By Anita Mathew Perumal, PWI Reporter Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI, INDIA - The entrepreneurial urge, driven by his passion and sense of commitment brought Mr. Valliappan Raju from Botswana back to Chennai. With a mission in mind it took him two years to set the ball rolling.

Media Arts & Science College is the only dedicated college in India to have a degree program in Animation, Gaming and Film Studies with collaboration from both, an Indian University and an International University.

With no capital in hand, no venture capitalist funding, Mr. Valliappan Raju, the Director of MASC took this bold step with the support from his family and his bankers to lay the foundation for this college in the year 2008.

The young generation of today is bubbling with knowledge and creativity. The founding member inspired by the talent and enthusiasm of these youngsters and also convinced of the great demand all over the world for professionally qualified Animators and Gaming Developers decided that MASC will not just be another academy but instead will be a college for Media studies.

MASC is associated with Manonmanian Sundranar University in Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, which is recognised by University Grants Commission, Govt. of India and National Assessment and Accreditation Council. The degree awarded by the university is valid globally. The degree programmes at MASC offers integrated programs with their partner Universities abroad.

The college initially started in the year 2008 and offered only animation training that year but  in the year 2009, MASC opened doors to the Degree, Post graduate and diploma courses in various disciplines: Computer Arts and Media, Gaming, Film studies and Animation Arts.

MASC is an English medium, co-educational college with state of the arts facilities. They have both local and international faculties and have also implemented EDUSAT, video conferencing aided learning to assist in the interactive sessions.

MASC has a high quality curricula and the method of teaching is of international standards. The total number of students for the graduate and diploma courses is 120 and the ratio of lecturer to student is 1:20.

The post graduate course in film studies has a strong support of the film fraternity in Tamilnadu. Both, the post graduate and diploma students will undergo their internship with leading international animation studios with whom MASC has signed up.

MASC has also signed an MOU with the University of Wales, Newport in the United Kingdom whereby the students have an opportunity to extend their education if they qualify prescribed credits. Both the universities allow their students for a global exchange programme.

The majority of the students are from outside the city of Chennai. By November, 2012, the college will move over to a bigger campus with residential and other recreational facilities, all provided within the campus.

MASC is a unit of Rama Nama Educational Trust and is supported by a very aggressive Advisory and Governing Council of personalities from the field of Education, Media and Advertising and the Films.

Today, with a growing demand world over for qualified Animators and Gaming Programmers, MASC is all geared up to bring forth the best in this field.

For more details on MASC, log on to www.masc.asia

-- by Anita Mathew Perumal - PWI Reporter Tamil Nadu - tamil.nadu@peoplewebinternational.com
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