The Diploma in Technology and Arts Management (DTA) offers an immersive programme of study in arts management, theatre and production management, and production design.
These areas of study are highly relevant today with graduates widely sought after given the proliferation of arts spaces and cultural organisations in Singapore such as theatres, museums, galleries, arts centres, community arts groups, and dance companies.
The recent arrival of theme parks and integrated resorts with entertainment venues such as Universal Studios, Resorts World Sentosa, and Marina Bay Sands has also given the industry in Singapore a massive boost. Through a balance of international, regional and local perspectives, the programme aims to groom you to become a leader across the full spectrum of the growing arts and theatre management industry, as well as in the exciting field of production design.
DTA graduates can fill a wide range of professional roles in arts administration, stage and production management, arts facilities management, lighting, scene and costume design for stage, television and film, front-of-house management, and technical crewing.
For more information about university pathways, visit RP's Further Studies.
To find out more about how you can apply for this diploma, visit Republic Poly's Admissions page.
Want to find out more about the school that offers this diploma? Then drop by the School of Technology for the Arts's homepage now!
Table 1: Minimum Entry Requirements
Any three other subjects
Note: To be eligible for selection, you must also have sat for one subject listed in the 1st group of relevant subjects and another different subject listed in the 2nd group of relevant subjects for the ELR2B2-A Aggregate Type.
Table 2: Aggregate Type
Additional Mathematics Art/Art & Design Business Studies Chinese Combined Humanities Commerce Commercial Studies Creative 3D Animation Design & Technology Economics Elementary Mathematics Food & Nutrition Geography Higher Art Higher Chinese Higher Malay Higher Music Higher Tamil History Intro to Enterprise Development Literature in English Literature in Chinese Literature in Malay Literature in Tamil Malay Media Studies (English) Media Studies (Chinese) Music Principles of Accounts Tamil
The course consists of general modules, discipline modules, and specialisation modules. Year 1 covers general modules such as Introduction to Communication Practice and Marketing. Year 2 and 3 focus on discipline and specialisation modules such as Creative Concepts, Drawing, Understanding Drama, and Arts Management. In year 3, you can choose to go on the Arts and Production Management Track or the Technical Theatre and Production Track.
4 compulsory modules: B102 Organisational Behaviour B216 Marketing G101 Cognitive Processes and Problem Solving I G103 Introduction to Communication Practice
5 compulsory module: T201 Creative Concepts T274 Drawing T251 Digital Tools for New Media T202 Art of Story T601 Arts History
B209 Management Accounting T120 Understanding Drama T121 Arts & Singapore Society T228 Production Techniques & Practices T229 Digital Tools for Theatre
T221 Arts Management T222 Production Design T223 Stage Management T225 Directing & Performance T329 Theatre Production Practicum
Arts and Production Management Track (24 Modular Credits) T227 Arts Marketing
B209 Management Accounting
T225 Directing and Performance T320 Front of House Management T326 Arts Facilities Management
B205 Business Law T360 Contemporary and World Music Appreciation
Technical Theatre and Production Track (24 Modular Credits) E234 Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals T228 Stagecraft and Stage Technologies
T229 Digital Tools for Theatre T226 Introduction to Lighting T322 Lighting Design T219 Live Sound
Industry Orientation Programme G301 Project IG901 Creative EngagementG913 Portfolio Development
Select 1 module from the entire range of modules offered by other Schools and Centres in RP .
T931 Industry Immersion Programme (Equivalent to 5 modules)
To graduate with a Diploma in Technology and Arts Management, you must complete a total of 126 modular credits. You should be able to do this within three years of enrolment if you successfully complete on average five modules, or its equivalent, per semester.