Diploma in Sequential Art

When we imagine comics, we think of heroes, villains, distant worlds and different lives beyond our imagination. Today, comics are a pop-culture phenomenon which brings new opportunities in intellectual property creation, media franchising and merchandising. At the heart of it all, stunning imagery and engaging narrative form one of history’s most powerful mediums of communication – ‘Sequential Art’.

The comic book industry in Malaysia is worth about RM1.5 billion a year, with over one third of 500 publishing houses active. However, technology is changing the face of entertainment in certain areas, such as comics and manga. For decades, Japanese publishers have been churning out volumes of comic strips known as manga with themes adapted to particular age groups and gender; their printing runs into the millions. With the highest consumption now on digital devices, fans have now access to countless manga titles as well as western comic titles. Sales of digital manga volumes excluding magazines have jumped 27.1% to USD1.3 billion in 2018.

Developed in collaboration with the Japanese publishing conglomerate, KADOKAWA, the UOW Malaysia KDU University College’s Diploma in Sequential Art diploma is meant to cultivate visual artists and storytellers with a high work standard synonymous with the Japanese with a flair for localised Malaysian content. . Malaysia is home to an abundance of visual talents, proudly showcasing their work locally and globally. This course creates an opportunity for students to create trademark characters, story-lines that traverses multiple dimensions, the prospects are limitless to the imagination of the mind.

For those who are interested in pursuing a career in visual storytelling and the art of sequential imagery; the Diploma in Sequential Art is your best bet and UOW Malaysia KDU is the obvious choice.