Masters Train Masters
Established in 1991 as a private art college, The One Academy of Communication Design soon proved its worth producing industry-standard graduates. For over three decades, we have been providing education excellence in art, design, creativity & technology to nurture generations of young creative talents. Through our “Masters Train Masters” teaching philosophy where we believe that the best educators nurture the best students, our faculty team consists of industry professionals and we regularly invite leading experts from various industries to share their knowledge and provide insight into their fields. TOA has made monumental achievements in the global creative education scene. We ranked World’s No. 1 for Best Production Excellence in Game Design & Development (Immersive Media) in The Rookies 2022, 8th in the ‘Top 25 International Animation Training Programs 2021’ by Animation Career Review (ACR), and were named ‘Creative School of the Year’ by the Kancil Awards in 2018, 2019 & 2022. We offer internationally-recognised Bachelor's Degree and Diploma courses in Digital Animation, Illustration, Film Visual Effects, Advertising & Graphic Design, Digital Media Design, Interior Architecture and Design, Fine Arts and Fashion Design & Pattern Making. Through our collaboration with DigiPen USA, we now also offer programmes in Game Design and Computer Science.
Countries: Malaysia
Location: Campus
Industries: 2D Animation 3D Animation Visual Effects Game Design & Development Concept Art & Illustration Architectural Visualisation Product Visualisation Motion Graphics Immersive Media Graphic Design Web Design & Development
Software: 3DCoat 3ds Max Ableton Live Adobe Creative Suite Arduino AutoCAD Autodesk 3ds Max Blender Cinema 4D Lumion Mari Nuke Peregrine Labs Yeti PFTrack Processing Substance Painter TVPaint TV Paint Unity 3D Unreal Engine V-Ray ZBrush Ziva Dynamics
Programs: Bachelor Degree Diploma Short Course
Certifications: Houdini Certified School Unreal Academic Partner
Courses
Diploma in Illustration
Visual representation of an idea or storytelling which offers designers the opportunity to transform their thoughts, feelings and emotions into inspiring visuals. (Intakes: January, April, August).
Diploma in Digital Animation
Cultivate ideas, creativity, artistry and technological mastery; a strong grasp of art, imagination and effective storytelling skills to keep audiences engaged and entertained. (Intakes: January, April, August).
Diploma in Visual Effects
The integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be impossible to capture on film in reality. (Intakes: January, April, August).
Diploma in Digital Media Design
Aims to nurture talents to keep up with digital trends and contribute to the rapidly evolving economy of today’s technology-driven world. (Intakes: January, April, August).
Diploma in Interior Design
Planning, designing and organizing the detail elements of an interior space while learning to identify, research and creatively provide quality and functional solutions. (Intakes: January, April, August).
Diploma in Advertising & Graphic Design
A discipline that utilizes artistic, innovative and strategic thinking to create creative work aimed to build brands, market businesses, sell products or promote social welfare. (Intakes: January, April, August).
Diploma in Fashion Design & Pattern Making
Emphasizing on imagination, creativity and intelligence to create and recreate the fashion culture and lifestyle in the vastly dynamic fashion industry. (Intakes: March, September).
Diploma in Fine Arts
Nurture sophisticated talents rooted in the global art movement, centralising on concrete fine arts fundamentals to help transfer ideas and emotions into works of art. (Intakes: January, April, August).
Diploma in Game Design
Combining theory and practice of game design and user experience, and applying the knowledge and skills into creating a game from start to finish in a real-world production environment. (Intakes: January, April, August).
Diploma in Computer Science
Establishes a solid foundation in game design theory, supplemented with computer science, mathematics and physics while mastering designing, producing prototypes and working on projects. (Intakes: January, April, August).
BA (Hons) Digital Media Design
Exploring the digital domain, including multimedia platforms, mobile devices, augmented & virtual realities; and establishing a rich, hybrid area of study for the 21st century to provide the necessary knowledge & skills to become part of the digital revolution. (Intake: May).
BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design
Understanding how people and activities interact with the material, environmental, sensual, emotional, functional and cultural qualities of a specific space and situation and how to design better places through the creative improvement of existing and new buildings & spaces. (Intake: May).
BA (Hons) Graphic Design
Creating designers skilled in graphic arts that would be able to bring their skills beyond the boundaries of conventional graphic design, to solve design problems widely through means and media that are relevant to our society today. (Intake: May).
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Achievements
Global School Rankings 2017
Awarded to Schools that ranked highly in the Rookies Global School Rankings 2017.
Global School Rankings 2018
Awarded to Schools that ranked highly in the Rookies Global School Rankings 2018.
Global School Rankings 2019
Awarded to Schools that ranked highly in the Rookies Global School Rankings 2019.
Global School Rankings 2020
Awarded to Schools that ranked highly in the Rookies Global School Rankings 2020.
Global School Rankings 2021
Awarded to Schools that ranked highly in the Rookies Global School Rankings 2021.
Global School Rankings 2022
Awarded to Schools that ranked highly in the Rookies Global School Rankings 2022.
Global School Rankings 2023
Awarded to Schools that ranked highly in the Rookies Global School Rankings 2023.
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