces or present compositional practice. Some of the them on recordings using your distinctive features of our programme own playback device such as your include the teaching of recording phone or laptop. and producing techniques to all students, a pioneering improvisation Popular Music Perform three pieces: two programme for our Classical Performance contrasting songs from Performance stream, and a focus on different styles and one original developing you to be an independent composition. learner and creative musician, ready to enter postgraduate studies NOTE: Prerequisites for music training or become a leader in the music Previous qualifications in music theory or practical exams industry. are preferred but not a requirement for entry into the programme as you will be judged solely on your ability 74 | BA(Hons) Music to perform during the audition and/or the quality of your portfolio of compositions. You are required to upload your recorded audition online. INTERVIEW Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. During the interview, you are required to participate in a dialogue regarding your audition pieces. Be prepared to talk about your work, inspirations and influences. Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore and experiment in your areas of interest. You should also share how you think the programme will help you in your future career choices. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS If you are unable to attend the interview at LASALLE, an online interview will be arranged for you. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS You are required to complete an online music theory and aural test set by the School of Contemporary Music.
Faculty of Performing Arts School of Dance & Theatre BA(Hons) ACTING ENRICH YOUR IMAGINATION, KINESTHETIC AWARENESS AND EMOTIONAL SENSITIVITY AS A PROFESSIONAL, MULTI-FACETED ACTOR. > > Image: Water Station, 2016 Image: Vassa, 2021 > Image: Twelfth Night, 2020 > Image: A New and Better You, 2019 D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS 75 Actor on stage, film, television and radio, performer in musicals, events and multimedia productions, theatre director, writer or educator.
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS This performance-based programme A two-step process is put in place to determine offers quality training in acting, voice your suitability for the programme: and movement techniques through the synthesis of theory and practice. 1. Prepare and go through an audition based on You will graduate as a thinking, the requirements outlined below. expressive, informed and creative actor, with the ability to work 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the across genres, media and audition requirements. performance cultures. AUDITION Through classes, projects, workshops and productions, the programme You will need to perform two contrasting develops your abilities to work in speeches from memory. One of the speeches an ensemble environment, with should be from a Shakespearean play and awareness of your own imaginative the other from a more contemporary play, resources. It prepares you for a career in standard modern English. The combined on stage and screen. You will gain duration of the speeches should be 5 minutes. experience through live performances and digitally-recorded performance In preparing for the auditions, do read the opportunities, using professional plays from which the speeches are taken quality facilities and equipment in the beforehand and select speeches that are College’s three theatre venues, film appropriate for your age and experience. studio and recording studio. You will be assessed based on your acting, The programme often collaborates vocal and movement abilities. with other schools within LASALLE, such as the Puttnam School of INTERVIEW Film & Animation and the School of Contemporary Music as well as Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for professional partners particularly an interview. During the interview, you are in the development of new theatre required to participate in a dialogue regarding works. These collaborations offer your audition pieces. Be prepared to talk students a wider perspective on about your work, inspirations and influences. artistic practices across other Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore schools and in the industry. and experiment in your areas of interest. You should also share how you think the You will participate in a variety of programme will help you in your future career fully-mounted productions, directed choices. by both local and international professionals, in a range of classic INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS and contemporary works that are innovative, authentic and If you cannot attend the audition and interview thought-provoking. at LASALLE, an online audition and interview will be arranged for you. 76 | BA(Hons) Acting
Faculty of Performing Arts School of Dance & Theatre BA(Hons) MUSICAL THEATRE DAZZLE AS A HIGHLY TRAINED AND GIFTED ‘TRIPLE THREAT’ — A PERFORMER WHO SINGS, DANCES AND ACTS WITH EQUAL SKILL. > > Image: Urinetown, 2018 Image: Fiddler on the Roof, 2018 Image: Seussical, 2021> > Image: Aida, 2019 D U R AT I O N MODE 3 years Full-time CAREER PATHS 77 Musical theatre performer, stage performer, actor, cabaret artiste or vocalist, composer, educator, musical director, writer, singer, director, commercial dancer, vocal arranger or vocal coach.
OVERVIEW ADMISSIONS The world of musical theatre is A two-step process is put in place to determine your diverse and colourful – with new suitability for the programme: musical works being brought alive everywhere by performers, directors, 1. Prepare and go through an audition based on the choreographers, designers and requirements outlined below. musicians. 2. Attend an interview upon meeting the As an art form, it attracts a audition requirements. sophisticated viewership across the globe. While technical advances have AUDITION transformed stage productions into rich visual spectacles, highly trained You will need to prepare to demonstrate your aptitude and gifted performers remain integral for singing, acting and dancing based on the following: to the success and growth of the genre. 1. SINGING This programme will provide world- You must perform two songs from memory, in English. class education for gifted young Each song should be from a musical theatre source in performers. Internationally unique contrasting styles (e.g. one ballad and one uptempo as an Honours degree – the first of song) which appropriately showcases your range and its kind in Asia – it is designed to technique. The combined duration of the songs should prepare students for professional not exceed five minutes. (i.e. around 2.5 minutes for each careers in musicals, plays, cabaret, song). film, and television. Graduates are employed in the region, as well as the All songs must be performed with live piano UK, Europe, USA and Australia. accompaniment, no backing tracks are allowed. You may bring your own accompanist or use the accompanist Contemporary musical theatre provided. You must bring the music of your songs in the demands that all performers can key in which you will perform. Please ensure that the sing, dance, and act with equal skill music is either taped to fold out or is inserted in a folder. to become a ‘triple threat’. This programme will train such future 2. ACTING professionals in these disciplines and give you a rich historical and cultural You are required to prepare and present one 2–3 minute context from which to interpret dramatic ‘modern’ monologue either from the list and create. provided, or one of your own choosing. In addition to classes and workshops, You must be able to convey the character and journey in you will continually be involved in both singing and acting pieces. realising a variety of partially and fully staged theatre productions, in a Download Monologues from range of performance venues. These www.lasalle.edu.sg will be led by local and international professional directors, music 3. DANCING directors and choreographers. You are required to work with a choreographer in the 78 | BA(Hons) Musical Theatre studio to perform a short choreography dance piece to demonstrate your ability to pick up dance movements and execute them in succession as a performance. You will be required to perform various dance combinations, inclusive of jumps and leaps that demonstrate your full physical mobility, range of physical movement and overall coordination. You will be assessed based on your ability to show a grounding in techniques, flexibility in taking directions as well as a desire to take risks as a performer. It is advisable that you wear loose fitting clothing that allows you to move easily. INTERVIEW Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. During the interview, you are required to participate in a dialogue regarding your audition pieces. Be prepared to talk about your work, inspirations and influences. Tell us what motivates you to learn, explore and experiment in your areas of interest. You should also share how you think the programme will help you in your future career choices. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS If you cannot attend the audition at LASALLE, an online audition and interview will be arranged for you.
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Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries School of Creative Industries Certificate in ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH BEFORE TAKING UP FURTHER STUDIES AT LASALLE. D U R AT I O N MODE 1 year Full-time 81
OVERVIEW PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The two-level programme, Certificate in Divided into two levels, you will enter the English Language for the Creative Arts, is programme at a level which corresponds to suitable for learners who are planning your language ability and the undergraduate to undertake an academic programme programme that you are offered. You can taught in English at LASALLE College of submit your IELTS or TOEFL score, or take the the Arts. You will experience the vibrant LASALLE placement test to determine your and energising arts community within level of entry. the College’s city-centre campus whilst developing your English language skills. ENGLISH 1 - PRELIMINARY ENGLISH 2 - COMMUNICATOR On successful completion of the programme you will achieve a level of Our comprehensive programme content English equivalent to the banding of IELTS includes the following: (International English Language Testing • General English System) that is required for undergraduate • English for Academic Purposes programmes. You also develop a set of • Study Skills study skills, which helps prepare you for • English Language for the Arts studying in a tertiary environment. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS For LASALLE programmes, the English language requirements are: For students entering For students entering LASALLE Diploma LASALLE BA(Hons) • Diploma – IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 71 programmes programmes or PTE Academic 42 English 1 — Preliminary IELTS 4.0 • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) – IELTS 6.0, A minimum score of TOEFL iBT 80 or PTE Academic 50 IELTS 3.5 4.0 is required in both A minimum score of Speaking and Writing We teach English through communicative 3.5 is required in both components and task-based activities which aim to Speaking and Writing be student-centred and interactive. We components Achievement at use scaffolded approaches to prepare end of level: you for study in academic programmes. Achievement at Equivalent of You will develop speaking, listening, end of level: IELTS 5.0 reading and writing skills, and improve Equivalent of on pronunciation, vocabulary and IELTS 4.5 grammatical knowledge. You will also experience contextual elements of English 2 — Communicator learning in an arts environment and are encouraged to widen your knowledge of IELTS 4.5 IELTS 5.0 the arts during the programme. You can attend performances, exhibitions, and A minimum score of A minimum score of talks in addition to undertaking study 4.5 is required in both 5.0 is required in both trips to places of interest in Singapore. Speaking and Writing Speaking and Writing components components You are mentored throughout and PTE 30 PTE 36 encouraged to set individual goals and develop independent learning skills, Achievement at Achievement at where self-study and reflection are a core part of the programme. end of level: end of level: Equivalent of Equivalent of IELTS 5.5 IELTS 6.0 Students who pass at Students who pass at 50% would be eligible 60% would be eligible for entry to LASALLE for entry to LASALLE Diploma programmes BA(Hons) programmes Certificate in English Language 82 | for the Creative Arts
ADMISSIONS
WHY SINGAPORE? With its prime location at the epicentre of the Asia- Pacific region, strong government support as well as a safe and robust socioeconomic structure, Singapore is strategically positioned at the convergence of the world’s best talents and companies. STUDY IN SINGAPORE – AN EXCITING CITY AT THE HEART OF ASIA If you are a Singaporean, you already know how great the city is where the opportunities for lifelong learning and a lucrative career in the arts are boundless. If you are from other parts of the world, here are our 10 reasons why Singapore is an ideal place for the global-minded arts student: • One of the best places in Asia to live, work and play. • Cosmopolitan and multicultural, with both Eastern and Western influences. • A safe environment with a high quality of life. • English is our first language. • With its rich migrant heritage, Singapore has an incredibly diverse culture. • A major travel hub – only a hop, skip and jump away from neighbouring Asian cities and a favoured transit stop to the rest of the world. • Positioned number one in the 2016 global school rankings by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). • An exciting place for aspiring artists to discover the arts, design, fashion, music and culture inspired by some of the world’s best who visit our shores. • A vibrant arts and design scene. • The creative industries are recognised and supported by the Singapore government. 85
ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK LASALLE’s academic framework for practice-based arts education takes students through different stages of learning and levels of achievement – from developing core skills and professional practice to cultivating innovation and leadership. The academic framework resonates with overarching developments in the creative industries in Singapore, providing the sector with vocationally confident Diploma graduates as well as thinking and innovative Bachelor of Arts (Hons) graduates to ensure the value-chain for the creative industries is adequately supported. BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) AWARD* BA(HONS) LEVEL 3 BA(HONS) LEVEL 2 BA(HONS) LEVEL 1 OR 2+ BA(HONS) LEVEL 1 +subject to a matching programme and performance at an interview/audition where Academic Requirements applicable, and space availability • GCE ‘A’ Level — 2 subjects / H2 subjects and a pass in DIPLOMA LEVEL 3 General Paper OR DIPLOMA LEVEL 2 • Local Polytechnic Diploma OR DIPLOMA LEVEL 1 • International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Academic Requirements OR • Recognised international equivalent** • GCE ‘O’ Level — Aggregate score of 25 points or better in 4 GCE ‘O’ Level subjects excluding English AND • A pass in English at Grade C6 or better OR • Recognised international equivalent** * BA(Hons) students who do not complete the programme within the normal course duration (NCD) of three years by June 2025 may graduate with a degree certificate conferred by the arts university rather than Goldsmiths. ** Please refer to pages 86—87 for the full list of internationally recognised qualifications. 86 | LASALLE UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS AY2022/23
HOW TO APPLY STEP 1 Submit an online application at www.lasalle.edu.sg/admissions/apply along with your application fees. Applications are open from October each year until places are filled. APPLICANTS RESIDING IN APPLICANTS RESIDING SINGAPORE OVERSEAS STEP 2 STEP 2 Upload all supporting documents listed in the Upload all supporting documents listed in the checklist (refer to page 94) within seven working checklist (refer to page 94) within seven working days of your online application. days of your online application. OR Submit your application through our appointed overseas representatives. STEP 3 STEP 3 Receive an audition/interview date from the Receive an admissions test*/audition/interview Division of Admissions which will be allocated date from the Division of Admissions which will where applicable upon receipt of all completed supporting documents. be allocated where applicable upon receipt of all completed supporting documents. STEP 4 Attend your audition/interview. STEP 4 Attend your admissions test*/interview/audition. Receive an email indicating the outcome of Receive an email indicating the outcome of your application. Contact the Division of your application. Contact the Division of Admissions should you need to enquire about Admissions or LASALLE’s appointed your application status. overseas representatives should you need to enquire on your application status. * Admissions Test is only applicable for non-Performing Arts Diplomas. LASALLE’s appointed overseas representatives LASALLE has appointed a network of overseas representatives to provide programme advice and application services to international students. International applicants are strongly encouraged to apply via our appointed overseas representatives. Countries with LASALLE representatives are Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. For the full list, please refer to https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/admissions/international-student-guide/overseas-representatives 87
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS DIPLOMA RECOGNISED ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS: MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR DIPLOMA The qualifications listed below are common entry qualifications submitted by applicants. This list is subject to change from time to time. • Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level (Aggregate score of 25 points or better in 4 GCE ‘O’ Level subjects, excluding English. A pass in English at Grade C6 or better) / GCSE/IGCSE (5 subject passes, including English, at Grade A to C / Higher NITEC/NITEC Certificate / Singapore Integrated Programme (completed IP Year 4). • Australian Year 10 Certificate (5 subject passes including English). • Brunei GCE ‘O’ Level (5 subject passes including English). • China (PRC) Senior High School Leaving Certificate*. • German Mittlere Reife*. • Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education HKDSE (5 subject passes, including English, at Level 2 and above). • Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) by Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) (5 subject passes, including English, at Grade 1-5) / All India Secondary School Examination by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) (5 subject passes, including English, at Grade A1-C2). • Indonesia Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) Standard Ijazah (4 subjects passes including English). • Japanese Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate*. • Malaysia Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) (5 subject passes at Grade A-C) including Cambridge ‘O’ Level English Language / Unified Examination Certificate* (UEC) (5 subject passes at Grade A1-B6). • Myanmar Basic Education High School Examination*. • Philippines High School Diploma (5 subject passes including English). • Russian Certificate of Secondary (Complete) General Education*. • South Korean High School Diploma* / High School Graduation Examination*. • Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education - Ordinary Level (5 subject passes including English). • ROC (Taiwan) Senior High School Certificate*. • Thailand Mathayom 6*. • United Arab Emirates Tawjihiyya*. • United Kingdom General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) (5 subject passes, including English, at Grade A-C). • United States of America High School Graduation Diploma (5 subject passes including English). • Vietnam Senior Secondary School Graduation Diploma* NOTE * Applicants with these qualifications must submit IELTS/TOEFL/PTE Academic. - For countries where the English subject is not taken as a first language in school, applicants may replace the English subject with an alternative English qualification, i.e. IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 71 or PTE Academic 42. 88 | LASALLE UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS AY2022/23
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS BA(HONS) RECOGNISED ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS: MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) The qualifications listed below are common entry qualifications submitted by applicants. This list is subject to change from time to time. • Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level (2 ‘A’ Level/H2 subjects and a pass in General Paper) / local Polytechnic Diploma / International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. • Australian Higher School Certificate (HSC) (3 subject passes and a pass in English). • Brunei GCE ‘A’ Level (3 subject passes and a pass in English). • China (PRC) National College Entrance Examination* (Gao Kao) / Applicants may apply if they are already studying in an established university for at least one year and have appropriate university results to present for consideration*. • European Baccalaureate*. • French Baccalaureate*. • German Abitur*. • Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) (5 subject passes, including English, at Level 3 and above). • Indian School Certificate (ISC) by Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Standard 12 (3 subject passes, including English, at Grade 1-6) / All India Senior School Certificate Examination by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) (3 subject passes, including English, at Grade A1-C2). • Indonesia Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) Standard Ijazah*. • Japanese Junior College Diploma* / Associate Degree*. • Malaysia Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia* (STPM) (3 subject passes at Grade A-C) / Unified Examination Certificate* (UEC) (3 subject passes at Grade A1-B3). • Myanmar Technical Institute Diploma* / Applicants may apply if they are already studying in an established university for at least one year and have appropriate university results to present for consideration*. • New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3. • Philippines High School Diploma* / Associate Degree*. • Russian Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education*. • South Korean High School Diploma* / High School Graduation Examination* / Associate Degree*. • Sri Lankan ‘A’ Level (3 subject passes and a pass in English). • ROC (Taiwan) Senior High School* / Junior College Diploma*. • Thailand Mathayom 6* / Diploma or Higher Certificate in Vocational or Technical Education*. • United Arab Emirates Higher College of Technology Certificate* / Higher Diploma*. • United Kingdom ‘A’ Level (Cambridge / Edexcel ‘A’ Level / Edexcel International ‘A’ Level) (2 ‘A’ Level subjects and a pass in English). • United States of America High School Graduation Diploma with Advanced Placement (AP) Test (2 AP tests with a score of 3 or higher or SAT score of at least 1,000). • Vietnam College Diploma* / Associate Degree*. 89
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS BA(HONS) NOTE * Applicants with these qualifications must submit IELTS/TOEFL/PTE Academic. - Applicants with Foundation qualifications may apply if they are already studying in an established university for at least one year and have appropriate university results to present for consideration. Such applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis. - For countries where the English subject is not taken as a first language in school, applicants may replace the English subject with an alternative English qualification, i.e. IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL iBT 80 or PTE Academic 50. ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUALIFICATION ENTRY INTO IELTS TOEFL iBT PTE ACADEMIC Diploma 5.5 71 42 BA(Hons) 6.0 80 50 MA 7.0 100 65 If an international applicant has satisfied all the other requirements of entry but does not have evidence of the required standard of English, he/she will be eligible to undertake the LASALLE English Proficiency Test (EPT). Successful completion will aid the application process into the programme of choice. 90 | LASALLE UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS AY2022/23
APPLICATION FEES A non-refundable application fee (inclusive of 7% GST) is chargeable per application. Application is only complete upon receipt of your application fee and all necessary documents (refer to page 94). Please ensure your application fee is paid and documents are submitted within seven working days from the submission date of your online application. LASALLE reserves the right to withdraw the applicant if the application fee remains unpaid and documents are not received by the due date. SINGAPOREANS / SINGAPORE S$60 PERMANENT RESIDENT APPLICANTS INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS S$120 Application fees are payable by any of the following methods: PAYMENT METHOD PAYMENT MODE A. ONLINE PAYMENT • MasterCard Electronic payment at the end of online application • Visa • Flywire (https://payment.flywire.com/pay/payment) • iBanking • PayNow • SAM (kiosk, web or mobile) (https://www.mysam.sg/continue/dmbox/reg) B. WALK-IN PAYMENT AT LASALLE CAMPUS • MasterCard LASALLE College of the Arts • Visa Finance Counter Block E, Level 2 • Cheque* 1 McNally Street • Bank draft* Singapore 187940 • NETS Operating hours: 9am—3pm (Monday—Friday) Closed on public holidays and weekends C. MAIL-IN PAYMENT • Cheque* LASALLE College of the Arts • Bank draft* Division of Admissions 1 McNally Street Singapore 187940 * Cheques and bank drafts must be made in Singapore Dollars (S$), crossed and made payable to “LASALLE”. Please do not send in post-dated cheques. Kindly write your name, NRIC/passport number, online application number and contact number on the reverse side of your cheque/bank draft. 91
TUITION FEES DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES (PER ANNUM FEES) FUNDED (SUBSIDISED FEES) NON - F U NDE D (FULL FEES) Singaporeans Singapore PR International Singaporeans Singapore PR International S$5,440 S$7,090* S$9,940* S$19,570 S$21,785 S$24,514 BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) PROGRAMMES (PER ANNUM FEES) F UND ED (SUBSIDISED FEES) NON-FU NDE D (FULL FEES) Singaporeans Singapore PR Singaporeans Singapore PR International S$9,780 S$13,845* S$19,950 S$22,208 S$24,990 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME LEVEL SCHEDULE MATERIAL FEES T O TA L PROGRAMME FEES English 1 - August—November S$150 Preliminary S$150 S$7,000 English 2 - January—April S$7,000 Communicator NOTE * SPRs and International students who choose to take up the Tuition Grant (TG) will need to make an online application and then sign the TG Deed with the Government of Singapore. Under the terms of the TG Deed, you will be required to work for a Singapore entity for a period of three years upon graduation. For more information, visit tgonline.moe.gov.sg • Funded/subsidised fees for Singaporeans and Singapore PR qualify for GST Subsidy from MOE, all other fees include 7% GST. • Fees are due on the first day of each semester. • Fees are subject to change. • Correct as at September 2021. 92 | LASALLE UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS AY2022/23
SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHOLARSHIPS LASALLE offers scholarships in recognition of outstanding academic and artistic achievements and leadership qualities. Applications for scholarships open from March to May for new students. Please refer to www.lasalle.edu.sg for more information. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LASALLE is committed to providing a quality education for all our students and ensuring that no deserving student is denied admission because of financial difficulty. Financial assistance schemes, grants and loans are available to help meet a portion of the educational expenses of disadvantaged students. Application for financial assistance opens from March to May for new students. Please refer to www.lasalle.edu.sg for more information. 93
PRIVATE EDUCATION ACT The Committee for Private Education (CPE) was appointed by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) Board in October 2016 to carry out its functions and powers relating to private education under the Private Education Act. The CPE is supported by a team of dedicated staff from SSG to regulate the sector, provide student services, consumer education and facilitate capability development efforts to uplift standards in the local private education industry. STUDENT CONTRACT Students withdrawing after programme commencement are required to submit LASALLE adopts the Committee for Private relevant withdrawal forms and seek approval Education (CPE) standard PEI-Student from the College in accordance with the Contract. You can refer to the SSG website for College’s withdrawal procedures (details are more information on the Student Contract. available on the College’s Learning Portal). For international students, the student’s pass will As part of the enhancement of the Singapore be cancelled upon approval. Any refunds private educational landscape, the Singapore will be processed in accordance with Private Education Act stipulates that all private the College’s refund policy. educational institutions must sign a student contract with students enrolled. PROGRAMME TRANSFER More information can be found at Transferring from a programme to another www.ssg.gov.sg/cpe/pei.html. is deemed as a withdrawal from the current programme. To accept the offer for admission, students are required to complete and return signed copies New students who have accepted an offer in of the LASALLE-Student Contract in order to a programme but wish to change programme be enrolled with the College. prior to the programme commencement date are required to notify the College and re-apply REFUND DURING COOLING-OFF PERIOD for admission into the new programme. The PEI will provide the Student with a FEE PROTECTION SCHEME (FPS) cooling-off period of seven (7) working days after the date that the Contract has been FPS serves to protect students’ fees in the signed by both parties. event a PEI is unable to continue operations due to insolvency, and/or regulatory closure. The Student will be refunded the highest The FPS also protects students when the PEI percentage (stated in Schedule D) of the fees fails to pay penalties or refund fees to the already paid if the Student submits a written students arising from judgments made against notice of withdrawal to the PEI within the it by the Singapore courts. cooling-off period, regardless of whether the Student has started the course or not. As an EduTrust-certified PEI, LASALLE is required to adopt the FPS to ensure full PROGRAMME WITHDRAWAL protection to all fees paid by their students. Therefore, the FPS is compulsory for ALL local New students who wish to withdraw from their and international students who are taking programme of study after an acceptance of Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Master of Arts and offer but before programme commencement English programmes at LASALLE. Diploma are required to notify the College via an email programmes offered by LASALLE are funded indicating their intention to withdraw to by MOE and therefore all fees are exempted the Admissions Office. Should the notice of from the Student FPS under the EduTrust withdrawal fall within the cooling-off period of requirements of the CPE. For more seven working days from signing the student information on FPS, please refer to contract, the Maximum Refund as stipulated in www.lasalle.edu.sg. the contract applies. Otherwise, the College’s refund policy will apply. 94 | LASALLE UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS AY2022/23
REFUND POLICY REFUND FOR WITHDRAWAL DUE TO NON-DELIVERY OF COURSE The Private Education Institution (PEI) will notify the Student within three (3) working days upon knowledge of any of the following: (i) It does not commence the Course on the Course Commencement Date; (ii) It terminates the Course before the Course Commencement Date; (iii) It does not complete the Course by the Course Completion Date; (iv) It terminates the Course before the Course Completion Date; (v) It has not ensured that the Student meets the course entry or matriculation requirement as set by the organisation stated in Schedule A within any stipulated timeline set by CPE; or (vi) The Student’s Pass application is rejected by Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA). The Student should be informed in writing of alternative study arrangements (if any), and also be entitled to a refund of the entire Course Fees and Miscellaneous Fees already paid should the Student decide to withdraw, within seven (7) working days of the above notice. REFUND FOR WITHDRAWAL DUE TO OTHER REASONS If the Student withdraws from the Course for any reason other than those stated above, the PEI will, within seven (7) working days of receiving the Student’s written notice of withdrawal, refund to the Student an amount based on the table in Schedule D. REFUND DURING COOLING-OFF PERIOD The PEI will provide the Student with a cooling-off period of seven (7) working days after the date that the Contract has been signed by both parties. The Student will be refunded the highest percentage (stated in Schedule D) of the fees already paid if the Student submits a written notice of withdrawal to the PEI within the cooling-off period, regardless of whether the Student has started the course or not. SCHEDULE D: REFUND TABLE If Student’s written notice of withdrawal % of the aggregate amount of the fees is received paid More than 14 days before the Course 90% Commencement Date Before, but not more than 14 days before the 85% Course Commencement Date After, but not more than 1 day after the 85% Course Commencement Date More than 1 day after the Course 0% Commencement Date 95
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST Have the following in soft copy/digital format before you apply online at: https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/admissions/apply One recent colour passport-sized photograph (35mm wide x 45mm high) with white background. Certificates and transcripts* *For certificates and transcripts that are not in English, please have them translated and certified by the school or notarised by a notary public. Evidence of English proficiency either via: 1. At least grade ‘C’ for English Language at GCE ‘O’ Level / at least grade ‘E’ for General Paper at GCE ‘A’ Level or equivalent standard. 2. IELTS or 3. TOEFL iBT, or 4. PTE Academic Curriculum Vitae (where applicable). Academic testimonial and/or professional references / recommendation letter (where applicable). Written assignments / Statement of Purpose (where applicable). Portfolio / audition video. Medical report (where applicable). 96 | LASALLE UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS AY2022/23
FIND OUT MORE Take a first-hand look at a world-class arts education institution – come meet our programme advisors, check out our award-winning campus, observe artists at work, enjoy performances and more. OPEN HOUSE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMMES Get a taste of an arts education like no other at the LASALLE Open House held every January. LASALLE’s Continuing Education Programmes Talk to our staff and students and learn how are designed and developed to provide a your interest in the arts can be nurtured and gateway to those who want to learn more turned into a promising career in the creative about the arts. industries. For more information, please visit THE LASALLE SHOW https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/continuing- education. Every year, LASALLE’s graduating class stages an inspiring spectacle of contemporary arts, GUIDED CAMPUS TOURS design and performance to showcase and celebrate the achievements of artistic talent, Guided tours are organised for future students ready to be harvested by employers in the to explore the campus. Led by our programme creative industries. advisors, all tours are conducted in English and take approximately an hour. Visit our online showcase at www.thelasalleshow.com. Sign up three working days in advance at: https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/experience/guided- EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES campus-tour. LASALLE is renowned as one of Singapore’s VIRTUAL TOUR most lively and cutting edge venues for exhibitions, public lectures, arts events, and Take an interactive virtual tour of our campus performances. Our McNally Campus provides at www.youtube.com/LASALLESingapore. an uplifting creative environment with five galleries and three state-of-the-art theatres. It OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES stages exhibitions, theatre, dance and music performances featuring some of the best LASALLE’s overseas representatives provide professional artists and performers from across programme advice and application services Asia, as well as our own outstandingly talented to international students. LASALLE students. For a full list, please visit https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/admissions. 97
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This prospectus is available online and can be downloaded from www.lasalle.edu.sg Disclaimer: All information in this prospectus is correct at time of printing in October 2021. All Bachelor of Arts (Hons) programmes and Master of Arts programmes are validated by Goldsmiths, University of London. Although it is expected that all the programmes listed here will be offered in 2022, LASALLE reserves the right to cancel any class if it does not meet the minimum class size for pedagogical reasons. LASALLE is unable to accept liability for the cancellation of proposed programmes of study prior to their scheduled start. LASALLE accepts no responsibility for loss of or damage to any item (artworks, journals, DVD or written work, for instance) submitted in support of an application; please do not send originals or items of monetary value. © LASALLE College of the Arts 2021 The copyright in these pages belongs to LASALLE College of the Arts, and all rights are reserved. Permission is given for copying one or more of these pages for the sole purpose of viewing them for private use, provided LASALLE College of the Arts is identified as the source of the information at all times. Permanent reproduction, including printing, copying or storage of any of these pages or any part thereof, or the redistribution thereof by any means, is not permitted. Partner Institution: 98 | LASALLE UNDERGRADUATE PROSPECTUS AY2022/23
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