Programme Structure: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Graphic Design and Multimedia

Year 1

  • Colour Studies 
  • Communicative English 
  • Computer Graphic 
  • Creative Communication Design I 
  • Creative Thinking and Idea Generation 
  • Digital Photography 
  • Drawing I 
  • Drawing II 
  • Elective I 
  • History of Art and Design I 
  • MPU1* 
  • MPU1** 
  • MPU4 
  • Sun Zi's Art of War and Business Strategies 
  • Typography Studies 
  • Visual Communication 

Year 2

  • Animation 
  • Creative Communication Design II 
  • Creative Communication Design III 
  • Digital Imaging 
  • Digital Video & Audio Production 
  • Elective II 
  • Elective III 
  • History of Art and Design II 
  • Illustration 
  • National Language / Other Language 
  • Time Based Media 
  • Web Media and Development I 
  • Web Media and Development II

Year 3

  • Advanced Animation 
  • Art Law & Cyber Law  
  • Design Reflective Practice 
  • Design Research 
  • Final Project 
  • Industrial Training

Elective I - Choose 1 course(s)

  • Creative Writing Skills 
  • English Grammar in Context 
  • English Pronunciation and Speaking 
  • English Vocabulary 

  • Elective II - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Creative Writing 
    • Public Speaking 

  • Elective III - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Fundamentals of Psychology 
    • Introduction to Sociology

MPU 1* - Choose 1 course

    • Hubungan Etnik - For Local Students
    • Malaysian Studies 3 - For International Students

  • MPU 1** - Choose 1 course

    • Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 - For International Students
    • Tamadun Islam dan Tamadun Asia (TITAS) - For Local Students

National Language/Other Languages - Choose 1 course(s)

  • Bahasa Kebangsaan (A) - For Malaysian only, without SPM-BM credit
  • Communication Tamil For Health Sciences
  • Introduction to French
  • Introduction to German Language
  • Introduction to Japanese
  • Introduction to Korean
  • Introduction to Tamil Language
  • Introduction to Thai Language

Co-curriculum - Choose 1 course(s)

  • Art, Craft, and Design
  • Arts and Cultural Performance
  • Community Project
Please note that this is an indicative list of courses for general reference only. The programme structure and course sequence plan may be subject to change without notice. It is therefore important to check with UTAR staff on the current programme structure at the time of enrollment. For existing UTAR students, kindly refer to UTAR portal.