Diploma in Sequential Art (Selangor Campus)

Immerse yourselves in the exciting world of comics, an industry defined by passion, boldness and experimentation; and be an entrepreneur of this visual storytelling pop culture. Developed in collaboration with the Japanese publishing conglomerate, KADOKAWA, this diploma is meant to cultivate visual artists and storytellers with a high work standard synonymous with the Japanese with a flair for localised Malaysian content. Sequential Art is a term used to describe an art form using images deployed in a specific order for the purpose of graphic storytelling or conveying information. Examples of these art forms are comics and manga.

COURSE STRUCTURE

Year 1

– Fundamentals of Drawing

– Fundamentals of Design

– Comic Culture and History

– Traditional Art Media

– Perspective and Environments

– Figure Drawing and Anatomy

– Introduction to Comic Writing

– Typography and Desktop Publishing

– Digital Illustration

– Adaptation and Scriptwriting

– Layout and Lettering

– Creature Visualisation

– Oral Communication

Year 2

– Eastern & Western Sequential Art Studies

– Digital Imaging

– Mechanical Visualisation

– Visual Storytelling

– Comic Studio 1

– Project Proposal Development

– Character Design for Production

– Acting and Staging

– Merchandising

– Comic Studio 2

– Business Management for Artists

– Publishing

– Studio Project

MPU

– Pengajian Malaysia 2 (Malaysian Students) / Bahasa Melayu Kominikasi 1 (International Students)

– Personal Development Skills

– Society and Development in Malaysia

– Teamwork and Community

– Bahasa Kebangsaan A*

* Bahasa Kebangsaan A is compulsory for all Malaysian students

– without a credit in SPM Bahasa Malaysia.

– without SPM Bahasa Malaysia (applicable to students from UEC, O Level, or other equivalent programs)