Advertising

Advertising

 

The VCU Advertising method is centered on professional practice, studio intensive coursework, and experimental collaboration in education. VCU Advertising is a professional training ground that prepares students to join the world community of media practitioners.

We’re located in Richmond, one of the most creative and lovely cities in America. Our facilities include extensive laboratories, studios, classrooms, and common areas with the latest hardware and software. The school is located in VCU’s Temple Building. The walls of Temple are covered with student work and with murals by noted artists Ed Trask, Chris Milk, and El Kamino. The VCU Brandcenter is located in the Mike Hughes Hall, designed by the award-winning architect Clive Wilkinson.

Coursework at VCU Advertising focuses on smart thinking and rigorous practice in creative and strategic advertising. Classes emphasize the attributes and transferable skills necessary to succeed in advertising and brand communications. Courses like Story, Curiousness, Empathy, CreateAThon, and Style demand that students produce contemporary and effective advertising. The undergraduate advertising program  stresses the professional traits that enable students to succeed throughout their careers and well into the future.

OVERVIEW


Undergraduate Programs >

No more than 40 credits in the major field can be counted toward the 120 credits needed to graduate. In addition, students must earn a total of 45 credits in…

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Graduate Programs >

The VCU School of Mass Communications serves as home to the Brandcenter, a nationally ranked graduate program in advertising, with tracks in art direction, copywriting, brand management, strategy and creative…

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Faculty >

Instructors provide office hours at the beginning of each semester. You may dial the office directly to speak to the faculty member or leave a voice message. You also may…

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Alumni >

The school’s advertising graduates go on to pursue exciting and rewarding careers in the advertising world – Our graduates work in agencies and companies across the country and even across…

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Students >

VCU Advertising students come from a variety of backgrounds and skill sets.

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