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Advertising Major  
MAAADJ 
Y03 BACHELOR OF ARTS/BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 
 

 

Advertising is a discipline which combines art, science, strategy and communications practice.  It has potential applications far wider than simply employment in an advertising agency.  Advertising focuses on "controlled communications", where the content and the delivery-mode are both paid for by the client.  The degree can include elements of production, marketing, public relations, visual arts, communications research and interactive multi-media to develop and showcase the strengths of individual students.  Advertising is a critical component of integrated marketing communications in a business environment where it is communications (rather than accountancy) which has become the cornerstone of many successful corporate careers.

 

Edith Cowan University's advertising degree is accredited by the International Advertising Association (IAA) and addresses advertising as a communication specialism, rather than as a sub-section of a marketing plan.

 
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity
Students may commence Level Two units of their Major in the first and second semesters of enrolment.
 
Select 60 credit points (4 units) from the following:
ADV2105 Consumer Behaviour 15
ADV2107 Strategic Branding 15
ADV2120 Advertising Management 15
CMM2116 Foundations of Advertising 15
CMM2120 Integrated Marketing Communications 15
 
Plus 60 credit points (4 units) from the following:
ADV3102 Creative Strategy: Process and Execution 15
ADV3111 The Business of Publishing 15
ADV3112 International Advertising 15
ADV3406 Media Buying and Planning 15
CMM3104 Professional Placement 1 15
CMM3108 Independent Study Unit * 15
CMM3120 Current Issues in Marketing Communications * 15
CMM3121 Communication Research 15
 
* Students must have 70% course weighted average to study this unit.
 
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES
It is recommended that students intending to study the Advertising Major complete some of the following Foundation Program elective units. Please note that MKT1600 (Marketing Principles and Practices) is a compulsory unit for the Advertising Major.
 
CMM1104 Writing for the Media 15
CMM1107 Creative Thinking 15
CMM1114 Professional Communication 15
MKT1600 Marketing Principles&Practices * 15
 
 
 
 
* MKT1600 must be completed as a Foundation elective.
 

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/31/2010 VET: 3/31/2010