Communication, Advertising & Public Relations

Why choose this course?

If you like to get your message across then a career in communications could be for you. This creative and business focused course gives you an excellent understanding of communication, advertising and public relations principles, as well as the chance to work with real clients on creative briefs through our communications management consultancy. You'll also get the chance to undertake an industry work placement, which gives you valuable work experience and a portfolio of work that you can use to impress potential employers.

We offer the longest running and most successful communication, advertising and public relations course in Scotland. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM); making us the only dual accredited course in Scotland. We also have excellent links with The British Association of Communicators in Business (CiB). This means that you'll gain an industry recognised qualification as well as a degree. We have a proven track record of high graduate employment within all aspects of the professional communication industries.

Skills

This course develops your confidence in presenting work and ideas to your peers and professionals in the industry. You'll develop your skills to work both on your own and as part of a team, as well as gain transferable skills and a wider knowledge of the communication industry.

Career Prospects

As a UK Top 10 University for Graduate Employability (HESA 2009) and Graduate Prospects (The Independent and The Times University Guides for 2009), we can offer you a valuable head-start in your chosen career

We have excellent graduate employment rates and you'll benefit from our reputation in the industry. You'll graduate with the relevant skills to enter the main communication industries, including:

• advertising



• corporate or organisational communications



• marketing



• public relations



• brand and reputation management



• internal communication



• event management.