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Creative Advertising

The Creative Advertising major prepares you for creative and strategic roles in the dynamic advertising industry.

You’ll study communication and advertising theories and develop your practical skills through industry projects for real clients. You’ll also learn about copywriting, new media advertising, advertising planning and design.

This major develops your professional skills in communication, creative problem solving, teamwork, time management and leadership – transferable skills that are valuable in any career.

Career opportunities

Account executive, copywriter, creative director, account planner, art director, advertising designer.

Major (8)

For a major in Creative Advertising, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN140 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
DES105 Introductory Counselling Skills
CMN204 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
CMN213 Introduction to Social Work Practice Theories
CMN224 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
CMN226 Introductory Counselling Skills
DES211 What Makes Australia? History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond

PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN311 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
CMN312 Introduction to International Relations: An Australian Perspective

*Available to be studied online

Minor (4)

For a minor in Creative Advertising, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
CMN140 Global Environmental Politics
CMN204 Introduction to Psychology A
CMN224 Introduction to Psychology B
CMN226 Current Directions in Psychology

*Available to be studied online