Advertising
Entry requirements
An applicant will normally be considered for admission if they have achieved an educational level equivalent to an honours degree, preferably at 2:1 level, in advertising, marketing, communications, social sciences, art and design, or humanities subjects.
This educational level may be demonstrated by:
- Honours degree (named above);
- Possession of equivalent qualifications;
- Prior experiential learning, the outcome of which can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required;
- Or a combination of formal qualifications and experiential learning which, taken together, can be demonstrated to be equivalent to formal qualifications otherwise required.
APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning)
Applicants who do not meet these course entry requirements may still be considered in exceptional cases. The course team will consider each application that demonstrates additional strengths and alternative evidence. This might, for example, be demonstrated by:
- Related academic or work experience
- The quality of the personal statement
- A strong academic or other professional reference
- OR a combination of these factors
Each application will be considered on its own merit but we cannot guarantee an offer in each case.
Months of entry
September
Course content
MA Advertising is about the future of the advertising industry. With new technologies constantly emerging, audiences becoming increasingly active, and Ad fraud and Ad blocking changing the landscape, the industry needs new thinking. On this course, you will develop the skills, ideas and solutions needed to shape and define the future of advertising. This course is taught at London College of Communication, at Elephant and Castle, part of University of the Arts London (UAL).
What can you expect?
You will learn new ways of conducting research and apply new approaches such as practice-research, speculative design and design fictions. You will find new ways of understanding audiences, mapping user journeys and finding insights.
You will read, think, make and write. You'll engage with industry news and commentary as well as academic research and critical theory. You'll write short copy tweets, long copy ads, business reports and academic critiques. Exploring a range of technologies, you might make a film, print advertisement, augmented reality app or voice bot.
You will find and create new forms of content and content relationships fit for a complex future. You will understand how to push the boundaries of the brief, challenge the norms and discover the future.
In your final major project, you will bring all your learning together to develop and deliver an in-depth practical investigation into a contemporary industry issue identified by one of our industry partners.
You will deliver that project in a style and format fit for industry. You will research and write and make for industry. You will be an industry expert.
About London College of Communication
The communications sector is evolving fast. Through our world-leading community of teaching, research and industry partnerships, we enable our students to develop the critical, creative and technical excellence needed to succeed and to discover new possibilities and practices. Our Design, Media and Screen Schools produce experts and award-winners across virtual reality, journalism, photography, television and sound, graphic communication, games, design management – and more. The London College of Communication experience is all about learning by doing. Our students get their hands dirty and develop their skills through the exploration of our facilities and technical spaces. Students work on live briefs and commissions, with everything from independent start-ups and charities in Southwark, through to major global companies. Student designers, makers and innovators have worked with Nike, Penguin, the EU Commission, Colgate, Plan International, the National Trust, Nokia and Royal Mail, to name a few.
Please note this course is undergoing re-approval.
Information for international students
All classes are conducted in English. If English is not your first language, we strongly recommend you let us know your English language test score in your application. If you have booked a test or are awaiting your results, please indicate this in your application. When asked to upload a CV as part of your application, please include any information about your English test score.
IELTS 7.0 (or equivalent) is required, with a minimum of 6.0 in each of the four skills.
If your first language is not English, you can check you have achieved the correct IELTS level in English on the Language Requirements page.
Fees and funding
Learn more by visiting our funding page.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MA
- full time15 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Information Centre
- lcc.contact@arts.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)207 514 6599