The Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication & New Media with Honours programme provides students with an understanding of the complexity of the local and international creative industry, multidisciplinary skills and the ability to critically examine the influence and impact of design. Students will also develop the knowledge and skills necessary for management positions within the industry such as knowledge and technical skills, critical thinking, creativity and innovative skills, contextual understanding, entrepreneurship, lifelong learning, industrial development and research methodology skills.
The Institution recognizes the importance of practical experience and its value to employers. The industrial placement with its WBL emphasis holds a significant place in this degree as it allows students to obtain first-hand exposure before taking up employment after graduation. The WBL will take place at the end of the study for a duration of one year to expose students with the actual working environment. Students have the opportunity to work in any creative companies and agencies as part of the WBL programme. The programme’s dynamic combination of specialist knowledge and skills prepares graduates for the challenges of creative thinking that are demanded by today’s intensively competitive and global marketplace. The course encourages the development of concept, research, experimentation, analysis and critical awareness, which combines creativity and digital technology knowledge and skills to develop excellent visual communication design projects. The programme provides a rounded experience in visual communication design whilst allowing specialization in the areas of Branding, Publishing, Advertising or Corporate Identity.
Duration Of Study: 8 semester
Job Prospect
Upon completion of the Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication & New Media with Honours programme, graduates will have a wide range of career opportunities such as advertising or media agencies, graphic design firms/studios, editorial and publication companies, as well as in government organisations. The industrial placement and WBL programme will provide opportunities for students to establish contacts with potential future employers. Graduates will also be able to take up middle management positions in the following operational departments of the creative industry sector.
Government
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Communication & Multimedia Malaysia
- Ministry of Tourism & Culture Malaysia.
- Kraftangan Malaysia
- Istana Budaya Malaysia
- MiMOS Malaysia (National R&D Center in ICT)
- Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia
- Majlis Rekebentuk Malaysia (MRM)
- Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)
Corporate
- New Media Designer
- Digital & Interactive Designer
- Virtual Reality Designer
- Information
- Communication Designer
- New Media Advertising Designer
- Web Designer/ Developer
- Multimedia Designer
- Web Publication Designer
- Screen Designer
- Computer Graphic Designer
- Animation Designer
- Corporate Comm. Designer
- Branding & Identity Designer
- Manager
- Digital Imaging Manager
- Content Manager
- Videographer
- Digital Video Editor
- Digital Illustration Artist
- Motion Graphic Designer
- Technology Support Specialist
- Digital Graphic Artist
- Visual Artist
- Art Director
- Creative Director
Self-Employed
- New Media Consultant
- New Media Design Services
- Freelancer
- Entrepreneur
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