Art, Design and Media Nanyang Technological University

Overview

This research-oriented Art, Design and Media MA at Media at Nanyang Technological University is designed for students who wish to pursue cutting-edge research in specific areas of Art, Design and Media. The MA has been structured to keep the number of required courses to a minimum (three) so that students’ time and energy can be utilized fully in the research topic of their choice. Students will work under the close supervision of ADM faculty for the duration of their studies.

 As Singapore is where the East meets the West, our program is an interwoven site where diverse disciplines engage with each other to interrogate the meaning of the creative community being transformed, particularly in the context of digitized culture and globalization. Our M.A. and Ph.D. programs situate our research in historical, aesthetic, industrial, global, and sociocultural contexts so that students can build a solid theoretical foundation leading to further scholarly explorations of specific research topics both as significant art and as social communication. Our diverse faculty members support each student’s journey within the individualized study in exploring and developing their own theoretical framework through writing, research, practical works, and interdisciplinary participation with other programs at NTU.

Our Strengths

• Our internationally renowned faculty members who combine theory and practice, preparing student artists to theorize their own experience in art, design and media.
• Dynamic hub where international scholars, thinkers, and artists share their experiences with graduate students through regular ADM Lecture Series, workshops, screenings, exhibitions, and Digital Humanities Research Cluster.
• Cutting-edge resources and facilities including ADM Library, research lounge for ADM graduate students, sound stage, motion-capture studio, 3D printing lab, movie theatres, dark room, print lab, digital sound lab, sound mixing studio, virtual reality (VR) studio, animation, and editing suites.
• Active graduate communities, such as Graduate Club and TGIF (Thoughtful Gathering and Insightful Friday), where students share their own research and thoughts.
• Interdisciplinary approach to embrace diverse disciplines at NTU while we stand at the centre of our core question on Art, Design and Media.
• Multicultural environment where diversity becomes a prerequisite for intellectual dialogues and creative collaborations for innovative thinking.