Get a head-start on a successful job in Advertising
Get a great job in the highly sought-after world of advertising after only 12 months of study. Our industry leading creative advertising course leads to career paths including:
Career paths in advertising include:
- Account Manager
- Media Planner
- Brand Strategist
- Agency Producer
- Art Director
- Copywriter
- Digital Producer
- Social Media Marketer
What you will learn in our Advertising Course
Our highly regarded Diploma of Advertising is a vocationally oriented course for those wanting to step into a successful career in the advertising industry. It also offers students who have previously studied business, graphic design or writing an opportunity to specialise their skills and launch their advertising careers.
This advertising course covers all aspects of contemporary advertising across three major areas: creative problem-solving and digital production, account management and media planning, and market research and marketing.
You’ll learn how Advertising agencies and other affiliated creative businesses are structured and run. You’ll gain project-based experience in the creative process, the production requirements for print, broadcast and social media, and in marketing and media. To round out your studies you’ll also be given working knowledge about PR, legal and ethical issues relevant to the industry.
Valuable real-world experience
During your final trimester of the advertising diploma, you’ll put your knowledge into practice through our industry recognised internship placement program. Here you’ll gain hands-on work experience, develop your own list of professional contacts and be completely job-savvy before you’ve even graduated.
At the end of the year you’ll have a full portfolio of work including print ads, radio and television commercials, social media projects and marketing and media reports.
You’ll be in the best possible position to get that dream job in advertising in Sydney right after graduation – all in just one year, right here at Macleay.
| Course Code | H5AA |
| Course Duration | 1 year Full-Time- equates to 3 days per week at Macleay College, 12 to 16 hours face to face with your teachers. 4 units per trimester. 2 years Part-Time – equates to 1-2 days per week at Macleay College, 6 to 12 hours face to face with your teachers. 2-3 units per trimester. |
| Location | Sydney Campus |
| Start Months | 2013 – February, May, September |
| University Pathways | Southern Cross University – Bachelor of Arts Diploma of Advertising graduates have an automatic pathway into this Bachelor of Arts degree. In order to gain the correct number of units, applicants must also concurrently do an Advanced Diploma of Communications through Macleay College. The end result is 3 qualifications in just 2 years of study. |
Macleay College’s Diploma of Advertising is run over 12 months or three trimesters. Fees are charged on a trimester basis. The tuition fee per trimester is $8,200. The total fee for this diploma is $24,600. Fees can be paid in full to Macleay College, or students can have their fees paid through the FEE-HELP Tuition Assistance Scheme or via a combination of both.
FEE-HELP
Macleay College is an approved higher education provider for FEE-HELP, the government loan scheme that assists eligible students to pay their tuition fees. To be eligible for FEE-HELP, including for our advertising courses in Sydney, you must meet citizenship and residency requirements. A 25% loan fee applies for FEE-HELP loans for undergraduate courses of study. The loan fee does not count towards your FEE-HELP limit.
Fee-paying Students
Fee-paying students may choose to use Eftpos, Direct Deposit or Credit Card. Visa, Master, American Express and Diners Club cards are all accepted.
Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
The Australian Government also provides assistance to higher education students enrolled in studies in Australia and who wish to complete part of their studies in an overseas country. This assistance is through the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP).
A refundable $300 deposit will reserve your place in your preferred course. In the case fee-paying students, it can be used as a part contribution to your first instalment.
See the Australian Government Study Assist website which provides a one-stop-shop for all your questions about assistance available to help finance your tertiary study of advertising.
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Who is eligible?
Admission to a Macleay College course is open to:
- Students currently sitting for or recently completed the Higher School Certificate or equivalent
- Graduates who want to add a professional qualification to their degree
- Individuals looking for a change or re-orientation to their career
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