City Graphic Design in Malaysia: from type and image to production and identity
Compare the actual Bachelor in Graphic Design (Hons) curriculum, not a generic creative-degree promise. City combines visual communication with web, interface and interactive-content subjects, then lists Industrial Training in Year 3.
Malaysia Graphic Design has its own award, not the Multimedia degree.
MQR lists Bachelor in Graphic Design (Hons), MQA/FA2000, MQF Level 6, 120 credits, accredited from 11 November 2014. The university's current course page uses the same reference and prints (R2/213/6/0079) with 07/2029. That printed registration date is not presented here as an MQR accreditation expiry.
The exact MQR record allows full-time and part-time study. It records three years full-time with six 17-week long and three nine-week short semesters; part-time is five years with nine long and six short semesters. City's faculty table advertises full-time, 36 months. A registered part-time structure does not establish a currently open international part-time intake.
The separately listed Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons) is FA1999, not FA2000. Shared subject names do not make them the same award or prove credit transfer between them.
Five connected design practices
Malaysia Graphic Design connects visual decisions to real formats.
This editorial map groups actual published subjects by practice. It is not a set of formal majors, five extra modules or an official assessment rubric. Compare these practices with the work you want to develop.
Typography, Design Principles, Colour Studies and Drawing. Ask to see how hierarchy, spacing, contrast and visual judgement are assessed, not only finished mock-ups.
Digital Imaging, Illustration and Innovation in Drawing. Ask about source-image rights, original work, process documentation and the permitted use of generative tools.
Publication Design, Design for Production and Package Design. Confirm print specifications, proofing, materials, production facilities and which project costs are included.
Advertising Copywriting, Advertising and Design, Visual Communication and Branding and Identity. These are named subjects, not a guarantee of a live commercial client or a commissioned campaign.
Information and Interface Design, Human Computer Interaction, Web Design, Animation Programming and Development of Interactive E-Content. Confirm actual coding depth, software, equipment and assessment before treating this as a software-engineering or animation-specialist degree.
The published curriculum by year
Malaysia Graphic Design develops from foundations into applied formats.
These selected clusters follow the current course page's year labels. They are not a complete credit allocation or a promise that every subject runs in every intake. General studies and approved alternatives also belong in your cohort plan.
Colour Studies, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, Drawing, Design Principles, Digital Imaging and Typography.
Information and Interface Design, Web Design, Human Computer Interaction, Introduction to Database, Fundamental of Information Technology and Advertising Copywriting also appear, alongside Art, Technology and Culture, Principles of Management and Theories of Communications.
Advertising and Design, Design for Production, Graphic Design Theory and Practice, Illustration, Publication Design and Visual Communication.
Introduction to Digital Technologies, 3D Design, Media History and Society and Computer Ethics and Law sit alongside general or employability subjects including English For Employment.
Branding and Identity, Package Design, Innovation in Drawing, Web Imaging Techniques, Digital Audio and Video, Animation Programming and Development of Interactive E-Content.
Corporate Governance, general studies and Industrial Training are also listed. Confirm actual project briefs, submission formats, supervision and the training calendar with City.
Academic qualification plus creative assessment
Malaysia Graphic Design requires an interview or portfolio as City determines.
The current entry conditions say pass an interview or submit a portfolio as determined by the higher education provider. Do not assume both are compulsory or that one can always replace the other at the applicant's choice.
Ask which route applies, how many pieces are required, accepted formats, whether process work is needed, the deadline, the assessment language and whether an online interview is available. None of those details was established by the current page.
If preparing samples, separate your contribution from team work and keep sources and permissions clear. This is preparation advice, not City's official portfolio specification. A polished presentation alone is not proof of meeting the admission condition.
Malaysia Graphic Design entry and English need individual equivalence checks.
The current page lists STPM Grade C (GP 2.00) in two subjects; STAM Jayyid; Foundation/Matriculation CGPA 2.00; or an MQF Level 4 diploma at CGPA 2.00, with equivalent routes recognised by the Malaysian Government. These are alternative academic routes, followed by the interview-or-portfolio condition.
For suitable DKM/DLKM/DVM qualifications it lists CGPA 2.50 subject to Senate/Academic Board approval, screening and discipline guidance, or CGPA 2.00 plus at least two years of related work experience. This does not establish direct entry or credit exemptions for an Indian applicant.
The English section says MUET Band 3 or equivalent. It does not publish an exact IELTS conversion on the checked Graphic Design page. Ask for the accepted test, equivalent score, component minima and validity in the written offer. Do not import IT's conflicting IELTS wording or Multimedia's more detailed CEFR note.
Submit your exact Indian board or diploma, subjects, marks and graduation year for assessment. No universal Indian-board percentage, English-medium waiver or automatic advanced entry is inferred.
The complete design-study offer
Malaysia Graphic Design costs, location and training need written detail.
The faculty advertises Jan/Feb, May/June and Sept/Oct windows, not verified next-open dates. MQR gives Petaling Jaya addresses at Menara City U and 8th Avenue Business Centre. Confirm your exact approved teaching location before housing plans; a university-wide campus list does not establish every course at every campus.
Request tuition by period, registration and assessment charges, tax, laptop requirements, software licences, fonts, stock assets, printing, mounting, packaging materials and exhibition costs. A module name does not prove these are included.
Industrial Training is listed in Year 3, but no exact training-week total was stated in the checked MQR record. Ask for dates, approved host, duties, supervision, assessment, placement help, international-student conditions, pay if any and travel costs.
Obtain visa, medical/insurance, deposits, housing and renewal figures, any dated scholarship terms, and payment/refund/deferral rules. The faculty's scholarship-available label is not an individual award.
No current exact international payable fee was established from these sources. We do not invent a tuition amount, discount or multiplied degree total. No admission, visa, paid placement, professional certification or employment outcome is guaranteed.
Malaysia City Graphic Design questions before applying.
Is the Malaysia degree the same as Multimedia?
No. Graphic Design is FA2000 and Multimedia is FA1999. Compare the separate subject lists, particularly publication, package, brand and production work versus multimedia's programming, games and media production emphasis.
Must I submit both a Malaysia portfolio and interview?
The current wording says interview or portfolio as City determines. Ask which route and exact specifications apply to you.
Does Malaysia Graphic Design take three or five years?
MQR records three years full-time and five years part-time. City's faculty advertises full-time 36 months. Confirm availability, international eligibility and the actual cohort calendar.
Is Malaysia Industrial Training paid for a fixed number of weeks?
The current curriculum lists training but these checked sources do not establish pay or an exact training-week total. Do not reuse the IT degree's 12-week period.
Official Malaysia City Graphic Design sources.
- Current Graphic Design course: FA2000, full three-year subject list, academic routes, interview-or-portfolio gate and MUET Band 3 wording.
- Exact MQR FA2000 record: title, MQF 6, 120 credits, accreditation from 11 November 2014, full/part-time semester structures and PJ addresses.
- Faculty directory: full-time 36 months, 120 credits, advertised intake windows and scholarship availability.
- Separate Multimedia award: FA1999 and its different curriculum, not substituted for Graphic Design.
- Official course photograph: contextual image, not a facilities inventory.
Checked 10 November 2026. Individual qualification/English/portfolio decisions, exact campus and future intake, software and production resources, training weeks/pay and international fees remain to be confirmed. This guide's design-practice map is an editorial grouping, not an official major structure.
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