Welcome to the School of Design and Arts or better known as SoDA! We are a school devoted to the pursuit of excellence in fields of Design, Media and Communication and Education. Our school offers a plethora of courses designed to cater to the needs of industry 4.0 supporting both national and international agendas.

At SoDA, we embrace the university’s vision of people and technology working together to build a better world. We believe in the synergistic cooperation of people and technology, creating transformative education grounded in research, evidence based-pedagogy, and practical training which is now more critical than ever before. 

Students enrolling into our SoDA programs would not only receive meaningful knowledge in the classroom from the programs we have to offer but also be exposed to many opportunities for real-world application and direct interaction with local industry partners through our Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs and Final Year Project (FYP) consultations.

Many of our alumni have benefitted from their time here with us and are now leading successful careers in Design, Media and Communication and Education. We also work closely with expert industry partners and leading academics from around the world to curate meaningful teaching and learning content that caters to the needs of the industry. Our school is friendly, welcoming and supportive. Our students are our partners and we are always ready to listen.

The teaching staff in SoDA pride ourselves as being not only teaching capable, but also industry engaged and adept in research. We welcome research and consultancy collaborations between students, academics and the industry to create a flourishing educational and entrepreneurial ecosystem benefitting the whole community.

If you are interested in preparing for a career in Design, Media and Communication or Education, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome!

Warmest regards,