Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Advertising and Brand Management OIEG Group - Ravensbourne University London, UK

This award-winning course connects strategic thinking and design, investigating emerging practices at the intersection of advertising and branding. Driven by insights, our students develop impactful brand communication, social media content, and advertising campaigns. (BA Hons) Advertising and Brand Design will create opportunities to explore graphic design, strategy, branding, copywriting and art direction. Work with industry partners, brands, and emerging technologies and take your place within one of the most exciting sectors of the UK creative economy.

Why study this advertising and brand design degree?

• Be guided by industry professionals throughout your study
• Learn from the best and rub shoulders with mega brands
• Fantastic industry links. Tap into internship opportunities with Apple, Sky Creative Agency and Barclays 
• Boost employability in a large, diverse and ever-changing industry
• Upskill in pitching, team working and project management
• Explore cutting-edge digital and communication technologies 
• Develop a professional portfolio through a carefully structured learning journey

Become a brand storyteller

Our students ‘learn with industry’ engaging with professional practice throughout the course. In the last three years we have worked with global brands like Apple, Sky, Barclays Bank and The O2 and leading studios such as Moving Brands, Studio Blup, Kin+Carta and JKR. Most recently, we were privileged to work with Apple on an exhibition called Unsigned Stories, which is featured below. 

This advertising and branding degree investigates how visual stories are deployed to bring products and services to life. You examine diverse areas of marketing, branding and advertising, including: how to develop brand communication, social media content, marketing strategy and interactive experience. You will also learn to create graphic design communication for contemporary media platforms.

You will construct stories that connect strategically across print, social and online channels to engage audiences and influence perception. As well as exploring cutting-edge, such as apps, digital print, online media and mobile games, you will also examine traditional communication formats, like print-based media. This degree in advertising really will provide you with a solid grounding. 

Creative advertising, social media, digital technology, communication, storytelling and brand design are all prominent branches on the all-encompassing marketing tree. They are also decisive factors in what makes many contemporary companies successful and stand out from the crowd. As such, when you graduate with a BA honours degree in Advertising and Brand Design at Ravensbourne University London, you will not just be given a robust foundation to help you move into your chosen field of expertise. You will also boost your all-round employability, developing a diverse skill-set that is highly transferable.