Best advertising schools in the UK?

Not sure how they compare, but Falmouth University and Westherts College are well reputed.
They both offer a course in Art Direction/Copywriting, and have links with the advertising industry.
1-Falmouth University
http://www.falmouth.ac.uk/creativeadvertising
2-Westherts College
http://www.westherts.ac.uk

Goodluck.

I didn't know about these. Until now the most exciting one I found is ths one at London College of Communication.
http://www.lcc.arts.ac.uk/courses/marketing_advertising/ba_creative_ad...
But it's rather for Account Planners. Which in its way is great because it's the only one dedicated to this particular subject. What do you think about it?

Otherwise in my opinion it's amazing how the UK doesn't have a single undergraduate creative school like those in the US but still pretends to be one of the world's top creative nurseries.

No man, there are plenty of creative schools there,
but they're not solely dedicated to advertising, like VCA and Miami Ad School.
Tell me, do you have a BA in any subject?

I do have a BA in screenwriting. Now I want to go to an ad school and I'm making a shortlist.

Anyway, I got lucky yesterday. I found something that sounds cool. At least in theory. It's the Bucks University - http://www.bucks.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=7466. This finally sounds like real life stuff. I guess that's also why the infidel ad schools are so compelling - I guess they give you a very strong touch of the real life in what they do.
I'm very happy with my finding cause for me the UK has a whole lot more mojo than the US.

Still curious to know what's the top chioce among the UK ad schools for the guys in the industry.

Are you currently working in advertising?

That course is a BA. Do you wanna spend 3 more years at uni?
Why not opt for a Masters degree? It'll only take you ONE year.
(You can get accepted, even if you have a BA in a different major.)

The best advertising postgrad courses are:
1-MA Creative Advertising
http://www.falmouth.ac.uk/creativeadvertising
2-BTEC Art Direction/Copywriting
http://www.westherts.ac.uk
Both courses were recommended to me
by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising.

Hope I was of help.
I'm also considering studying advertising in London,
and thought of sharing the info I collected so far.

Yeah, MA is an option but it's not like when you study from the ground up. Especially if you don't already have a degree in the same discipline.
Still I sent an email with questions to Falmouth and got no answer. Maybe it'll turn out to be ok. Have to wait and see.

Where are you from btw?

Lebanon.
Say hi to Bucharest :)

Right away.
Say bonjour to Beirut:)

Hi, here's what I've found both on my own and with the help of me Lebanese brother present above:

Falmouth University

Westherts Univ.

Bucks Univ.

Leeds Univ.

Farnham Univ.

London College of Communication (rather for strategic planning but can also turn you into a bloody fit copywriter)

They have BA and/or MA programmes depending on your interest. However, even though people say Falmouth is the mother of all, it's located in Cornwall. Which makes it quite a burden to look for employment in an agency while you're still learning.

I don't know about Gloucester, never heard anything good or bad about it. And I don't know how you could gather impressions either. Personally I've read very carefully all programme descriptions then talked to the people in charge from the universities on the shortlist and then I drew a line.

Hope this will help.

I studied at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University several years ago. Great industry links with at least 2, 2 week placements in top agencies in London which helps greatly. They also do a lot of workshops with London agencies in the second year where you get crits from ex students who are working in agencies and even the CDs. The location of the uni is pretty shite but the course and lecturers were spot on.

I think about 95% of my class got jobs within a year

watford

hey kakaolu,

any luck for the ad school? I'm currently researching for advertising school in UK and came across this forum..LCC was one of my choice and Falmouth too...how's your progress?

hello there,
i found this forum through my search, i was wondering if someone could help me im in a dilemma here,
whats the best advertising M.A. in the UK?im turning 30 soon is it too late for the M.A.?i have a B.A. in advertising and P.R., with one a half year of advertising experience and 3 years of account managment in a printhouse.so i need advice
Thank You

Looking at advertising courses i came across advertising and brand management at staffordshire university. Can anyone provide me any information on this course...ratings ect? cheers guys

well i went to southampton and that was pretty good, but within the industry bucks and watford seem to be the most respected. Anyway you cant really teach creativity, better to go somewhere where you will get great advice on art direction/copywriting etc. Lots of courses are also obsessed with print and tv, make sure you go somewhere that will teach you all media platforms.

also you can do the miami ad school in london - its situated in the saatchi and saatchi building and is a two year course. tho i dont think you get a degree out of it.

hi me from india.i am planning to join miami ad school how is it????

the miami school you have study abroad at the one of the six bases closest being madrid furthest being miami. You cant study at london in first year... I am looking to start but cant get loans to go :( because the credit crunch has hit america hard so they are reluctant to give loans epsecially to international students. Unfair huh..? I'm so up for it looking for company for the loan anyone know any that provide for abroad study? student finance direct only do uk.

hey guys the falmouth and westherts institutes that have been mentioned in the above posts are they feasible options for foreign students. [PS: i am frm India]

they do look good as far as the course specialisation is considered and I might seriously be thinking about enrolling in one of them for my PG. Are they accredited to any University?

thanks again for the info ...

Hi there,I look for advertising M.A too.Have you heard about department of advertising,retailing and public relation from MSU(michigan state university)?
they are planning to have the same campus in Dubai...
does anyone have any Idea?

Hey, i think I can also recommend some of Good design schools in Uk, infact these are online schools which will make the study part more simple for you.

Chk few of them @ http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/graphic-design-schools/

hi i want to take a training course in advertising, i finished my degree but just want to take a course thats probably for 6 months.
something like this but this ones in malaysia

http://www.95percent.com.my/

if anyone knows of any in nottingham or leicester like a training camp for advertising or something please post a comment on this page thanks

Hi, i am also interested in masters in advertising in the UK.
IS leeds university better compare to falmouth?
Its quite difficult to get the right uni for postgraduate course until you are already in there...

suggestion pls

Hi All,

I'm confused about something. No one ever mentioned Manchester Metropolia University. They have a couple of advertising courses. Are they any good? Is this university also good?
I saw the International Creative Advertising Msc.

Please leave your comments.

Thank you.

Hi,
I have also came across the advertising course provided by MMu in manchester. And also leeds.
Could someone give us some suggestion . The ranking from Leeds on that particular is higher than MMu though.

Comments pls

hi I want to be in the creative team when i get into an ad agency, which design school do you think i should join to make those awesome print ads we see here in this site ;) propably a PG will do or atleast some design school where i can learn designing in depth... please help :(((( meeeeeee

i went through the coursework of london school of communication i think for creative westheart or fallmouth sounds perfect do we know anyother goood colleges for art direction / creative advertising. pleaase let me know my name is pratik my email is pratikbhabhalia@gmail.com

Hi, im interested in studying Advertising and Brand Management but have found that it is only available with Stafordshire (Stoke campus), UCCA (Farnham) and Manchester..does anyone reccomend any of these or know of any other uni's that have this course on offer?

Leeds College of Art and Design have a Foundation Degree course that lasts two years with the option to do a third year to make it BA Hons degree. Leeds and Glocestershire are known to have the best creative advertising courses that will actually set you up for the real world and they make you think for yourself and turn you into creative people with original ideas as opposed to the rest of them where pretty much all the students produce the same mediocre work because they were told what to do. Leeds has the most connections in the industry and the majority of students go on to get jobs as copywriters and art directors.

anyone who knows more about Glocestershire advertising university course?

Birmingham City University

Ba(hons) Visual Communication

They do major in Advertising. They have quite the people there. People who taught Trevor Beattie etc.

regards

any post grad courses in advertising , particularly cleint servicing, account planning.
especially in uk???

Hi, I am on the MSC creative advertising in MMU it is good go for it

i have an offer letter from winchester school of art university of southampton for advertising design management i m just wondering how good is it? please please if u have ne info please let me know

I have recieved an offer from LCC for undergraduate advertising and marketing.

I had signed up for this course believeing that LCC is a good university but all of a sudden I am unsure.

Is this a good university to graduate from?

Will it offer me a high chance of getting a job after I graduate?

Thank You

how come the course at west herts is for less than 3,000 punds?
when all other courses are a minimum of 8,000.
am i missing something?

anyone who could help me find post graduate courses for account planning and client servicing in particular. am looking out for schools in UK??

I have a 5 and half months experience in healthcare advertising as an account executive.

Thanks,

Didn't they shut down this course? (BA Marketing and Advertising at LCC)

Wow, at first I felt I might've been able to add something to this thread but seems like everyones mentioned most of the best places to study in the UK when it comes to creative advertising. The obvious choice is in London but Falmouth seems to be bandied around a lot when I speak to students about advertising courses.

GUYS:

A heads-up here. M.A., was it Famouth ot Westherts, I forget. During 2006, They were willing to accept me JUST on my work experience credentials as an advertiisng writer, in India and the Middle East for 18 plus years.

Wan't to know my highest qualification? High School.

Wan't to know why I explored doing a higher study program? Competition from young, smart guys and gals warmed with a UK or US degree.

(Sigh) that's life.

P.S.
never got to do that M.A. As we used in the land of black gold, "Maafi Fuloos", or in plain Englisg, no money: about 14,000 UK pounds.

In Edinburgh, Napier University's MSc in Creative Advertising course is apparently quite good. I'm told by a former student there that 50% of the workload is academic which is a real bummer when you just wanna create! The fact that Westhert's College isn't an MA/MSc means for less focus on academic stuff which I'm sure a lot of creatives will be pleased with!

Are there any Central London courses specialising in postgrad courses in creative advertising? Please advise.

Wow, i like this post. I am also considering about this topic. Thank you all lot! I like Falmouth.

I may as well have my input here... for anyone who checks out this thread in the future...

Caroline Pay went to Watford (West Herts) - she went on to spend time at BBH, Mother and most recently become CD at Karmarama.

Leon Jaume went to Watford - he is now executive CD at WCRS.

Duncan Marshall went to Watford - he is now CD at Droga5, one of the most innovative agencies in the world at the moment, picking up two black pencils at last years D&Ad awards.

Danny Brooke-Taylor went to Watford - after some time at TBWA Manchester, he is now CD at MCBD, another of London's biggest agencies.

A team who recently graduated from Watford went on to write compare the meerkat - a mere 3 months after graduating! Take that as you will...

In short, Watford has a record for developing top notch creatives. Around 300 people apply each year for only 25 or so places. It's tough to get on, but I imagine it's worth it. For more info visit www.tonycullingham.com

im an indian resident..I wana do my PG in advertising from uk...plz suggest me the best university , along with the procedure for its admission with details scholarship,hostel system,with educational facilties.. do rply my email id : peppy_pranju@yahoo.in

Hi am Valerie from Indonesia. I got accepted in both Leeds and Bournemouth University majored in advertising and communication. Which one is the best in the business and has good reputation in the UK as after graduating I would like to find a job there or probably other European countries. Looking forward for your suggestions. Thanx a million. Or if it is possible pls reply to psychovalogy@yahoo.com

wow...all your comments are really going to help me out. I am just about to finish my undergrad studies in Advertising and Broadcast media, and I am currently searching for a University in the UK that offers a Masters Program on Both. does anyone have any info on this??

I am Winnie from Kenya :-)

Hello there.

I am currently studying the fd/ba creative advertising degree at Leeds college of art. Which I enjoy. But I'd like to do a masters, to specifically target a more intense design and advertising learning.

I saw the falmouth MA, but I'm worried it's pretty much what I learn on my degree now. So I'm worried that if I do an advertising design/creative advertising masters, that it'd be money wasted.

I 'think' I want to be a creative, but I wonder if a more marketing based masters might just help me get a job (more rounded knowledge if you know what I mean.

Help! ha

Lauren x

Hi there,

i am interested in advertising research (masters degree) and wondering which Uni offers some courses in this direction. I found some, offering marketing communication programmes which includes marketing/advertising research but very seldom.

do you know about something?

cheers

Denise

im planning on doing my masters in advertising. im from india. i did my bachelors in mass media. im confused bout creative or more of account planning an dclient servicing.
for creative i fell in love with falmouth. but is it just the looks and the hteory or is it really good enough to guarantee you a job in advertising in london or other european countries.
i wanna know the best college to do this course if i want an assured job with a good ad agency right after i finish the course.
which college is most industry approved and has the most contacts and will be utmost help and advantage totheir students in everyway.
i need to know views on this asap since i want to apply without wastin gany further time.
my email id is nishrinpatanwala@hotmail.com
please get back to me.
itll be of great help.
thank you

Hi all,

I am a b-tech graduate with 3 years of work experience in IT. But am interested strongly to change my career line with masters in advertisment and public relations.
Please guide me about the same..for the best university or college(s) in advertisment + PR..am interested in both creativity+ communications (or convincing skills).

regards,
sachu (india)

Pls reply me at:
sachu.gandotra@gmail.com
thanks!

Has anyone considered Goldsmiths in London? I'm not very well researched, but several friends from London told me about it.

i had gone through many colleges and finally deciding to go to edinberg napier university scotland
it offers masters in advertising

Why don’t you all think about online learning? Most online advertising schools offer bachelor degree programs which require 3-4 years of study and can be completed conveniently at your own pace and according to your own schedule. Some advertising online schools also offer accelerated programs, enabling the learner to complete the course within a shorter period of time.

Bucks Ad School all the way.

Hola amigos,

I'm a Spanish student and I'm looking for a Creative Advertising master's degree program. It's really important that it be in London or very close to the city. Do you know of any programs there?

Thanks!!

There are number of Advertisement schools all over the world. These are teaching the creative way of making the advertisement. The advertisement comes out of the mind. They are making our brain inclined to the creativity. I liked the advertisement of the
Hostel Cartagena.

Hi...THANX for wonderful comments!!

I would like to have some advice about PG in advertising! in UK. I'm planing to start my PG in advertising @ bucks-new uni..Is there anyone who is doing the course or finished the course...or anyone could advice me on this....plz tell whether this is good when it comes to finding a job in London. also I am from Asia & would it be a problem to find a job after completing the studies in the UK?
what about other uni s for PG in advertising closer to London?

THANX!!!!!!

Could you help me.. I just finished my Diploma of Advertising and I'm looking for a Bachelor/ Undergraduate of Advertising in Northern England.. does any body know where can i find the best Univ. in that area??

Thanks

Hi
I'm currently working for a marketing agency as a marketing co-ordinater but i desperately want to go into copywriting. Wondered what would be my best route? as i waould ideally like to go to an ad school or something but i'm just not to sure.
Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

Hey, i have been a copywriter for about a year and a half now and its been pretty greats. I am however looking fro ways to get better, what do you recommend, are there programes i can enroll in. I'm thinking of West Herts diploma in copywriting. what do you guys think? Are there other shorter but effective programmes (6 months) need help ASAP

Creative Advertising at University of Lincoln is the place to be, past graduates are among the most successful creative teams within London.

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