Course details
It offers two possible pathways:
- A stand-alone programme to equip inpiduals in all facets of art making and critical thinking;
- as a transition to undergraduate studies at LASALLE or other institutes of higher learning.
The Certificate seeks to provide students with a comprehensive grounding in the basic creative processes for all areas of study in Visual Arts. It also serves to identify students’ strengths and provide advice as to possible choices for future specialist study.
The curriculum focuses on sequential and explorative learning and values the practices of its students. It equips them with a broad skill-set and nurtures reflective and critical thinking in areas such as fundamental technical skills, manual dexterity and basic visual/cultural literacy. In addition, the Programme also supports student learning through the personal and professional development component.
This Certificate Programme is intended for those with minimum GCE A’level education level or above. All applicants will be interviewed by the programme lecturers.
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About Lasalle College Of The Arts
LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore is a leading tertiary institution in cutting edge contemporary arts and design education and practice. The college offers 30 undergraduate and post-graduate programmes in art design, film, animation, fashion, dance, music, theatre, arts management, arts education, art therapy, and art history.
RESEARCH BY PRACTICE: A 21ST CENTURY APPROACH
All research starts with ideas. More than two decades after its humble beginnings, LASALLE can look back on a long tradition of practice-led research in art and design. The impressive list of successful LASALLE alumni, who were prominently involved in shaping Singapore’s arts scene, attests to the institution’s strength in providing an appropriate academic environment for the creation of novel ideas and new knowledge.
LASALLE values the professional practice of all fulltime and part-time staff as one of its most important assets. Our unique college environment is formed by a faculty of Singaporean and international artists and educators, originating from more than 20 countries worldwide, many are renowned experts in their areas and actively involved in exhibitions, conferences, and performances. The incorporation of their respective expertise in course delivery closely relates teaching and learning to a broad range of theoretical and intellectual concerns in contemporary art and design practice.
Hence, students are constantly exposed to firsthand experience in current research practices, leading to the acquiring of a wide set of knowledge and skills by the time they graduate. These skills enable them to successfully adjust to the multifaceted demands of the creative industries. As a Singaporean institution for tertiary arts education, positioned at the crossroads of perse cultures within a multi-ethnic society, LASALLE aims to add a distinctive Singaporean viewpoint to the ongoing debate on repositioning artistic practice in a post-industrialised society.
CONSTITUTION
As a private, non-profit arts institution, LASALLE College of the Arts is a registered Institute of Public Character, approved by the Commissioner of Charities, and operates autonomously under the constitution of LASALLE College of the Arts Limited.
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