Advanced college diploma advertising and marketing communications management in Algonquin college ottawa

This three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma program provides students with opportunities to develop skills in the conceptualizing, copywriting, layout, production and media selection required for planning, creating and implementing marketing communications. Students learn the place of advertising in the marketing mix while practicing their creative and client-service skills in workshops and with the Algonquin Times, the student newspaper, student magazine and the student-run advertising agency. Macintosh computers are used extensively. The program concludes with six weeks of on-the-job field work.

Official transcripts, Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent or Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate or General Educational Development (GED) certificate, English: Grade 12 or equivalent with a grade of 70% or higher, Mathematics: Grade 11 or equivalent, IELTS-6.5, TOEFL-IBT: 88 (with the minimum of 22 in each component: Reading 22; Listening: 22; Speaking: 22; Writing: 22)

Graduates may find employment in the creative and client-service roles in advertising agencies. They may also work in any organization, regardless of industry, that has a marketing, communications, media or promotions department. Opportunities and roles exist in advertising, events, PR, digital, social media, promotions, sales and media fields.

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