Between 70% and 80% of FMS graduates are awarded Bachelor's degrees, whether by one of all of our local universities or scores more across the globe, within 5 years of graduating from our courses. Besides obtaining Communication and Media degrees, a number of them also leverage on our broad-based training to read Law, Business, Design, Arts & Social Sciences and even Archaeology.

Fast-track degree only for FMS grads

Given the high calibre of our students, we have just launched a Creative Producing degree programme with top-ranked film school Chapman University in America.

This degree will be accepting holders of FMS diplomas in Film, Sound & Video (FSV) and Mass Communication (MCM) for an accelerated two-year degree programme, tailored just for them. The course, which begins in Aug 2008, will be informed by practitioners in Hollywood, for which Chapman is renowned, and includes a residential programme at Orange County, California.

This degree programme and the partnership were created in response to the Ministry of Education’s recommendation for polytechnics to tie-up with foreign specialised institutions (FSIs) to offer niche degree programmes.

The programme is subsidised by the Singapore Ministry of Education, and the schedule of fees is as follows:

Subsidised Tuition Fees Per Year (Applicable for Academic Year 2008)
Singapore Citizens                                                           S$6,500         
Singapore PRs                                                                 S$7,150
Foreign Students                                                              S$9,750
PRs/Foreign Students not taking up the tuition grant       S$30,590

Financial assistance schemes in the form of bursaries and tuition fee loans are available.

Applications are open from 23 Jun, 2008. If you are applying for the course, please download the application form, to be completed and submitted to us with an application fee of S$10. The application fee can be paid in the form of a cheque made out to NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC.

Please note that applications close on 15 Jul, 2008.

Offer of placement
Applications received by 15 Jul, 2008 will receive priority consideration. After that, we will consider other applications only as space allows.

Other important dates to remember:

Enrolment
    1 Aug  – 19 Aug

Induction
    20 Aug – 22 Aug

First Day of Classes
    25 Aug, 2008

For more information on the course and to download the application forms, please access the Chapman website here: www.ftv.chapman.edu/singapore

Contact Information:
Mr Leslie Tan
School of Film & Media Studies
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Blk 53 #07-01
535 Clementi Road
Singapore 599489

Telephone:    (65) 6460 8682
Fax:               (65) 6468 6218
Email:            fms_chapman@np.edu.sg

Ms Noelle Novoa
Telephone:    (65) 6460 7066
Email:            Singapore@chapman.edu

Going all the way

When it comes to furthering their studies, some of our alumni have gone all the way, even completed their doctoral (PhD level) studies. In fact, one of our MCM graduates, Samuel Wong, made local history by being the first to have gone directly from his diploma to read his PhD on invitation of the University of Sheffield. Another, Anthony Chen, has moved straight from his FSV Diploma to a Masters programme at London's National Film and Television School on an $80,000 MDA scholarship.

Explore this section further, based on your specific diploma specialisation, for some advice on how to go about choosing your university and degree programme. The following is applicable to ALL of our graduates.

Syllabi & Transcript                             

It's important to keep the following documents, which you will have to produce to prove that you have completed your diploma course and for the university to award you any credits and exemptions:
- your syllabi (all three years)
- your final transcript (obtainable from Ngee Ann upon graduation).

Credits and Exemptions                      

Note: you are a TRANSFER or ADVANCED STUDENT APPLICANT
Each university has its own internal policies and practices, and although many of them are familiar with FMS, there are few formal agreements that have been entered into. Still, virtually any higher education institution will grant you exemptions, provided you go into a degree programme in a similar field as Mass Communication, or Film, Sound & Video. You will need to show your transcript and if the university is not familiar with your course, your three-year syllabus too. Exemptions are usually given on a case-by-case basis, and may also depend on how well you did for the modules.