At a Glance
| Duration: | 3 years full-time |
| Qualification: | Diploma in Communications & Media Management |
| Application: | Apply during the Joint Admissions Exercise following the release of the GCE 'O' Level results. For other categories of applicants, please refer to the section on 'Admissions'. |
The Course
This Course will prepare you for careers in the media and media-related industries and will also equip you with skills to function as a media professional in other industries. It combines practical, hands-on training with conceptual and critical thinking skills so that you will be able to adapt to the rapidly-changing media world.
The communication specialists of tomorrow will have the skills necessary to function effectively in any area of the mass media and its related industries. Graduates will be equally proficient in any chosen medium and will be able to transcend the divide between the print, broadcast and web-based media.
Regardless of the medium chosen, you will be armed with the fundamental journalistic, communication and design skills to contribute meaningfully in your chosen fields. You could also explore a career in other media-related businesses such as public relations, corporate communications and entertainment.
The Course structure places equal emphasis on both the traditional and essential aspects of the media business and the growing demand for individuals who are trained in the latest communications technology.
You will focus on the fundamentals of mass media and get a solid grounding in print journalism in your Freshman year. Juniors will be comprehensively trained in the fundamentals of audio, radio, video and television video production in the second year of the course and will get to choose diploma electives as well. In the first semester of your Senior year, you will be required to complete a six-month internship programme with media and media-related companies such as CNBC, MediaCorp and Singapore Press Holdings. In the second semester, you will choose one of three specialization options – Print, Broadcast or Media Marketing.
Career Opportunities
Besides the mass media, graduates are likely to find employment in areas such as public relations, advertising and promotions, corporate communications, marketing communications, video and multimedia production, publishing and sales.
Minimum Entry Requirements
| English Language (EL1)* | |
| Mathematics (E or A) | Grades 1-7 |
| Any one of the following subjects: Combined Humanities, Commerce/Commercial Studies, Geography, History, Literature in English/Chinese/Malay/ Tamil, Principles of Accounts. | Grades 1-6 |
| Any two other subjects, excluding CCA | Grades 1-6 |
* SPM/UEC holders must have a minimum grade of 3 for their Bahasa Inggeris (Paper 122/Paper 322)/ Communication English or English Language (for UEC holders).
Graduation Requirements
| Cumulative Grade Point Average | min 1.0 |
| TP Core Subjects | 27 credit units |
| Diploma Subjects | |
| Core Subjects | 63 credit units |
| Elective Subjects | min 8 credit units |
| Option Subjects | min 16 credit units |
| Cross-Disciplinary Subjects | min 9 credit units |
| Total Credit Units Completed | min 123 credit units |
Cross-Disciplinary Subjects
Students are required to obtain a minimum of 9 credit units from the list of Cross-Disciplinary Subjects.
Further Education
For further education opportunities, please refer to http://www.tp.edu.sg/home/courses/advance.htm
Additional Information
Enquiries
For more enquiries, please feel free to contact us at:
Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
Tel: 67878000 (Admission Hotline)
Fax: 67898220 (General Enquiry)
Email: admissions@tp.edu.sg
Sale of Prospectus
The prospectus for full-time diploma is on sale at the following for the price of S$7.00 per copy:
One Stop Service Centre
Temasek Polytechnic
Administration Block 9
East Wing, Lobby C, Level 2 (Plaza Level)
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
Alternatively, you can request for the prospectus to be mailed to you. The cost is S$7.00 + S$2.50(local postage cost) for local addresses and S$7.00 + overseas postage cost for overseas addresses. You can send in your requests to corpcomm@tp.edu.sg
Please make your cheques/drafts* payable to "Temasek Polytechnic" and send it together with your request to:
Corporate Communications
Temasek Polytechnic
21 Tampines Avenue 1
Singapore 529757
* Foreign cheques/drafts drawn on overseas banks are not acceptable.
