Postgraduate Intake

A new window of opportunity opens in an emerging new world

It's never about what to do, but when to do it. There's no time like the present to advance your thinking and practice with LASALLE's postgraduate programmes.

As the world shifts its gears, it presents an opportune occasion for creative leadership to thrive – sustainable, empathetic and connected, it is needed to inform and lead cultural disciplines and economies.

With LASALLE's postgraduate programmes, you will learn to shift your perspectives on time-tested questions and concepts. So that you may gain valuable insights to develop ideas that can reframe the cultural and creative industries, as well as other sectors of society.

Through an interdisciplinary approach, and engagement with global practices and practitioners, you will be able to advance your research and practice in broader, deeper ways to critically and creatively address the needs of a changing world.

As Asia’s leading contemporary arts and design institution, LASALLE is recognised for its critical discourse and leading-edge knowledge production through the arts. Our forward-looking graduates are pioneers who champion the arts across cultures, disciplines and sectors globally.

Applications for the January 2023 intake are now closed.

PROGRAMMES

MA Art Therapy

Practice as a culturally sensitive, competent and ethical art therapist.

MA Arts and Cultural Leadership

Take the lead and make an impact for arts and culture to thrive.

MA Arts Pedagogy and Practice

Develop your arts practice and nurture the next generation of emerging artists.

MA Asian Art Histories

Advance your knowledge of the histories of Asian modern and contemporary art.

MA Creative Writing

Develop your literary voice and create stories that come alive, from page to stage and screen.

MA Design

Hone your critical design practice to create, challenge and re-imagine the world we live in.

MA Fine Arts

Master both research and practice, and develop your individual voice as an artist.

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In conversation with: MA Design alumnus Heider Ismail on creating a new perception of designers

You were in the first batch of Diploma in Design Communication at LASALLE’s then-newly opened McNally Campus in 2008, before returning in 2013 for…

In conversation with: Grey Yeoh about why there is much to gain in pursuing an MA

MA Arts and Cultural Leadership alumnus Grey Yeoh has worked in a diverse array of capacities in the creative industries, including being an art…

In conversation with: Tzang Merwyn Tong on how his MA helped him unlearn and relearn his craft

For Tzang Merwyn Tong, the pandemic was an opportunity to slow down, to reassess his life. He had been making films since 1999, his first film being…

In conversation with: Prarthna Agarwal on how her MA has been a transformative journey

For Prarthna Agarwal, it was love at first sight when she came across LASALLE College of the Arts on her solo trip to Singapore in 2019.

In conversation with: Zul Mahmod and how an MA gives him the time to think

MA Fine Arts student Zulkifle Mahmod, or Zul, as he is better known, is no stranger to seeing his practice evolve.

In conversation with: Mary Christina Stanislaws on feeling at peace with taking a career break to pursue an MA

As with many children growing up in Singapore, MA Creative Writing student Mary Christina Stanislaws believed that the ultimate profession to aspire…

In conversation with: Vanessa Yeo on pursuing an MA while working full time in FinTech

Had you encountered alumna Vanessa Yeo at her day job in Fintech at a multinational bank these past two years, you might not have realised that she…

In conversation with: Laura Kee on bettering working conditions for actors

When actor Laura Kee got involved in the newly-registered The Actors’ Society (TAS) shortly after its inception in late 2019, she could not have…

In conversation with: Ian Goh on how his MA journey helped him fulfil his lifelong dream of becoming a video game writer

While most of his peers in LASALLE’s MA Creative Writing programme chose to work on a novel, plays or poetry for their thesis project,

In conversation with: Howie Lau on how history illuminates the future

MA Asian Art Histories student Howie Lau is not only an art enthusiast and collector, but also a giant in the tech industry.

In conversation with: Daniel Jenkins on how his postgraduate studies reinvigorated him

As a practitioner with so many years of professional theatre and teaching experience, why return to school to do an MA in Arts Pedagogy and Practice?

In conversation with: Sin Shiu Heng on design that drives social change

What have been your greatest takeaways from the programme?

In conversation with: Joelyn Yep on being a practitioner-manager

How do you think being both a practitioner and also an arts manager helps you in your work?

In conversation with: Usha Chandradas and Pauline Gan on injecting fun into the way we talk about art

Both of you come from legal backgrounds. What attracted you to the arts?

Art therapy as ethical business of change: Conversation with Emylia Safian

Art therapy as a profession began in the 1900s in Europe and the United States. Hospitals and individuals tapped on art therapy for psychological…

Jolene Chiang looks at the centrepiece installation for Tapestries of Grief.

Feature: Witnessing grief through art therapy

At the Tapestries of Grief: Witnessing through Art Therapy exhibition at Plaza Singapore, constellations of small orbs, known as remembrance balls,…

Industry as classroom: inside the MA Design Residency Programme

Design thinking has become a trendy buzzword even beyond the design sector. Be it in the realms of public policy, tech or finance, the ability to…

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