Creative Advertising (CAB)

A career in advertising means entering a world where creativity meets strategy, storytelling meets persuasion and art meets commerce. This two-year diploma program will help you develop the skills to enter this dynamic industry, while gaining hands-on experience with real clients. 

Each semester of the program offers a building-block process delivered by award-winning industry experts. In first semester, you will learn the fundamentals of advertising and how it fits within the wider of world of branding and marketing. You will then have an opportunity to specialize in one of two streams based on your career goals:

• Creative stream — learn the fundamentals skills for a creative career as an art director, copywriter, designer or content creator
• Business stream — explore marketing, branding and account management for a career as an account executive, project manager or strategic planner

• account management
• advertising
• art direction
• content creation
• copywriting
• design thinking
• interpersonal skills

You will have access to a diverse range of hands-on learning. During the program’s third semester, you will develop a strong portfolio you can use after graduation. In fourth semester, the creative and business streams work together to create an integrated advertising campaign — an approach that mimics the collaborative and cross-disciplinary nature of the modern advertising industry.

This unique structure allows you to develop key skills and gain relevant experience. In addition, you may also have the opportunity to participate in national and international contests, such as the D&AD New Blood Awards, the National Advertising Challenge and the Cannes Lions Awards.