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Help me choose a courseIntroduction to Advertising
How many advertisements did you see or hear today? Probably hundreds. With an advertising degree, you’ll learn how to make one that stands out.
Advertising is all about capturing people’s attention and using it to inspire action.
When you study advertising, you’ll learn to write and design content that appeals to the people you want to reach. Then you’ll discover how to use the media to spread your content to the masses.
Advertising is an urgent and exciting career path that you can begin today.
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Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications
UndergraduateGRF-MKT202
- Study method
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR required. Start with a subject.
UndergraduateUSA-MARK2033
- Study method
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR required. Start with a subject.
Online advertising degrees
Bachelor of Media and Communication with a Major in Advertising
UndergraduateSWI-MCA-DEG
Use your creativity to engage and influence today’s crowded marketplace
- Study method
- 100% online
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
Bachelor of Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
UndergraduateECU-MPR-DEG
A blended skillset of communication and creativity
- Study method
- 100% online
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
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Advertising study FAQs
What will I learn in an advertising course?
With an online advertising degree, you’ll learn how to design print and digital campaigns. You’ll understand how audiences interact with advertisements, and the role of the media in your campaign success. You could also learn industry skills, including how to work with clients and agencies.
After a different perspective on advertising? Learn even more with public relations courses and media and communications courses.
What is the difference between advertising and marketing in media communications?
Advertising and marketing are overlapping fields. When you study advertising courses, you’ll use your creativity to design an ad campaign. You’ll learn what makes a great advertisement, and where you should place it for the world to see. You could become a master in writing, layout, or both!
Marketing needs advertising, but they’re not the same. A marketing manager could be tasked with growing a business from the inside, using advertising as one part of their strategy to build audience numbers, boost sales, or establish presence—whatever the goal may be! You’ll develop skills like these with online marketing courses.
What career opportunities are available after completing an advertising course?
Whether you’re building your own business or working with a brand, online advertising courses will give you the tools for success. After completing a course, you could be the next:
Marketing manager
Advertising manager
Copywriter
Market researcher
Communications consultant
Graphic designer
Media planner
Digital marketing specialist
Have a career goal in mind? Share it with our student advisors, and they’ll talk you through the online advertising courses that’ll help you get there.
Can I study an advertising course part-time or full-time?
The choice is yours. Through Open Universities Australia, you can search for online advertising degrees that’ll fit into your schedule.
Short advertising courses can be completed in as little as 10 weeks, while a full degree can be completed full or part-time. Start exploring the short courses and advertising degrees that are available with leading unis through Open Universities Australia.
Are there opportunities for networking with professionals in the advertising industry in online study?
Absolutely. Most online advertising degrees are delivered by experts with experience in advertising and media. Your teachers can offer industry insights—so be sure to ask them questions while you learn!
Some courses will connect you with real-world advertising clients or send you on industry work placements.
You will also have the chance to connect with your classmates through virtual discussions, activities and group assessments. This can be the most valuable networking you do, because some will already work in the industry. Those that don’t could become the employers of tomorrow.
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