GET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING LASALLE It all begins in your mind – with your ideas and creativity shaping the PROGRAMME future of arts & design. But it’s at LASALLE College of the Arts where GUIDE inspiration truly finds its start and talent is nurtured, in an environment UNDER that’s designed to let your creativity flow freely. Our progressive GRADUATE approach to independent thinking, integrated arts campus and global Singapore 2012 2 community are just the right mix for those who prefer to think outside LASALLE 2009/2010 4 About Us 6 the box. Imagine the collaborative possibilities with students from over Integrated Arts Environment 8 Alumni 10 40 countries across 8 disciplines in one building. With a unique learning Academic Framework 12 philosophy, mentorship by arts practitioners, and awards validated by VISUAL ARTS Foundation 16 UK’s Open University, a LASALLE education is the beginning of your Design Communication 20 Fashion Communication 22 future in the creative industries in Singapore and beyond. Fashion Design 24 Fashion Management 26 Fashion Textiles 28 Interior Design 30 Product Design 32 Fine Arts 34 Film 36 Animation Art 38 Interactive Art 40 Video Art 42

PERFORMING ARTS Foundation 48 Dance 52 Music 54 Music Technology 56 Acting 58 Musical Theatre 60 Technical Theatre Arts 62 Theatre Arts 64

INTEGRATED STUDIES Arts Management 68

ENGLISH LANGUAGE 72 PROGRAMME

ADMISSIONS How to Apply 76 Academic Requirements 77 Audition/Portfolio 78 Requirements Tuition Fees 80 Scholarships 81 Financial Assistance 81 Accommodation & 82 Immigration Matters for International Students GET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING LASALLE It all begins in your mind – with your ideas and creativity shaping the PROGRAMME future of arts & design. But it’s at LASALLE College of the Arts where GUIDE inspiration truly finds its start and talent is nurtured, in an environment UNDER that’s designed to let your creativity flow freely. Our progressive GRADUATE approach to independent thinking, integrated arts campus and global Singapore 2012 2 community are just the right mix for those who prefer to think outside LASALLE 2009/2010 4 About Us 6 the box. Imagine the collaborative possibilities with students from over Integrated Arts Environment 8 Alumni 10 40 countries across 8 disciplines in one building. With a unique learning Academic Framework 12 philosophy, mentorship by arts practitioners, and awards validated by VISUAL ARTS Foundation 16 UK’s Open University, a LASALLE education is the beginning of your Design Communication 20 Fashion Communication 22 future in the creative industries in Singapore and beyond. Fashion Design 24 Fashion Management 26 Fashion Textiles 28 Interior Design 30 Product Design 32 Fine Arts 34 Film 36 Animation Art 38 Interactive Art 40 Video Art 42

PERFORMING ARTS Foundation 48 Dance 52 Music 54 Music Technology 56 Acting 58 Musical Theatre 60 Technical Theatre Arts 62 Theatre Arts 64

INTEGRATED STUDIES Arts Management 68

ENGLISH LANGUAGE 72 PROGRAMME

ADMISSIONS How to Apply 76 Academic Requirements 77 Audition/Portfolio 78 Requirements Tuition Fees 80 Scholarships 81 Financial Assistance 81 Accommodation & 82 Immigration Matters for International Students ➡ A cultural centre in the Asian renaissance of the 21st century. A New Asia Creative Hub. One of the top cities in the world to live, work and play, where the environment is conducive to creative-based and knowledge-based industries and talents. This is the vision for the creative industries as Singapore’s nation-building focuses on the contributions of the creative cluster to its economy.

➡ Supported by the Singapore government’s commitment to build hardware and software, the Creative Industries have seen the establishment of arts infrastructures and financial investment in talent development. From the the re-launched National Museum of Singapore and national icon, The Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, to funding for arts education including LASALLE’s award-winning city campus, Singapore’s cultural beacon is sending a clear signal of its artistic ambitions.

➡ In the Arts sector, Singapore started to put its name on the contemporary visual arts map in 2001 at the prestigious Venice Biennale and is now in its fifth year of participation. In 2006, Singapore took the leap into the big league and presented the inaugural Singapore Biennale, a first in South-east Asia and one of the biggest visual art exhibitions in Asia. In the performing arts, Singapore has attracted some of the world’s best through annual events including the Singapore Arts Festival. International premieres and acclaimed performances are brought to Singapore’s shores through the high-profile programmes of The Esplanade and other venues.

➡ In the area of Media, 10,000 new jobs are envisioned in digital media, film, animation and publishing; while the Design industry Images: copyright of The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) aims to make Singapore Asia’s leading design centre. These developments have resulted in global companies choosing “Our objective is to double the GDP contribution of Singapore as the Asian headquarters for their creative capabilities. the Creative Industries to 6% by the year 2012. This Singapore is home to Lucasfilm Animation’s first and only animation will result in higher demand for creative talents and studio outside California, BMW DesignWorks’ only design studio those who can contribute to meeting the growing outside of California and Munich, and Phillips Design’s Asia Pacific headquarters for design research. market for creative products and services.”

➡ Dr Lee Boon Yang As an aspiring artist, designer, performer or arts manager, there Minister for Information, is no better time or place to be than in Singapore today, right in SINGAPORE 2012 JUICY FACT: Singapore is home to the creative and Communications and the Arts research studios of BMW DesignWorks USA,Lucasfilm the midst of an exciting phase in the advancement of the creative Singapore Animation and Philips Design. industries for Asia.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE SINGAPORE 2012 3 ➡ Anticipating Futures: In a space where practice and theory challenge the artist’s mind and push interdisciplinary boundaries, a unique creative environment has transformed cultural landscapes. Contemporary in focus and innovative in approach, it develops a generation of creative practitioners who are shaping the future of arts and design.

➡ Contemporary Leaders: For 25 years, LASALLE has been nurturing some of Asia-Pacific’s leading creative practitioners. Its hero graduates and accomplished faculty staff include established artists at the Venice Biennale, acclaimed designers recognised by the British D&AD and red dot, respected curators, writers, musicians, dance and theatre pioneers, and countless practitioners from the creative industries in Singapore and beyond.

➡ Integrated Arts Campus: Situated in the Arts, Culture, Learning and Entertainment hub of Singapore, the city campus encourages interaction through its glass façade and gateless walls. Its geology-inspired design represented Singapore at the 2004 Venice Architectural Biennale in Italy, received the Singapore Institute of Architects’ Building of the Year 2008 award, and was accorded Singapore’s highest honour – Design of the Year – at the President’s Design Awards 2008 by the President of Singapore.

➡ Three theatres ➡ Singapore largest contemporary art gallery ➡ Asia’s first theatre & art production workshop ➡ Digital, virtual and mediatheque library ➡ Energy-efficient building design ➡ Wireless IT networking ➡ Integrated learning environment

LASALLE 2009/2010 JUICY FACT: Situated in the Arts, Culture, Learning and Entertainment hub of Singapore, the city campus encourages interaction through its glass facade and gateless walls. It represented Singapore at the 2004 Venice Architectural Biennale and received Design of the Year 2008 from the President of Singapore. LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE LASALLE 2009/2010 5 ➡ Background: LASALLE was founded by Brother Joseph McNally – a De La Salle educator who was also a pioneer of creative arts education in Singapore – in 1984.

➡ Programmes & Awards: LASALLE offers a comprehensive range of programmes specialising in the disciplines of Arts Management, Design, Fine Arts, Film, Media Arts, Dance, Music and Theatre. Students can look forward to graduating with the award of a Diploma of Higher Education, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) or a Master of Arts in their respective specialisations.

➡ Government Support: As part of the government’s plans to upgrade tertiary arts education in Singapore, LASALLE has been in receipt of financial support from the Ministry of Education for Diploma provision since 1999. Eligible students are entitled to subsidised fees for diploma studies through the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme (conditions apply).

➡ International Recognition: Since 2004, LASALLE has been subjecting its programme to benchmark statements for Art, Design and Performing Arts developed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA, UK) Framework through its International & Validation partnership with the Open University Validation Services (OUVS). OUVS is also the accrediting and validating body of leading arts institutions such as Leeds College of Art & Design, Leeds College of Music, Plymouth College of Art & Design, Central School of Speech & Drama (until recently), Architectural Association School of Architecture, Utrecht School of the Arts (The Netherlands), bringing opportunities for LASALLE to share good practice.

➡ Constitution: As a private, non-profit Arts Institution, LASALLE College of the Arts is a registered Institute of Public Character and operates autonomously under the constitution of LASALLE Foundation Limited.

ABOUT US JUICY FACT: Dubbed by the Singapore Minister for Education as a “mini-United Nations”, over 30% of LASALLE’s population comprises students and faculty from 40 different countries.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE ABOUT US 7 ➡ INTERDISCIPLINARY: LASALLE’s unique learning environment encourages interdisciplinary interaction and a holistic approach to contemporary practice. On any given day, you are exposed to the various creative disciplines – you could be viewing an exhibition by an international artist, then attending a lecture by a guest designer, followed by a concert at lunchtime and critiquing a fellow student’s work-in-progress, and finally helping a friend with their film project.

➡ SPECIALIST MENTORS: Students are mentored by international faculty who span a breadth of creative professions from designers and painters to actors, composers, dancers, directors, interactive artists, curators, and many more. Collectively, they represent an international career portfolio with organisations including ZKM Centre for Art and Media, CILECT (International Association of Film and Television Schools), The Esplanade Co Ltd, Glasgow School of Art, National Arts Council of Singapore, ESMOD, National Institute of Dramatic Art, New York University, and Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

➡ Visiting Artists: Arts celebrities who have stepped through our doors, inspiring students and guests alike, include American pop artist Frank Stella, British sculptor Antony Gormley, Oscar® award- winning producer Lord David Puttnam, Irek Mukhamedov of the Bolshoi Ballet, new media guru Lev Manovich, fashion authority Colin McDowell, ck Calvin Klein’s Kevin Carrigan, revolutionary Dutch designer Marcel Wanders, production designer Grant Major (Lord of the Rings), and animator-producer David Sproxton (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run).

INTEGRATED ARTS JUICY FACT: Arts celebrities who have stepped through our doors include American pop artist ENVIRONMENT Frank Stella, British sculptor Antony Gormley and ck Calvin Klein’s Kevin Carrigan.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE INTEGRATED ARTS ENVIRONMENT 9 ➡ CONTEMPORARY FOCUS: With an emphasis on contemporary practice and research, our teaching philosophy emphasises idea generation and new interpretations of creative disciplines. Your ideas and creativity will be what set you apart as you emerge as a reflective practitioner in the industry.

➡ ALUMNI HEROES: Testaments to this progressive approach are the new generations of creative practitioners who have led, or recently emerged as leaders in, contemporary arts and design in Singapore and beyond.

Elena Wang Actress Beauty World/Snow White (Singapore) Rosanna Hyland Actress Carousel (West End, London) Ashleigh Fleming Actress Hong Kong Disneyland (China) Tim Carney Actor MAMMA MIA! (Asia/Europe/North America/Scandinavia) Kit Chan Actress-singer (Singapore/Hong Kong/Taiwan) Laurence Vandenborre Art Therapist, Raffles Hospital (Singapore) Suzann Victor Artist (Australia) Shubigi Rao Artist (India/Singapore) Francis Ng Artist (Singapore) Vincent Leow Artist (Singapore/Dubai) Rizman Putra Artist, Kill Your Television (Singapore) Philip Francis Assistant Director, National Arts Council (Singapore) Elysa Wendi Dancer-educator, The Arts Fission Company (Singapore) Natalie Hennedige Director, Cake Theatre (Singapore) Boo Junfeng Director, Zhao Wei Films (Singapore) Sven Tan Fashion designer, alldressedup (Singapore/Hong Kong/USA) Harry Halim Fashion designer, harryhalim (Singapore) K.Mi Fashion designer, Womb (Singapore/USA) Jeff Budiman Graphic consultant/Head, DM Brands (Indonesia) Phunk Studio Graphic designers (Singapore/London/New York/Shanghai/Taipei/Tokyo) Fleecircus Graphic illustrator (Singapore) Amanda Ling Keyboardist, Electrico (Singapore) Yuni Hadi Festival Director, Singapore International Film Festival (Singapore) Uan Zalani Percussionist Wicked Aura Batucada (Singapore) Ang Sheng Jin Senior Art Director, McCann Erickson (Singapore)

“Art school is about the people and the possibilities! In the early years, there was a very large D-I-Y culture and creativity was very exploratory and defined by the ALUMNI students. It was a chance to set our own parameters.”

Jackson Tan Director, Phunk Studio LASALLE Alumnus

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE ALUMNI 11 LASALLE’s academic framework for practice-based arts education takes students through different LIST OF AWARDS stages of learning and levels of achievement – from developing core skills and professional practice to ➡ ➡ BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) ➡ MASTER OF ARTS cultivating innovation and leadership. DIPLOMA • Diploma in Animation Art • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Acting • Master of Arts Art Therapy • Diploma in Arts Management • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Animation Art • Master of Arts Arts & Cultural Management ➡ Foundation introduces core skills before specialising in a visual or performing arts discipline. • Diploma in Design Communication • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Arts Management • Master of Arts Design Upon completion of Foundation, students progress to Level 1 of their selected programme of study • Diploma in Dance • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Dance • Master of Arts Fine Arts (subject to specialisation requirements). • Diploma in Fashion Communication • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Design Communication • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion Communication DURATION: 1 year • Diploma in Fashion Design • Diploma in Fashion Management • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion Design ENTRY LEVEL: Audition/Portfolio + GCE ‘O’ Level* (5 subjects including English) + Arts pre-requisites • Diploma in Fashion Textiles • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion Management • Diploma in Film • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fashion Textiles ➡ Levels 1 to 3 of the undergraduate programmes build upon core discipline skills in the selected • Diploma in Fine Arts • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Film programme of study, developing independent professional practice and research in the respective visual • Diploma in Interactive Art • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Fine Arts or performing arts discipline. These Levels lead to a Diploma or Bachelor of Arts (Hons) award. • Diploma in Interior Design • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Interactive Art • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Interior Design DURATION: 3 years • Diploma in Music • Diploma in Music Technology • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Music ENTRY LEVEL: Audition/Portfolio + GCE ‘A’ Level* (2 subjects) + Arts pre-requisites • Diploma in Product Design • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Music Technology • Diploma in Technical Theatre Arts • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Musical Theatre ➡ Professional practice and research are developed further at Level M of the postgraduate programmes. • Diploma in Theatre Arts • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Product Design Emphasising innovation and leadership, this Level leads to a Master of Arts. • Diploma in Video Art • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Technical Theatre Arts DURATION: 1 – 2 years • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Theatre Arts NOTE: • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Video Art ENTRY LEVEL: Significant professional practice + relevant Degree Eligible students are entitled to subsidised fees for Diploma studies under the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme. NOTE: Level 3 fees are chargeable at the full rate and ➡ Awards are conferred at three key stages of achievement: are not subsidised under the TG Scheme. LEVEL 2 : Diploma LEVEL 3 : Bachelor of Arts (Hons) LEVEL M : Master of Arts

* Or recognised equivelent

Academic Framework

FOUNDATION LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL M

CORE SKILLS CORE DISCIPLINE SKILLS PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE INNOVATION/LEADERSHIP

Portfolio or Audition + Interview Portfolio or Audition + Interview Significant + GCE ‘O’ Level + GCE ‘A’ Level/IB Bachelor of Professional Practice + Master of (5 subjects including English) (incl. Art subject or equivalent) Diploma Arts (Honours) relevant degree Arts

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK 13 VISUAL ARTS

Foundation Studies/Design Communication Fashion Communication/Fashion Design/Fashion Management Fashion Textiles/Film/Interior Design/Product Design Fine Arts/Animation Art/Interactive Art/Video Art Foundation Studies will help you to develop a range of core skills that will VISUAL ARTS be fundamental to your chosen degree in Design, Fine Arts, Film, Media Foundation Arts or Arts Management. Through this programme, you will gain a better Studies understanding of technical skills and creative processes as well as learn how to work in a studio environment. You will develop work individually as well DURATION: as in groups. Throughout the programme, your personal and professional 1 Year (2 semesters) development will be supported and monitored by a specially allocated tutor. We have a strong staff team and many of them are practising artists and designers.

The main Study Units are: Teaching Methods x 84cm) or smaller (A4 minimum) and Learning is enhanced through a range preferably with a zipped cover. • Studio Practice of teaching methods including lectures, This study unit will help you to generate, workshops, tutorials, critique sessions and • 10 pieces of different kinds of artwork visualise and communicate ideas using demonstrations. need to be presented plus at least one set 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional of preparatory sketches or a sketchbook. methods. We will help you to explore form, Undergraduate Progression scale and colour and to gain confidence in Upon successful completion of the • Your works should include colour or black expressing your ideas visually. Foundation Programme, you are eligible and white finished drawings, sketches, (subject to interview) to progress into Level 2-D work (e.g. painting, printmaking, You will be encouraged to experiment 1 of your selected BA[Hons] specialisation in digital imaging photography) and/or 3-D with a range of materials and processes. Design, Fine Arts , Film, Media Arts or Arts work (e.g. sculpture, ceramics). In workshops, you will develop IT, Management. Photography and Printmaking skills as • Originals of work are preferred, however well as visual presentation skills. You will Entry Requirements photographs, digital images & JPEG also learn how to research and develop You are required to attend an Interview (cd-rom) are also acceptable (particularly personal sketch books. where you will present a Portfolio of your for work larger than 60cm x 20cm in size). work that demonstrates your creative All digital files must be compatible with • Contemporary and Contextual Studies potential. Macintosh. In this unit you will be encouraged to develop your ideas and concepts through 1. Academic Requirements • Works & images should be accompanied reading, discussion, presentation and Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level: 5 by labels/captions indicating: Title of writing. There will be debates and class subjects (including English) at C6 or higher, work, year of completion, medium/ projects as well as group and individual or recognised international equivalent (refer material and size/dimension of works. presentations. You will also research and to page 65). Alternative English qualification: (Preferably at the back of the artworks). compare the two contemporary creative IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 525. cities of Singapore and Paris. • Sketches showing the development of NOTE: ‘O’ Level Art & Design/Art Elective ideas and the processes used during the Assessments Programme represent the portfolio creation of your chosen artworks must be Students are assessed on studio projects, standard for eligibility into Foundation. produced. These sketches may be in your individual works, workshop skills, sketchbooks. studio projects, presentations, written 2. Portfolio Guidelines assignments and class participation. • Your portfolio should be A2 (59.4cm

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: FOUNDATION STUDIES 17 VISUAL ARTS Foundation Studies

DURATION: 1 Year (2 semesters)

What are we looking for? What will happen on the Interview Day? you. Before the interview, think about the Applicants need to be selective in preparing When you arrive: idea of creativity. the portfolio to ensure that it best represents their creative potential. The • You will be directed to the interview space • Once the lecturers have assessed the assessment of the portfolio is based on the and asked to lay out your portfolio. portfolios, all candidates will be asked to following considerations: select their best piece of artwork from • You will be interviewed by two lecturers their own portfolio and talk about it for two • Creative development in the artwork/ from LASALLE as part of a group minutes. You should say why you think it is project interview. your best piece and how you developed it.

• Observational skills – this means drawing • There will be FIVE other candidates in • Once all the candidates have presented what you see, rather than from your your group. their artwork, the whole group will then imagination discuss the topic: WHAT DOES IT MEAN • While the lecturers are assessing your TO BE CREATIVE? • Experimentation in medium and material portfolio, you will be asked to discuss with exploration the other candidates on the topic: WHAT • Finally, there will be an opportunity for DOES IT MEAN TO BE CREATIVE? you to ask questions about LASALLE and • Overall clarity in your portfolio the Faculty of Foundation Studies. presentation As a group, you should prepare some ideas for discussion later on in the interview. You • This group interview will last for 30 • Evidence of process - this means rough may be asked to tell the group about an minutes. ideas, thoughts and sketches Artist, Designer or Art style, which interests

Academic Framework

FOUNDATION LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL M

CORE SKILLS CORE DISCIPLINE SKILLS PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE INNOVATION/LEADERSHIP

Portfolio + Interview Portfolio + Interview Significant + GCE ‘O’ Level + GCE ‘A’ Level Bachelor of Professional Practice + Master of (5 subjects including English) (incl. Art subject or equivalent) Diploma Arts (Honours) relevant degree Arts

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: FOUNDATION STUDIES 19 “Design has become instrumental in the economic VISUAL ARTS growth as well as shaping the social structure of Design today. Design Communication today encapsulates Communication a level of intellect and sophistication. Different industries require the creativity and inventiveness as DURATION: catalysts for their cross-fertilisation of great ideas.” 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3) Nur Hidayah, Head, Communication Design AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

With specialisms: Advertising Communication, Graphic Communication & Image and Communication.

Designers must respond to influences in Image and Communication, and will divert Engaging in studio work and group and JUICY FACT Industry-coveted lifestyle, cultural and political views and through different modules to encourage solo projects will also become part of your design awards have been changes in social attitudes. As such, it is independent learning and professional student life. awarded to our alumni and important that designers remain versatile development. students, including the British and adaptable to different media and forms Entry Requirements D&AD, red dot Awards and The of communication. This programme offers The main objective behind the developments You need to meet the minimum academic Crowbars. the opportunity to develop students’ ability of this programme entails the engaging requirements and are required to attend as a Designer within disciplines that include and sophisticated demands of the society, an interview with portfolio presentation to 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional design. which is ever challenging. Graduates from demonstrate your creative potential. Please The primary aim of the programme is to this programme will be able to initiate a refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. meet emerging Professional, Industry and significant value to contemporary visual Community needs. It reflects the design culture in which design remains the core centric, socio-cultural and technological tool for communication. For curriculum and changes and challenges in areas of Design faculty information, please visit Communication through a formation www.lasalle.edu.sg that supports an all-inclusive range of design practices. This programme aims Career paths: Graphic Designer, Art to encourage students to experiment and Director, Creative Director, Illustrator, challenge conventional thinking through Photographer critically creating well-informed imagery. Related careers: Copywriter, Design The first two years share common modules Curator, Typographer, Design Educator and train you in the fundamentals of design communication. You will start to Teaching Methods specialise in small projects in the second You will attend lectures, critiques, work- year to provide you with specialist skills shops, seminars, tutorials and practical and knowledge. The final year focuses on presentations. There will be regular guest your selected specialisation - Advertising lectures by international designers who Communication, Graphic Communication or will bring valuable experience and advice.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: DESIGN COMMUNICATION 21 “Be part of the forefront of the exhilarating VISUAL ARTS Fashion Communication industry. Stylists, Fashion fashion journalists, fashion photographers, Communication fashion graphic designers, visual merchandisers are communicators of fashion who help perpetuate DURATION: the fashion image, contribute to the dialogue and 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3) help make fashion accessible to the masses.” AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) Ginette Chittick, Programme Coordinator, Fashion Communication BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

The Fashion Communication programme open to them within the fashion programme Entry Requirements focuses on fashion journalism and the and supports their future career choice You need to meet the minimum academic study and creation of the fashion image as within the fashion industry. Having requirements and are required to attend seen in advertising campaigns, editorial completed Level 1, students will progress an interview with portfolio presentation to magazines and print. Students will learn into one of the main Fashion programmes, demonstrate your creative potential. Please how fashion journalists influence, debate specialising in their chosen field according refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. and support the evolution of fashion. They to their strengths and preferences, with the will examine and develop writing skills guidance of their lecturers. appropriate to the different styles of fashion communication. Students will be introduced For curriculum and faculty information, to the creation of fashion images from please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg concept to presentation. They will gain knowledge of styling, photography, digital Career paths: Fashion Writer, Fashion Critic, design techniques and the principles of Fashion Stylist graphic design and advertising to support their project realisation. Related careers: Fashion Buyer, Fashion Merchandiser, Trend Forecaster, Design The first year is a general introduction to Educator each of the main programmes of Fashion: Fashion Communication, Fashion Design, Teaching Methods Fashion Management and Fashion You will attend lectures, critiques, Textiles. Students are introduced to the workshops, seminars, tutorials and guest fundamental methods and techniques of lectures. Engaging in studio work and group the fashion programme, designed to give and solo projects will also become part of them an overview of the context of current your student life. There will also be frequent fashion design practice and to aid them in industry visits and opportunities for market understanding the role of the designer in research. society. This allows students to develop a broad understanding of the opportunities

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: FASHION COMMUNICATION 23 VISUAL ARTS Fashion Design

DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

The Fashion Design programme aims to and supports their future career choice Entry Requirements JUICY FACT British Fashion develop in its students an innovative and within the fashion industry. Having You need to meet the minimum academic Designer Mark Eley of Eley contemporary approach to fashion design. completed Level 1, students will progress requirements and are required to attend Kishimoto (labelled ‘London’s Workshops with international visiting into one of the main Fashion programmes, an interview with portfolio presentation to Hottest Fashion House’ by practitioners, group critiques, teamwork specialising in their chosen field according demonstrate your creative potential. Please Institute of Contemporary Arts and one to one tutorials equip students to their strengths and preferences, with the refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. London) is Visiting Professorial with the skills and knowledge to operate as guidance of their lecturers. Chair to LASALLE’s Fashion creative designers and leaders within the programmes. fashion industry. Students will experiment For curriculum and faculty information, with inventive design methods and garment please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg construction techniques to realise their fashion concepts. Industry linked projects Career paths: Fashion Designer will prepare fashion students for the newly expanding creative industry and market of Related careers: Costume Designer, South East Asia. Fashion Accessory Designer, Fashion Buyer, Fashion Merchandiser, Fashion Stylist, The first year is a general introduction to Lingerie Designer, Design Educator each of the main programmes of Fashion: Fashion Communication, Fashion Design, Teaching Methods Fashion Management and Fashion You will attend lectures, critiques, Textiles. Students are introduced to the workshops, seminars, tutorials and fundamental methods and techniques of practical presentations. There will be the fashion programme, designed to give regular guest lectures by international them an overview of the context of current designers who will bring valuable fashion design practice and to aid them in experience and advice. Engaging in studio understanding the role of the designer in work and group and solo projects will also society. This allows students to develop a become part of your student life. There broad understanding of the opportunities will also be frequent industry visits and open to them within the fashion programme opportunities for market research.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: FASHION DESIGN 25 VISUAL ARTS Fashion Management

DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

The Fashion Management programme fashion design practice and to aid them in student life. There will also be frequent provides a thorough understanding of understanding the role of the designer in industry visits and opportunities for market fashion supply chain management, from society. This allows students to develop a research. consumer demand to marketing sales broad understanding of the opportunities and customer service, to build conscious open to them within the fashion programme Entry Requirements decision makers. Throughout their studies, and supports their future career choice You need to meet the minimum academic students are equipped with necessary within the fashion industry. requirements and are required to attend skills in collection planning, sourcing, an interview with portfolio presentation to production planning, manufacturing control, Having completed Level 1, students will demonstrate your creative potential. Please trend analysis, brand development, visual progress into one of the main Fashion refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. merchandising, budgeting, teamwork programmes, specialising in their chosen and leadership, as well as with essential field according to their strengths and knowledge of basic accounting, financial preferences, with the guidance of their analysis and law, and how to liaison with the lecturers. different and various actors of the fashion supply chain, locally and internationally. For curriculum and faculty information, Industry linked projects will introduce please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg fashion management students to the expanding industry and market of South Career paths: Fashion Business Manager East Asia. Related careers: Fashion Buyer, Fashion The first year is a general introduction to Merchandiser, Trend Forecaster, Design each of the main programmes of Fashion: Educator Fashion Communication, Fashion Design, Fashion Management and Fashion Teaching Methods Textiles. Students are introduced to the You will attend lectures, critiques, fundamental methods and techniques of workshops, tutorials and guest lectures. the fashion programme, designed to give Engaging in studio work and group and them an overview of the context of current solo projects will also become part of your

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: FASHION MANAGEMENT 27 VISUAL ARTS Fashion Textiles

DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

The continued success of design houses the fashion programme, designed to give designers who will bring valuable such as Eley Kishimoto, Basso and them an overview of the context of current experience and advice. Engaging in studio Brooke and Jonathan Saunders highlights fashion design practice and to aid them in work and group and solo projects will also the importance of textile-led design in understanding the role of the designer in become part of your student life. There contemporary fashion. The Fashion Textiles society. This allows students to develop a will also be frequent industry visits and programme seeks to promote the creation broad understanding of the opportunities opportunities for market research. of textiles for fashion in South East Asia. open to them within the fashion programme An emphasis on experimentation through and supports their future career choice Entry Requirements drawing, design and process encourages within the fashion industry. Having You need to meet the minimum academic the development of creative contemporary completed Level 1, students will progress requirements and are required to attend textiles. Pattern drafting and garment into one of the main Fashion programmes, an interview with portfolio presentation to construction, as well as visualisation and specialising in their chosen field according demonstrate your creative potential. Please presentation skills, provide students with to their strengths and preferences, with the refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. a solid grounding for their textile designs. guidance of their lecturers. Secondary research and Contemporary and Contextual Studies give students knowledge For curriculum and faculty information, of the contemporary market and how their please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg work is placed within it. Techniques such as embellishment, fabric manipulation Career paths: Fashion Designer and traditional or advanced digital printing methods support the development process Related careers: Fashion Buyer, Fashion and realisation of innovative fashion fabrics. Merchandiser, Trend Forecaster, Design Educator The first year is a general introduction to each of the main programmes of Fashion: Teaching Methods Fashion Communication, Fashion Design, You will attend lectures, critiques, Fashion Management and Fashion workshops, seminars, tutorials and Textiles. Students are introduced to the practical presentations. There will be fundamental methods and techniques of regular guest lectures by international

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: FASHION TEXTILES 29 VISUAL ARTS Interior Design

DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

Interior design today encompasses the FLIP furniture design challenge winners, Entry Requirements JUICY FACT Eugene Lee, current engineering of creative solutions to the as well as in industry projects including the You need to meet the minimum academic Level 3 student from the BA(Hons) built environment. Not to be confused with interior of Changi Airport’s Budget Terminal requirements and are required to attend Interior Design programme, interior decorating, Interior Design will (Departure Hall) and window displays for an interview with portfolio presentation to winning design concept – “Alice challenge your very perception of space as it Hermes’ flagship store along Singapore’s demonstrate your creative potential. Please (in Wonderland) through the is defined by the creation of environments in prime shopping district. refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. Looking Glass” – for Girard- which we live, play and work in. Perregaux showcase display was For curriculum and faculty information, fabricated and showcased at the In this programme, you will be trained to please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg Cortina Watch Jewellery Time design and build conducive spaces taking 2008 exhibition. into account the peculiarities of site, Career paths: Interior Designer, Event/ geography and purpose – be it a private Exhibition Designer, Props/Set/Stage home, show apartment, retail shop, Designer shopping mall, office, convention hall, trade exhibition, film set, theatre set or Related careers: Furniture Designer, Design public square. Through a broad-based, Illustrator, Design Educator interdisciplinary approach, you will learn the elements of design and their applications Teaching Methods under various conditions and receive a You will have ample opportunities to work in grounding in history and theoretical studies. studios and attend special workshops. You Industry attachments and collaborations are will attend lectures, seminars and practical intrinsic components of the programme. presentations. There will be regular guest lectures by international designers who Our graduates have pursued careers as will bring valuable experience and advice. interior designers with architectural firms You will participate in class presentations, and interior design houses; while our complete written assignments and put students have been making a name for together a research portfolio. themselves as winners of DesignSingapore Council’s Design Community Project, SFIC

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: INTERIOR DESIGN 31 VISUAL ARTS Product Design

DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

The programme adopts an interdisciplinary creating graduates who are able to conceive an interview with portfolio presentation to approach to design and technology, flexible, creative and structured proposals. demonstrate your creative potential. Please emphasising innovation with new For curriculum and faculty information, refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. technologies in a self-reflective, culturally- please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg and environmentally-aware practice. This stimulating course helps you mature Career paths: Product Designer, Furniture as a Product Design professional and Designer, Product Researcher and become adept at coming up with practical Developer solutions to design problems. Through their training, students are able to graduate Related careers: Design Educator, Event/ with the experience necessary to interface Exhibition Designer, Multimedia Designer, seamlessly with industry, taking full Simulated Environmental Designer advantage of the region’s comprehensive manufacturing capability. Teaching Methods You will have ample opportunities to work in Progressing to degree level process also studios and attend special workshops. You brings it a renewed focus on problem will attend lectures, seminars and practical solving and critical thinking. The deep presentations. There will be regular guest understanding of the design process allows lectures by international designers who students to work from inception through will bring valuable experience and advice. process development, design schematics You will participate in class presentations, and eventual production from a product complete written assignments and put design perspective bringing answers to together a research portfolio. You will be social, industrial and user needs. assessed every semester on your studio practice. The programme makes the most of these opportunities by furnishing the students Entry Requirements with a comprehensive foundation of skills to You need to meet the minimum academic create and communicate 3-dimensionally, requirements and are required to attend

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: PRODUCT DESIGN 33 “To be a creative artist, originality in thinking and VISUAL ARTS resolute decision-making are crucial. When you Fine Arts enter the industry as a fine arts graduate, you will need to balance curiosity and seriousness in order DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3) to flourish as an artist.” AWARDS: Milenko Pr vacki, Dean, Faculty of Fine Ar ts Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

With specialisms: Art Photography, Drawing, Graphic Novel, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Time-based Arts

The Faculty runs a unique programme The richness of the educational attend lectures, seminars and critique JUICY FACT Fine Arts alumni that situates itself at the crossroads of opportunities within the Faculty is presentations. There will be regular guest and staff have been representing contemporary Western and Asian cultures, paralleled by the Faculty’s contacts with lecturers by international artists, curators Singapore at the prestigious by paying heed to the demands of these other institutions and with the professional and scholars who will bring valuable Venice Biennale since 2001 – from differential modes of worldviews. In terms community of artists and scholars. These experience and knowledge. You will Suzanne Victor and Salleh Japar of artistic practice, theory and analysis, relationships and affiliations in turn participate in class presentations, complete (2001) to Francis Ng (2003) and graduates from the programme would encourages the students to undertake a written assignments and put together a Vincent Leow, Jason Lim (2007) be trained in articulating these through sophisticated and far reaching application of research portfolio. You will be assessed and Zulkifle Mahmod. a variety of expressions found in a wide creative skills, which will help to precipitate every semester for all modules. range of specialised mediums in which their awareness of a wide range of critical they had chosen to undertake within the approaches and attitudes relevant to their Entry Requirements Faculty, these demands of contemporary chosen field of study. You need to meet the minimum academic art practice are also met through dedicated requirements and are required to attend specialised teaching in the disciplines of For curriculum and faculty information, an interview with portfolio presentation to Art Photography, Drawing, Graphic Novel, please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg demonstrate your creative potential. Please Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Time- refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. based Arts. Career paths: Art Consultant, Art Educator, Art Consultant, Art Dealer, Art Historian, The Faculty strives towards a strong Art Theorist, Art Conservator and Restorer, commitment to close collaboration among Curator, Museum Researcher, Gallery/ these varied Fine Arts disciplines, and Museum Managers, Art Specialists, between the Faculty’s undergraduate Illustrator, Model and Prop Maker, Painter, and postgraduate programmes, as well Printmaker, Photographer, Sculptor, Video as committing to potential collaborations Artist, Visual Art Programme Officer between different artistic mediums across faculties, which reflect the diversity of Teaching Methods current artistic practices and a dedication to You will have the opportunity to work in promote an active exchange of academic and the studio and attend workshop electives technical expertise. in specialised workshop spaces. You will

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: FINE ARTS 35 “I’ve always believed filmmakers are the storytellers VISUAL ARTS of the 21st century. The stories we choose to tell and Film the manner in which we tell them have enormous impact on the society we live in.” DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3) Lord David Puttnam, The Puttnam School of Film, L ASALLE AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

This interdisciplinary studio-based conceptual skills and knowledge, training Teaching Methods JUICY FACT Lord David Puttnam, programme focuses on the understanding you in storytelling, scriptwriting, directing, You will have ample opportunities to work in Oscar® Award-winning film and realisation of cinematographic projects. producing, cinematography, sound and studios and attend special workshops. You producer, officially launched It will provide you with enhanced ability, editing. At the same time, interdisciplinary will attend lectures, seminars, and practical The Puttnam School of Film knowledge, and a diversity of experience projects across faculties spur you to push presentations. There will be regular guest at LASALLE, which will play a in the skills of creative endeavour, and in creative boundaries. This unique approach lectures by international artists who will key role in the film industry and the presentation of original work. Highly distinguishes the course from any other in bring valuable experience and advice. You propel the development of film content driven and with a clear emphasis the region. It also involves a critical review of will participate in class presentations and content for an international on excellent storytelling, the programme film history and theory. This in-depth look at complete written assignments. You will be audience. is holistic in approach and encourages the medium gives you a better appreciation assessed every semester on your studio collaborative achievements, as film is of film as a means of artistic expression, practice. a collaborative art. It capitalises on the and enables you explore new opportunities advances in digital film technology and in contemporary filmmaking. What is most Entry Requirements trains you to work with high definition digital important is that the course equips you You need to meet the minimum academic cameras and competitively-designed digital with relevant skills to flourish in the film requirements and are required to attend post-production facilities. industry, consulting closely with industry an interview with portfolio presentation to practitioners and research institutions. demonstrate your creative potential. Please The programme is designed to help you face refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. the artistic and technological changes and For curriculum and faculty information, challenges in film and related areas. You please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg will be grounded in a comprehensive range of filmmaking practices, from traditional Career paths: Screen Writer, Director, modes to new concepts of expanded Producer, Cinematographer cinema. Through it, you will develop an understanding of the professional Related careers: Director of Photography, filmmaking process, from pre-production Sound Designer, Script Supervisor, Post- to production to post-production. production Editor

The programme emphasises on artistic and

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: FILM 37 “The focus of our progamme is to give students VISUAL ARTS a well-rounded education that enables them to experience and master a wide range of animation Animation Art

related skills, from conceptualisation to production DURATION: across a variety of animation practices. We give 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

students the learning opportunities to develop and AWARDS: produce content both theoretically and technically... Diploma (at Level 2) Our students are encouraged to express BA(Hons) (at Level 3) themselves and develop their strengths through constant experimentation. Ultimately, we intend to develop students across a wide range of animation related skills, to fuel and develop an entire industry.” Chris Shaw, Senior Lecturer / Pathway Coordinator of Animation Ar t

This programme will provide you with high- The final year continues to build on the Entry Requirements level technical and conceptualisation skills, development of your chosen specialisation, You need to meet the minimum academic complemented by the ability to review and translating your skills, techniques and requirements and are required to attend analyse critical issues in media arts. To understanding of media arts into an interview with portfolio presentation to enable you to succeed in a highly dynamic professional terms. Central to your studies demonstrate your creative potential. Please and growing market, you will be equipped will be the complex demands of artmaking refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. with a broad-based knowledge of the various and media project work and an independent media art practices. Interdisciplinary studio project that allows you to apply your studio-based work is encouraged. You will technical and conceptualisation skills. gain knowledge of issues related to the contemporary practice of media arts and For curriculum and faculty information, technology. please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg

Your studies will establish the methods and Career paths: 2-D/3-D Animator knowledge you need to develop your skills and creativity in Animation Art. You will be Related careers: Video Producer, given the opportunity to learn the different Computer Game Designer, Illustrator, approaches to animation including 2-D Storyboard Artist and 3-D work and stop-motion animation. To broaden your perspective, you will take Teaching Methods a social, historical and artistic journey You will have ample opportunities to work in through the many aspects of media arts. the studio and attend specialworkshops. You You have the chance to learn advanced will attend lectures, seminars, and practical animation techniques including computer presentations. There will be regular guest generated animation and character lectures by international artists who will animation. Through concept development bring valuable experience and advice. You and problem solving skills, you will be will participate in class presentations and tasked to examine how Animation Art can be complete written assignments. integrated with various types of media.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: ANIMATION ART 39 “As established boundaries between fine arts and VISUAL ARTS media arts are blurring, the borderline between the Interactive Art artistic and commercial orientation of animation, video and interactive works is increasingly DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3) questioned by a new generation of artists. Static AWARDS: thinking is replaced by dynamic interfaces between Diploma (at Level 2) artistic idea, media specific conditions, narrative BA(Hons) (at Level 3) concepts and communicative strategies. This scenario is challenging traditional patterns of perception and artistic expression.” Wolfgang Münch, Dean, Faculty of Media Ar ts

This programme will provide you with high- how your chosen area of media arts can be will participate in class presentations and level technical and conceptualisation skills, integrated with various types of media. complete written assignments. You will be complemented by the ability to review and assessed every semester on your studio analyse critical issues in media arts. To The final year continues to build on the practice. enable you to succeed in a highly dynamic development of your chosen specialisation, and growing market, you will be equipped translating your skills, techniques Entry Requirements with a broad-based knowledge of the various and understanding of media arts into You need to meet the minimum academic media art practices. Interdisciplinary professional terms. Central to your studies requirements and are required to attend studio-based work is encouraged. You will will be the complex demands of artmaking an interview with portfolio presentation to gain knowledge of issues related to the and media project work and an independent demonstrate your creative potential. Please contemporary practice of media arts and studio project that allows you to apply your refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. technology. technical and conceptualisation skills.

In Interactive Art, you will be introduced For curriculum and faculty information, to time-based, interactive and networking please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg tools for editing and authoring, while gaining an awareness of the importance Career paths: Interactive Artist of different methodologies. To broaden your perspective, you will take a social, Related careers: Interactive Information historical and artistic journey through the Display Designer, Multimedia Designer, many aspects of media arts. Advanced Web Designer techniques such as multimedia authoring and programming strategies will allow Teaching Methods a stronger awareness of the respective You will have ample opportunities to work in specialisation as a conceptual form of the studio and attend special workshops. You resolving ideas and processes. will attend lectures, seminars, and practical presentations. There will be regular guest Through concept development and problem lectures by international artists who will solving skills, you will be tasked to examine bring valuable experience and advice. You

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: INTERACTIVE ART 41 VISUAL ARTS Video Art

DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

This programme will provide you with high- development of your chosen specialisation, Entry Requirements level technical and conceptualisation skills, translating your skills, techniques You need to meet the minimum academic complemented by the ability to review and and understanding of media arts into requirements and are required to attend analyse critical issues in media arts. To professional terms. Central to your studies an interview with portfolio presentation to enable you to succeed in a highly dynamic will be the complex demands of artmaking demonstrate your creative potential. Please and growing market, you will be equipped and media project work and an independent refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details. with a broad-based knowledge of the various studio project that allows you to apply your media art practices. Interdisciplinary technical and conceptualisation skills. studio-based work is encouraged. You will gain knowledge of issues related to the For curriculum and faculty information, contemporary practice of media arts and please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg technology. Career paths: Video Artist Video Art will introduce you to a range of contemporary approaches, styles and Related careers: Video Producer, Online methodologies in video production, editing Content Provider, Video Editor and artistic emphasis. To broaden your perspective, you will take a social, historical Teaching Methods and artistic journey through the many aspects You will have ample opportunities to work in of media arts. Video production classes for the studio and attend special workshops. You students will allow a stronger awareness of will attend lectures, seminars, and practical the respective specialisation as a conceptual presentations. There will be regular guest form of resolving ideas and processes. lectures by international artists who will Through concept development and problem bring valuable experience and advice. You solving skills, you will be tasked to examine will participate in class presentations and how your chosen area of media arts can be complete written assignments. You will be integrated with various types of media. assessed every semester on your studio practice. The final year continues to build on the

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE VISUAL ARTS: VIDEO ART 43 PERFORMING ARTS

Foundation Studies/Dance/Music Music Technology/Acting/Musical Theatre Technical Theatre Arts/Theatre Arts LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: FOUNDATION STUDIES 45 A CONTEMPORARY ASIAN SENSIBILITY FOR THE WORLD STAGE Singapore is poised at the crossroads of western and eastern performing arts cultures and practices. At LASALLE, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of these practices by providing you with the requisite skills, training and critical knowledge to develop the artist in you, not only as a performer on the international stage, but as a significant contributor to the development of practice-based research in Singapore and beyond. With this philosophy, our comprehensive portfolio of programmes in the areas of Dance, Music and Theatre invest in creative processes and technical supremacy in their curriculum.

Some of Singapore’s pioneering performing arts practitioners who have gone through our programmes include theatre artists Elena Wang (Beauty World/Snow White), Kit Chan (Forbidden City), Tan Beng Tian (The Finger Players), Noor Effendy Ibrahim (Teater Ekamatra), Natalie Hennedige (Cake Theatre), Cindy Yeong (Production Co-ordinator, The Esplanade Co Ltd) and Roy Lee (Senior Tech, The Esplanade Co Ltd); music entrepreneur Julie Tan (Music Essentials); sound designer Phililp Tan (Philbeat Studios); choreographer-dancer Elysa Wendi (The Arts Fission Company); as well as more recent graduates – actor Daniel Hutchison, Electrico keyboardist Amanda Ling, and arts scholars Vincent Yong (pursuing further studies as the first Singaporean to be admitted into the prestigious Rotterdam Dance Academy) and Patricia Toh (nominated Best Supporting Actress, DBS-Life! Theatre Awards and pursued further studies at Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art).

“The Performing Arts are the most collaborative of art forms and involve physical skills that are varied and exhilarating. Dancers, Musicians, Actors and Singers become part of a community of emerging artists. Here you will meet many of your future collaborators and together will explore and interpret much of the world’s greatest art. You will also be encouraged to be creative artists and express your ideas and feelings in professional ways so you can contribute to society and be employed anywhere in the world.” Aubrey Mellor, Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: FOUNDATION STUDIES 47 Performing Arts Foundation is a preparatory and bridging programme PERFORMING ARTS for students without the pre-requisite training for entry into the various Foundation programmes in the Faculty of Performing Arts. It prepares and trains students Studies for specialisations in the areas of Arts Management, Dance, Music, Music Technology, Technical Theatre Arts and Theatre Arts. You will be exposed DURATION: to various elements of dance, music, theatre and visual design to develop 1 Year (2 semesters) competency in studio practices and techniques.

Besides acquiring techniques to evaluate your own work as well as other students, there will be many opportunities to familiarise yourself with major events in history of performing arts and the various facets of performing arts. Professionals from the performing arts industry, both locally and internationally, teach the prescribed modules below.

MODULES modalities – practical, written, and personal b. Two essays of about 200-250 word each. • Academic and Research Writing and professional development. Questions to be determined later. • Arts Management • Group Ensemble Project Undergraduate Progression c. Resume – including training and/or • History of the Performing Arts Upon successful completion of Performing performance experiences (e.g. SYF etc) • Technical Theatre Arts Arts Foundation, you will required to • Performance Practice – attend another audition and/or interview d. Two referees. One of who should be able to Dance, Music or Theatre of your selected Bachelor of Arts (Hons) recommend your work. • Western and Asian Perspectives of Art, specialisation in the following programs: Culture and Society Arts Management, Dance, Music, Music 2. Audition Requirements Technology, Technical Theatre Arts and A studio-based program complemented Theatre Arts. a. DANCE with studies in critical thought, history and Applicants will be required to do a one hour research methods to prepare you for entry Entry Requirements audition class which will consist of both level to the various degree programmes. All applicants are required to audition and Contemporary Dance and Ballet. Your studies will give you confidence to attend an interview to demonstrate your evaluate contemporary thinking about creative potential. If the applicant feels Contemporary Dance western and eastern practices in the or Ballet does not best demonstrate their performing arts. In addition, you will 1. Academic Requirements natural dance ability they may also have the undertake the performance practice in one opportunity to perform a solo demonstrating area of your specialisation – dance, music or a. Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘O’ Level: 5 another technique, e.g. Jazz or Hip Hop. The theatre. subjects (including English) at C6 or higher, duration of the solo is to be 3 - 5 minutes. or recognised equivalent. Required English Teaching Methods qualification: IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 525. Applicants who have absolutely no Rehearsals, tutorials, seminars Theory: ABRSM Grade 5 or Trinity Guildhall experience in the Ballet/Contemporary are and lectures. certificate or higher. to submit a video of themselves dancing in the technique that they are familiar with, Assessments Practical: ABRSM Grade 6 or Trinity prior to the audition date, or to bring the tape Students are assessed using various Guildhall certificate or higher. with them for the audition.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: FOUNDATION STUDIES 49 “Versatility, vitality and variety are the cores of the PERFORMING ARTS Performing Arts Foundation, where making art Foundation becomes experiential.” Studies Harris Jahim, Programme Leader, Performing Ar ts Foundation DURATION: 1 Year (2 semesters)

b. MUSIC • 1 Jazz Standard with an improvised solo • Jazz: Bass Guitar | Double Bass You are required to attend an interview Composers must present 2 original Drum Kit | Guitar | Piano | Saxophone with audition to demonstrate your creative compositions Trombone | Trumpet | Vocal potential. Applicants are expected to demonstrate a strong knowledge of the Popular Music Performers must present: • Pop: Bass Guitar | Drum Kit | Guitar music they are playing, as well as a clear • 1 work written in the last 30 years Piano | Vocal vision for their own musical future. • 1 work written in the last 10 years Composers must present 2 original c. THEATRE 1. Theory compositions Complete a theory, written and aural test • Present two memorised prescribed texts equivalent to ABRSM Grade 5 set by the Music Technology Present 2 original pieces in English School of Contemporary Music. (live or recorded on CD) • Submit folio of recordings and docu- • Read one prescribed poem 2. Practical (Music Scores must be mentation of music technology related submitted to the audition panel) work – e.g. recordings, mixing or original • Evidence of understanding of the theatre, Present 2 contrasting pieces with the electronic music on CD to be able to interpret text visually, following conditions: textually or intellectually. NOTE: To meet the demands of the School Classical Music Performers must present: of Contemporary Music’s repertoire, we are • Applicants must possess a demonstrable • 1 Baroque, Classical or Romantic work seeking aspiring musicians proficient in the passion for the stage and the theater • 1 work written post 1945 following instruments: Composers must present 2 original compositions • Classical: Cello | Clarinet | Double Bass Flute | Harp | Horn | Oboe | Percussion Jazz Performers must present: Piano | Trumpet | Trombone | Tuba | Viola • 1 ‘Blues’ with an improvised solo Violin | Voice

Academic Framework

FOUNDATION LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL M

CORE SKILLS CORE DISCIPLINE SKILLS PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE INNOVATION/LEADERSHIP

Portfolio or Audition + Interview Portfolio or Audition + Interview Significant + GCE ‘O’ Level + GCE ‘A’ Level/IB Bachelor of Professional Practice + Master of (5 subjects including English) (incl. Art subject or equivalent) Diploma Arts (Honours) relevant degree Arts

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: FOUNDATION STUDIES 51 PERFORMING ARTS Dance

DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

This programme encourages you to develop Career paths: Dancer, Choreographer as an independent, articulate and thinking dance artist; one who is able to engage in Related careers: Dance Educator the processes required to face the diversity, developments and challenges of the global Teaching Methods dance scene. You will become internationally You will be taught through lectures, competitive and prepared for employment seminars, practical presentations, class through vocational training shaped by a participation, rehearsals, journals and contemporary, creative and collaborative master classes. focus. Emphasising artistic practice, the programme includes performance studies Entry Requirements to develop artistry and mastery of technical You need to meet the minimum academic skills, creative studies to encourage the requirements and are required to attend an exploration of movement possibilities interview with audition to demonstrate your and the crafting of dance, practical creative potential. Please refer to pages 77 and theoretical studies, so as to better and 79 for more details. understand the role of dance in education, production and management, in present- day society.

For curriculum and faculty information, please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: DANCE 53 PERFORMING ARTS Music

DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

With specialisms: Classical Music, Jazz, Popular Music

The programme presents students with music fluently; for example, to recognise Career paths: Performer, Composer a unique opportunity to experience a chords and intervals and to notate melodies broad cross-section of today’s musical by ear. Music Theory concentrates on Related careers: Producer, Music Reviewer, practice in a collaborative and creative aspects of musical notation and harmony. Sound Designer, Voice Talent, Pop Singer, atmosphere. It blends vibrant cultures In transcription, you will consolidate your Vocal Coach and diverse ideas found in Asia with a theory and aural skills, transferring your Western music discourse, developing your understanding onto your own main study Teaching Methods skills as a musician in three broad areas: instrument through improvisation, playing You will attend lectures, seminars, Performance, Music Skills and the History by ear and other related skills that are workshops and tutorials. You will take part in of Music. found in all music. Advanced music skills in performing ensembles, masterclasses and the final year focuses on necessary skills in-house and public performances. The Performance module consists of for each musical stream: in jazz – non- four components: Principal Study, Group idiomatic improvisation, in popular music Entry Requirements Performance, Performance Workshop and – performance style, and in classical music You need to meet the minimum academic Concert Practice. In Principal Study, you – orchestration. requirements and are required to attend an develop your skills through lessons on an interview with audition to demonstrate your instrument, voice or composition. Group Music history develops an understanding of creative potential. Applicants are expected Performance teaches you how to perform the historical environment in which music to demonstrate a strong knowledge of the with other musicians in a wide range of has been created to provide a background music they are playing, as well as a clear small and large ensembles. Performance understanding for the musical styles of vision for their own musical future. Please Workshop is a masterclass style component today. This subject area is treated separately refer to pages 77 and 79 for more details. in which you perform and discuss elements to the streams of jazz, pop and classical of musicianship, repertoire and technique on music as well as in combined classes where a weekly basis. more general philosophical and historical ideas are explored in the history of music. The Music Skills module develops essential musical competencies through ear training, For curriculum and faculty information, music theory and composition. The ear please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg training component teaches you how to hear

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: MUSIC 55 “The programme is a hands-on journey to a PERFORMING ARTS challenging and rewarding career path. Developing Music both technical and musical skills, Music Technology Technology equips you with the diverse knowledge and expertise relevant to electronic music composition, studio DURATION: music production, sound reinforcement, film 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3) music composition, sound design and multi-media AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) production. A solid foundation in professional BA(Hons) (at Level 3) practice and artistic exploration will enable you to adopt a flexible and creative approach to be at the forefront of this exciting and ever-changing industry.” Justin Hegburg, Lecturer, Music Technology

This is a hands-on programme designed Career paths: Music Arranger, Music to equip you with the knowledge and Director, Sound Engineer, Sound Designer expertise for a professional career in today’s fast-paced, and constantly changing Related careers: Producer, Educator, media world. Explore a broad range of Professional Music Technology Specialist for musical styles and the technical skills of Film, Theatre and Television performance, harmony and counterpoint, analysis, melodic and rhythmic dictation Teaching Methods and singing in your introduction to the world You will be taught through lectures, of music. Learn compositional-specific seminars, practical presentations, technical skills such as managing location workshops and cross-disciplinary work. acoustics and achieving optimum sound quality. Entry Requirements You need to meet the minimum academic You will develop technical skills that are requirements and are required to attend an relevant to television, film, theatre and interview with audition to demonstrate your the recording studio. A sound foundation creative potential. Applicants are expected in professional practice and methodology to demonstrate a strong knowledge of the will prepare you to adopt a flexible, creative music they are presenting, as well as a clear approach to problem solving. Your encounter vision for their own musical future. Please with larger scale projects involving other refer to pages 77 and 79 for more details. disciplines such as visual arts will provide you with a creative platform to develop your collaborative skills.

For curriculum and faculty information, please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: MUSIC TECHNOLOGY 57 PERFORMING ARTS Acting

DURATION: 3 years

AWARDS: BA(Hons)

The programme provides demanding and Career paths: Actor – Plays, Actor – Film and JUICY FACT Industry high-level professional training for careers Television practitioners who lecture at in theatre, film or television. It offers you LASALLE include acclaimed the unique opportunity to train in western Related careers: Actor – Musicals, director Samantha-Scott acting techniques while being informed by Playwright, Theatre Director, Writer, Blackhall and award-winning practices in non-western theatre. Acting Educator actor Lim Yu Beng. for camera is an integral component to the programme. Both students and Teaching Methods staff represent a cross section of the You will be taught through lectures, international theatre community. Skills are seminars, practical presentations, class developed in rehearsal and production, with participation, rehearsals, journals and the final year providing students with the master classes. experience as working professional actors in a theatre. Entry Requirements You need to meet the minimum academic Lecturing staff, directors, singing teachers, requirements and are required to attend an choreographers and visiting international interview with audition to demonstrate your artists come from the UK, Australia, USA creative potential. Please refer to pages 77 and Asia to provide you with exciting learning and 79 for more details. opportunities in preparation for a truly international career.

For curriculum and faculty information, please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: ACTING 59 “Intensive performance training reinforced with PERFORMING ARTS contextual research is undertaken by students of Musical Theatre Singaporean, regional and international origins, providing a supportive, stimulating and culturally DURATION: 3 years

enriching learning environment.” AWARDS: BA(Hons) Tony McGill, Programme Leader, Musical Theatre

This is an elite performance-based For curriculum and faculty information, JUICY FACT Vocal coach Amanda programme designed to train highly skilled please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg Colliver trained Hugh Jackman and versatile performers for professional for Sunset Boulevard, and Nicole careers. The programme focuses on Career paths: Musical Theatre Performer, Kidman and Ewan Mcgregor for developing the craft, technique and creativity Actor – Musical and Plays, Actor – Film and Moulin Rouge. necessary to build a professional career in Television, Cabaret Artiste, Vocalist the performing arts. Along with craft and technique, students are trained to develop Related careers: Composer, Musical an understanding of the need for research Director, Playwright, Singer, Theatre and intellectual enquiry to support their Director, Commercial Dancer, Vocal performance work. Arranger, Vocal Coach, Writer, Educator

Music skills (piano, theory, aural) are Teaching Methods developed alongside of Dance (ballet, jazz, You will be taught through lectures, tap) and production of song and dance. seminars, practical presentations, class Acting (stage, film, television) includes participation, rehearsals, journals and voice, improvisation and physicality. Song master classes. repertoire, dramatic literature and theatre history classes help in gaining a greater Entry Requirements understanding of history and style within You need to meet the minimum academic context. In addition, all students have an requirements and are required to attend individual 1 hour singing lesson every week. an interview with audition to demonstrate your aptitude for Singing, Acting and Dance. Lecturing staff, directors, singing teachers, Please refer to pages 77 and 79 for more choreographers and visiting international details. artists come from the UK, Australia, USA and Asia to provide you with exciting learning opportunities in preparation for a truly international career.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: MUSICAL THEATRE 61 “Actors are the frontline that an audience sees on PERFORMING ARTS stage. What the audience often doesn’t realise Technical is that there is an entire army of people working Theatre Arts tirelessly behind-the-scenes supporting them.” Yo Shao Ann, Programme Leader, Technical Theatre Arts DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

You will be trained to be a professional for Related careers: Production Manager, the theatre and live entertainment industry. Technical Manager Initially starting with a broad-base, you will get to choose an area of specialization, Teaching Methods including Stage Management, Scenic You will attend lectures, critiques, Design, Lighting Design and Sound Design. workshops, seminars, tutorials and practical presentations. There will be You will train to be a creative and critically regular guest lectures by international reflective practitioner, with a high level of designers who will bring valuable competence and problem-solving skills experience and advice. Engaging in studio across a broad range of theatrical genres work and group and solo projects will also and forms. This is so that you can respond become part of your student life. creatively to any demands and challenges that emerge in the production process. Entry Requirements The programme is industry-relevant and You need to meet the minimum academic practice-based. Our graduates find work requirements and are required to attend in the Singapore and regional theatre and an interview to demonstrate your creative live entertainment industries, as well as the potential. Please refer to pages 77 and 80 for related fields of television and film. more details.

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Career paths: Stage Manager, Scenic Designer, Lighting Designer, Lighting Technician, Sound Designer, Sound Technician

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: TECHNICAL THEATRE ARTS 63 “A high level of proficiency is crucial. Here we PERFORMING ARTS address the desire to understand the poetics of Theatre Arts theatre that communicates.” Elizabeth de Roza, Programme Coordinator, Theatre Ar ts DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3)

AWARDS: Diploma (at Level 2) BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

Theatre Arts is a critically informed Career paths: Artistic Director, practical programme that requires students Theatre Performer, Theatre Administrator, to analyse, deconstruct, interpret and Theatre Producer create. It engages with contemporary intercultural theatre practices and 20th Related careers: Theatre Director, Educator century developments. It is the practical study of performance and its theories, its Teaching Methods forms, styles and modes of interaction; and You will learn through a mix of seminars, maintains a global context for the major practical presentations, master classes and influences that validate the diversity within practical classes. contemporary theatre. These students challenge the perimeters of theatre Entry Requirements traditions and are equipped with the tools to You need to meet the minimum academic unlock structure and analyse the physical, requirements and are required to prepare aural and visual components, alongside of material for an interview that best social, spiritual and aesthetics functions. demonstrates your creative potential. Please refer to pages 77 and 80 for more The programme aims to extend their details. knowledge and skills through applied practice-based explorations of theatre and enable successful students to make notable contributions to the development of contemporary professional practice (directing, dramaturgy, drama teaching, theatre criticism & playwriting) locally and Internationally.

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LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE PERFORMING ARTS: THEATRE ARTS 65 INTEGRATED STUDIES

Arts Management “The tremendous growth in the creative industries INTEGRATED has propelled the need for management STUDIES professionals, art historians, critics, writers, Arts thinkers, passionate advocates, creative analysts Management and healers. Our Degree programmes facilitate the development of leaders with enhanced skills and DURATION: 3 years (Level 1 to Level 3) sensitivity to pioneer careers beyond the limits of AWARDS: borders.” Diploma (at Level 2) Suyin Chew, Head, School of Integrated Studies BA(Hons) (at Level 3)

This programme is your platform to a For curriculum and faculty information, JUICY FACT Arts Management vital industry role. It offers theoretical please visit www.lasalle.edu.sg graduates include Emma and practical study and research training Lim (Event Manager, WOMAD and will guide you to become an effective Career paths: Arts Administrator/Manager Singapore), Faith Tan arts manager – one who has the skills and (Programme Officer, The knowledge to manage both performing and Related careers: Arts Writer or Critic, Esplanade Co Ltd), Yuni Hadi visual arts. Arts Business Development Manager, (Centre Director, Objectifs) and Arts/Marketing/Public Relations Manager, Philip Francis (Assistant Director, The course will develop your leadership Curator, Exhibition Manager, Event/ National Arts Council). qualities, organisational and managerial Festival Manager, Programming Manager, skills to meet the industry’s demands for Sponsorship Manager, Theatre Manager professional managers and administrators. This includes a wide range of knowledge Teaching Methods and skills in business, finance, marketing, You will learn through lectures, workshops, law, art history and theory, arts tourism, tutorials and seminars. There will be regular arts journalism, exhibition and events guest lectures by industry practitioners who management. will bring valuable experience and advice. You will participate in class presentations, The Institution is the only one in Singapore complete written assignments, and put offering the course for both visual and together a research project. You will performing arts. Our many successful be assessed every semester on your graduates have gone on to shape the creative development. and cultural landscape with organisations such as WOMAD Singapore, The Esplanade, Entry Requirements National Arts Council, Singapore Art You need to meet the minimum academic Museum, National Archives, Singapore Tyler requirements and are required to attend Print Institute, Arts Central, The Substation, an interview that best demonstrates your Objectifs and various art galleries. creative potential. Please refer to pages 77 and 78 for more details.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE INTEGRATED STUDIES: ARTS MANAGEMENT 69 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMME It is a specially-designed course which aims to help English students achieve the level of English needed for Language for the study on a foundation or undergraduate course and Creative Arts also prepares students for study in the area of the Programme Creative Arts.

The English Language for the Creative Arts This programme will fully prepare you Assessment and Course Materials programme is a four-level programme. for entry onto an Arts course at LASALLE Students must pass the English Language The goal is for students to achieve the and give you the chance to experience the entrance exam after the Advanced Course English language requirements for entry exciting arts community in this region and in order to enter LASALLE’s Foundation onto an academic course at tertiary environment at LASALLE. The course is also or BA(Hons) programmes. Students are level. For LASALLE the English language suitable for students wishing to improve required to pass each course in order to requirements are: their general level of English or preparing proceed to the next level of the English for study at tertiary level. Language programme. The attendance Foundation: IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 525 requirement is 100%. BA(Hons): IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 550 Course Structure and Contact Hours There are four levels in the English Students will be awarded a certificate upon The programme content includes General Language for the Creative Arts programme. successful completion of each level of the English, Academic English, English for The duration of the programme is 14 English Language programme. the Arts and Study Skills. It is a specially- months and there are four entry points. The designed course which aims to help students minimum entry requirements for each level achieve the level of English needed for study are the IELTS scores or their equivalents as on a foundation or undergraduate course below: and also prepares students for study in the area of the Creative Arts. Our tutors are all Level Beginners Lower Intermediate Intermediate Advanced experienced, professional English Language teachers with an interest in the Arts. Duration 8 Weeks 15 Weeks 15 Weeks 12 Weeks

The classes are interactive and student- Commences June August January April centred and you will be encouraged to improve your English outside classes Minimum entry IELTS 3.5 IELTS 4 - 4.5 IELTS 4.5 - 5 IELTS 5 - 5.5 through a personalised self-study plan. requirements The course will help you to enhance your language skills as well as your knowledge of the Arts. You will be encouraged to attend Contact hours are scheduled 18 - 20 hours a performances and talks, participate in study week. Students are expected to do a further trips, projects and keep an arts journal 15 hours of directed self-study a week. during the programme.

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS PROGRAMME 73 ADMISSIONS

How to Apply Academic Requirements Audition/Portfolio Requirements Tuition Fees Scholarships Financial Assistance Accommodation & Immigration Matters for International Students LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS 75 1 Accepted at LASALLE’s Cashier counter only 2 Please do not send post-dated cheque 3 Applicable via online applications only

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS 77 LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS 79 FEES BY LEVEL (S$) TOTAL Programmes Student Category Foundation Level 1 Level 2 (S$)

All specialisations Singaporeans* 4,500 5,500 5,500 15,500

Permanent Residents* 4,950 6,050 6,050 17,050

International Students 16,500 17,500 17,500 51,500 (except Film)

Film International Students 16,500 21,000 21,000 58,500

* Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents are eligible for subsidised fees for Diploma studies under the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Tuition Grant Scheme. Full fees apply to International Students and other students who have already received the MOE Tuition Grant upon graduating from Singapore universities or polytechnics.

FEES BY LEVEL (S$) TOTAL Programmes Student Category Foundation Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 (S$)

All specialisations All students 16,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 69,000 (except Acting, Film, (except for & Musical Theatre) Singaporeans/PRs eligible for fees above) Acting / – 21,000 21,000 21,000 63,000 Musical Theatre

Film 16,500 21,000 21,000 21,000 79,500

Fees are payable twice a year two weeks before the beginning of each semester. Fees are subject to change. Correct as at Jan 2009. Fees (per year) include 7% GST.

Intake Courses Duration Course Fees (S$) Material Fees (S$) Total (S$)

Jun 2009 Beginners - Advanced 14 Mths 10, 800 300 11,100

Aug 2009 Lower Intermediate - 12 Mths 8,900 250 9,150 Advanced

Jan 2010 Intermediate - Advanced 6 Mths 5,900 175 6,075

Apr 2010 Advanced 3 Mths 2,900 100 3,000

LASALLE PROGRAMME GUIDE • UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS 81 NOTES

*An additional 7% Goods and Services Tax (GST) charge is applicable.

All information within the Programme Guide 2009 is correct at time of printing.