Pathways for a creative arts education

From Diploma to BA (Hons) and MA, LASALLE’s programme offerings are contemporary in focus and innovative in approach. Our practice-based academic framework takes you through different stages of learning and levels of achievement—from developing core skills and professional practice to cultivating creative thinking and leadership.

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MA
MA Arts and Cultural Leadership
Take the lead and make a difference.   The MA Arts and Cultural Leadership programme equips practitioners and managers with leadership capabilities for the dynamic and fast-evolving cultural and creative sectors. It complements individuals seeking to harness their creativity and nurtures leaders who can adapt to complex environments to take...
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MA
MA Arts and Ecology
Establish your artistic voice on ecological issues of our time.    This studio-based programme is located in one of the greenest cities in the world, Singapore. This is a unique and pioneering transdisciplinary programme in Asia for creative practitioners, ecologists and researchers, and for those who seek to explore critical...
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MA
MA Arts Pedagogy and Practice
Transform arts education to nurture next-gen emerging artists.   The MA in Arts Pedagogy and Practice is the only programme in Asia dedicated to artist-educators. Designed for artists working in educational environments, the programme unlocks conventional pedagogic principles for the arts and introduces, through experimentation, inter- and transdisciplinary modalities in...
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MA
MA Asian Art Histories
Read history, make history.   The MA in Asian Art Histories programme cultivates a new generation of art historians, curators, art writers and exhibition-makers. It is a global pioneer to focus on Asian modern and contemporary art histories. It nurtures a nuanced and impactful appreciation of art from Asia, attracting...
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MA
MA Creative Writing
Craft your literary voice. Create stories of your time.   The programme develops the writers, editors, publishers, cultural curators and writing teachers of tomorrow who create narratives that migrate from Singapore to the world’s exponentially growing literary production and publishing market. You will acquire a deep appreciation of the written...
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MA Design
Hone your critical design practice to create, challenge and re-imagine the world we live in.   MA Design is a research-led practice programme that challenges current conventions of thinking, making and communicating. The design field is increasingly positioned at the forefront of innovative and new possibilities for humanity in a...
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MA
MA Fine Arts
Develop your individual voice as an artist.   This unique research-based programme for artists fosters a deep inquiry into artistic practices through research. It supports artists to develop a profound conceptual and aesthetic approach to their practice and achieve a level of professional excellence required by the demands of a...
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MA
MA Music Therapy
Become a qualified music therapist and use your musical skills to improve people’s well-being.   The MA Music Therapy programme is delivered within a robust framework of musical aesthetic excellence, well-evidenced theories and rigorous clinical practice training that is informed by professional ethics, guidelines and best practices. It is the...
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BA (Hons)
BA (Hons) Acting
Enrich your imagination, kinesthetic awareness and emotional sensitivity as a professional, multifaceted actor.   This is a conservatory-style acting programme that develops actors with training in acting, voice and movement techniques such as mime, silat, Suzuki, biomechanics or Le Jeu, synthesising theory and practice. You will learn to be an...
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BA (Hons)
BA (Hons) Animation Art
Unleash your creativity and let imagination come to life.   This programme at the Puttnam School of Film and Animation is uniquely situated within a rich and diverse creative arts environment that prides itself on nurturing the creative potential of its students. As a student, you have the power to...
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BA (Hons)
BA (Hons) Art Histories and Curatorial Practices: Asia and the World
Study art history and its curatorial practices.   This programme is the first of its kind in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Instead of treating art history and curatorial practice as discrete disciplines, this distinctive programme fosters a symbiotic relationship between these two practices in the context of an evolving and...
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BA (Hons)
BA (Hons) Arts Management
Lead the global arts business and stimulate the next-gen creative scene.   The BA (Hons) Arts Management programme focuses on contemporary and emerging issues, as well as policy interventions that are impacting the creative sector and shaping the arts markets. It aims to develop leadership, business, communication and managerial skills...
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