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Diploma in Performing Arts

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The Diploma in Performing Arts offers a two-year interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on theatre and film, providing students with practical and theoretical knowledge. Graduates have successful careers in various media and performing arts industries.

Key details

Degree Type
Diploma
Duration
2 - 2 years full-time
Course Code
R3/0215/4/0003(04/29)(A4657)
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Apr, Sep
Domestic Fees
$29,500 per year
International Fees
$7,056 per year

About this course

Overview

Our Diploma in Performing Arts interdisciplinary curriculum covers two major disciplines: theatre and film. Over two years, students rigorously develop their knowledge and hone their fundamental skills in relation to both disciplines: onstage, backstage, in front of the camera, and behind the scenes. Students are supported by a diverse, experienced and dynamic faculty who reflect today's industry practices. Apart from lectures, students also learn through demonstrations, practical sessions, tutorials, viewings, discussions, performances and field trips. Students are encouraged to find a voice and be critical of their work. They also have ample opportunities to create for the here and now.

Upon completion, students may choose to further their education in Sunway, or with our partner universities in Australia and the UK.

This unique programme provides a strong head-start for employment. Students from the Diploma in Performing Arts have had successful careers not only in theatre and film, but also its related industries in television, radio, journalism, digital media, advertising, broadcasting, and social media.

Entry requirements

Entry Requirements

  • APEL.A
  • SPM / O-Level: Pass with minimum 3 credits (including English)
  • UEC: Pass with minimum 3 Grade Bs (including English)
  • Other Qualifications: Any other equivalent qualifications. Applicant with no standard qualification will be considered on a case-to-case basis
  • An APEL.A Certificate (APEL T-4) (Recognition of Prior Learning) (Click on this link for further information on APEL.A)
  • English Language Requirements: IELTS or equivalent 5.0

What you will learn

Overview

Our Diploma in Performing Arts interdisciplinary curriculum covers two major disciplines: theatre and film. Over two years, students rigorously develop their knowledge and hone their fundamental skills in relation to both disciplines: onstage, backstage, in front of the camera, and behind the scenes. Students are supported by a diverse, experienced and dynamic faculty who reflect today's industry practices. Apart from lectures, students also learn through demonstrations, practical sessions, tutorials, viewings, discussions, performances and field trips. Students are encouraged to find a voice and be critical of their work. They also have ample opportunities to create for the here and now.

Upon completion, students may choose to further their education in Sunway, or with our partner universities in Australia and the UK.

This unique programme provides a strong head-start for employment. Students from the Diploma in Performing Arts have had successful careers not only in theatre and film, but also its related industries in television, radio, journalism, digital media, advertising, broadcasting, and social media.

Career pathways

Career Prospects
  • Actor/Performer, Various Platforms
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Assistant Director
  • Production Designer
  • Production Editor
  • Stage manager
  • Production Manager
  • Production Researcher
  • Scriptwriter
  • Playwright
  • Technical Crew

Course structure

Programme StructureYear 1
  • Improvisation
  • Theatre Practices
  • Introduction to Audio-Visual Production
  • Cinema Studies
  • Audio-Visual Production
  • Media & Culture
  • Production Design Theory
  • Acting & Text
  • Theatre Project
  • Production Management
  • Thought & Writing
Year 2
  • Script Writing
  • Modern Theatre
  • Directing for the Camera
  • Audio-Visual Post-Production
  • Career Management
  • Malaysian Arts & Culture
  • World Cinema
  • Collaborative Screen Production Project or Collaborative Stage Production Project
  • Internship
Additional MOHE compulsory General Studies subjectsFor Local Students
  • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban
  • Bahasa Kebangsaan A (applicable to students who did not sit for SPM or did not obtain a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu)
  • Community Service for Planetary Health
  • Thought & Writing
  • Integrity & Anti-Corruption
  • Moral Education/Islamic Studies
For International Students
  • Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1
  • Community Service for Planetary Health
  • Thought & Writing
  • Integrity & Anti-Corruption
  • Moral Education/Islamic Studies

Credit for prior study or work

APEL.A

Any other equivalent qualifications.Applicant with no standard qualification will be considered on a case-to-case basis

An APEL.A Certificate (APEL T-4) (Recognition of Prior Learning) (Click on this link for further information on APEL.A)



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