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Creative and strategic communication designed to persuade.
Typical courses
✓Principles of Advertising
✓Copywriting
✓Consumer Behavior
✓Media Planning & Buying
✓Creative Strategy & Campaign Development
✓Advertising Design
Skills you'll build
Creative concept developmentCopywriting and persuasive messagingCampaign strategy and media planningUnderstanding consumer psychologyBuilding and presenting a creative portfolioBasic design and visual communicationData-informed creative decision-making
Good fit if you...
★Enjoys combining creative ideas with strategic thinking
★Likes pitching and defending creative concepts
★Interested in branding, media, and consumer psychology
★Comfortable building a portfolio of original work
Understanding customers and communicating value to them.
Typical courses
✓Principles of Marketing
✓Consumer Behavior
✓Marketing Research
✓Digital & Social Media Marketing
✓Branding & Positioning
✓Marketing Analytics
Skills you'll build
Market research and consumer analysisCampaign planning and executionData analytics for marketing decisionsPersuasive writing and storytellingDigital marketing tools and platformsCreative and strategic thinking togetherPresenting to and persuading an audience
Good fit if you...
★Curious about why people buy what they buy
★Enjoys mixing creative work with data and strategy
★Comfortable presenting and pitching ideas
★Interested in branding, media, or digital platforms
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