Advertising & Brand Design with Integrated Foundation Year

Advertising and Brand Design (with Foundation Year) is not a standalone course: it is the first stage of a full four-year undergraduate degree. This 4-year option will suit you if you want more time to develop your skillset before starting year one of your undergraduate degree or if you do not fulfil the entry requirements of the 3-year course.

On this 4-year advertising and brand design course, your tutors will nurture your creative potential while you develop the skills you need to confidently enter undergraduate study. You will develop communication, professional and entrepreneurial skills alongside research practice and ways of thinking that are essential to your continued success.

You will develop ideas for brand communication, social media content, marketing strategy, and explore interactive experiences. Explore how visual stories are told to bring products and services to life. Develop and refine your own practice through engagement with evolving industry practice and emerging technologies. Work with world-renowned brands like Apple and take your place within one of the fastest-growing sectors of the UK economy.**

Why study this course?

Get prepared for year one of BA Advertising and Brand Design

Develop the essential practical, intellectual and transferable skills needed to enter the world of Advertising and Brand

Learn about the creative economy

You’ll be guided by industry professionals throughout your study

Benefit from fantastic industry links. Tap into internship opportunities with Apple, Sky Creative Agency and Barclays

Examine diverse areas of marketing, branding and advertising

Become an expert in pitching, team working and project management

Explore cutting-edge digital and communication technologies

Develop a professional portfolio through a carefully structured learning journey.

Career pathways

Graduates from this course are ideally positioned to take their place within rapidly expanding areas of the creative industries. They work as creative directors, copywriters, digital designers, brand strategists, brand communicators, creative technologists and social media content creators.

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