Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Digital Advertising

Overview

Whether you want to work in a creative team, be a copywriter, account planner or brand manager, you will gain vital hands-on experience that is highly attractive to future employers. The Bachelor of Arts in Digital Advertising is based on a 360° approach to creative and strategic advertising for the digital ecosystem. The B.A. (Hons) in Digital Advertising programme is designed to broaden the understanding and knowledge of digital advertising technology, concept creation, and creative thinking to enhance the ability to apply this within industry or commerce. In addition to gaining an in- depth knowledge of digital advertising technologies, students develop further competence and ability to apply them as an integral part of the programme. Integral to this is design research, theoretical understanding and studio projects which are all designed to establish a cohesive strategy of contextual and experiential learning in a creative environment. An equitable set of assessment procedures will be employed to gauge students learning and progression, at benchmarks stages throughout the semester. You’ll be taught by an experienced programme team, and work with associate tutors who are current creative directors and agency practitioners. Industry placements and agency visits will add to your development. You’ll learn how to create advertising campaigns by studying key areas of creative thinking, strategy and planning as well as idea generation, integrated communications, art direction and copywriting. This programme is specifically designed to provide: