Going to Singapore to study art is not a difficult thing for most students. You just need to confirm the qualifications. Next, we will introduce the requirements for art students to study in Singapore.
Admission requirements
Art schools in Singapore are mainly private schools. Relatively speaking, the admission threshold is low. High schools, technical secondary schools, and vocational high schools can all apply, and the English requirements are also Unlike undergraduates at other universities. Although English requirements are not high, most schools teach in English. In addition, Singapore has relatively strict education for students as a whole, following the principle of "Enter with leniency and strict with exit".
Advantage majors: design, fine art, multimedia art
Admission requirements: Under 25 years old, exceptions can be made for those with excellent conditions;
High school/technical secondary school/ Vocational high school diploma or above;
Those with artistic expertise or art lovers need to pass the school’s interview;
Have a certain English foundation and need to pass the school’s English test.
College recommendation
1. LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Singapore’s LASALLE College of the Arts was founded in 1984 by Brother De La Salle McNally (Brother Joseph McNally) founded. Lasalle College of the Arts is a comprehensive art school that provides multi-faceted and high-quality art education in Singapore with a unique teaching philosophy that emphasizes creativity and a complete academic creative approach. The teaching focuses on the combination of theory and practice.
LaSalle College of the Arts in Singapore is one of the two private colleges approved by the Singapore government to give the same status to public polytechnics. It receives financial support from the Singapore Ministry of Education; Singapore citizens and Singapore permanent residents study at LaSalle College of the Arts in Singapore. The college can enjoy a tuition subsidy; international students with excellent academic performance can also enjoy a tuition subsidy of about 65; international students who enjoy the tuition subsidy can directly apply for a Singapore "green card" after graduation; international students studying at Singapore's Lasalle College of the Arts do not need to apply for a visa. Provide a guarantor and you can legally work part-time during your studies.
2. Singapore Raffles Conservatory of Music
Singapore Raffles Conservatory of Music (SRMC) was established in 2001 and began recruiting full-time students in 2005. It is an independent A non-profit comprehensive higher professional music school. The academy is registered and approved by the CPE of the Ministry of Education of Singapore (EduTrust certification number: EDU-3-3054), and is an Education Trust-certified school with the purpose of cultivating high-quality music talents. Since its establishment, the school has made outstanding contributions to Singapore's vibrant cultural and artistic undertakings.
The college currently has five major departments: Vocal Music, Folk Music, Western Music, Piano and Composition. It consists of popular singing, bel canto singing, ethnic and Western instrumental music performance, piano performance, composition, and media. With dozens of majors including production, it is one of the largest and most comprehensive specialized music schools in Singapore. In addition to issuing professional diplomas recognized by the Chinese government and internationally, Singapore Raffles Conservatory of Music also cooperates with the University of West London in the United Kingdom to provide undergraduate and honors bachelor's degrees in music performance, providing high-quality services to students who are interested in further studies in the arts. educate. Including two-year senior college, three-year undergraduate, and postgraduate courses.
3. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA for short) was established in 1938. In 1999, it was promoted by the Singapore government to an institution equivalent to the status of a polytechnic. It receives tuition subsidies from the Ministry of Education and continues to maintain its autonomy to provide students with 3-year tuition bursaries. It is the only national professional art school in Singapore. .
At present, Nanyit Arts has developed into Singapore's leading comprehensive art school and is the cradle of cultivating outstanding painters, performing artists and professional designers
Nanyit Arts has provided services to many people in Singapore and different regional countries who are interested in developing the art field. It offers many diversified three-year diploma courses to students, including fine arts, visual communication, interior design, multimedia, music, dance, Chinese and English drama, fashion design, and fashion management and marketing. In addition to issuing internationally recognized professional diplomas, NAFA has also been offering degree courses jointly with well-known universities in the UK since 1998, providing one-stop education for students interested in pursuing further studies in art majors. Including three-year college, four-year undergraduate, and master's and doctoral degree programs.
4. Limkokwing College of Creative Crafts
Limkokwing College of Creative Crafts is affiliated to Limkokwing University of Creative Technology and is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the largest professional creative crafts colleges in the world and has Pioneer Academy for Multimedia Super Corridor Qualification. It is the only college authorized to offer degree courses in design, communications and graphics. Limkokwing College students have access to global courses through a network of fifty universities in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. The curriculum of this college focuses on combining creativity and the latest technology, two important factors in innovation. Limkokwing College has witnessed the philosophical thinking of its founder and president Datuk Tan Sri Dr. Limkokwing. This philosophy is widely recognized as Asia's most outstanding and effective design and communication strategy.
Lim Kok Wing College of Creative Arts is also the only private college approved by the government to offer degrees in design, mass communication and mapping in Australia. All the above courses can be completed at colleges in Kuala Lumpur. The courses are mainly adjusted and recognized by Australia's CURTIN University or RMIT University to ensure the highest academic standards. This makes Limkokwing College’s qualifications the most widely recognized in the world
5. Raffles Design Institute
As a professional transnational education group, Raffles has inherent brand characteristics and school-running idea. "Success comes from design" - the founding slogan of the group is not only in line with the higher innovative education in design promoted by Raffles, but also contains the philosophy that "success requires careful planning and practice". The group is striving to "strive to become a cultivator in the Asia-Pacific region" "The cradle of first-class international design and business talents" and continue to move forward.
Raffles Design Institute was founded by Mr. Zhou Huasheng, a famous Chinese entrepreneur in Singapore. It is one of the largest education groups in Asia. It has many higher vocational colleges at home and abroad and has rich experience and strong foundation in running higher vocational education. financial strength. As a professional vocational education investment institution. Over the past 18 years, the group has radiated the unique educational philosophy and successful school running experience of Singapore Raffles Design Institute to various strategic cities in the Asia-Pacific region. At present, the group's inter-school platform has expanded to Singapore, Sydney, Australia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bangkok, Thailand, Mumbai and New Delhi, India, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Changchun, Guangzhou, Huizhou, Ningbo, Changzhou and Wuhan in China. .
Advantages of studying abroad
1. Living in a country full of creativity
Singapore is a young country, but it focuses on being rooted in tradition, with Chinese, Indian and The Malay tradition inspires young artists. Today's Singapore cannot produce many cultural classics accumulated from history, but it does not lack customs, nor does it lack cultural roots. It also has a modern atmosphere due to rapid economic development. In the past ten years, Singapore's art market has developed rapidly, and Singapore's culture and art are entering a new era.
2. The Singapore government invests in art
We learned a lot of relevant information through our senior brother. Singapore has a rich cultural industry, which mainly involves three fields: performance and exhibition industry, media industry and art training. Currently, Singapore ranks first in Asia and fifth in the world in terms of the scale and number of international performance exhibitions it undertakes every year.
Experts studying abroad in Singapore pointed out that the Singapore government’s investment in art is also staggering.
You can often see the works of some world-class art masters on the streets of Singapore. The exquisite skills of the masters integrate Singapore's streetscape and art, where Chinese and Western cultures collide with brilliant sparks.
3. Artistic Talent Immigration Program
In recent years, famous singers such as Stefanie Sun, JJ Lin, Tanya Chua, and Chua Chunjia have added outstanding achievements to the booming development of Singapore's music industry.
In order to attract overseas talents in this field, the government has launched an art talent immigration plan. At the same time, Singapore has become the first choice country for Chinese music students to study abroad with its low language threshold, low tuition fees, high-level education, and safe environment, providing blood for the Singapore immigration program for overseas artistic talents.