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Online Bachelor of Arts in Advertising


At SCAD, online advertising coursework parallels professional practice and often involves real clients. Collaboration with students in writing, illustration, photography, graphic design and other SCAD programs creates a model of interaction common in the advertising profession. Online courses in creative copywriting, strategic planning, business and integrated brand marketing round out a curriculum that produces graduates with superior capabilities and potential. SCAD eLearning students learn the most current and progressive advertising principles and practices, and graduate with a portfolio that is leading edge.

Online B.A. Degree
Visual Communication Concentration in Advertising

   

Core curriculum


Foundation studies 25 hours
DRAW
100
Drawing I: Form and Space
DRAW
101
Drawing II: Composition and Media
DSGN
100
Design I: Elements and Organization
DSGN
101
Color: Theory and Application
 
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Studio Elective





General education 90 hours
ARTH
100
Survey of Western Art I
ARTH
110
Survey of Western Art II
ARTH
207
20th-century Art
CMPA
100
Survey of Computer Art Applications*
CMPA
110
Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications*
COMM
105
Speech and Public Speaking
ENGL

123

Composition
PHIL
301
Aesthetics


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ARLH/ARTH Elective


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ARLH/ARTH Elective


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ENGL Elective


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ENGL Elective


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General Education Elective†


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General Education Elective†


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General Education Elective†


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Natural Sciences/Mathematics†


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Natural Sciences/Mathematics†


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Social/Behavioral Sciences†


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Social/Behavioral Sciences†

Concentration

45 hours
ADVE
130
Introduction to Advertising Design
ADVE

204

Creative Copywriting
ADVE
207
Fundamentals of Typography for Advertising Designers§
ADVE
210
Understanding Client Objectives
ADVE
300
Digital Production Skills for Advertising Designers§
ADVE
304
Art Direction I
ADVE
321
Copywriting for Print
ADVE
323
Advertising Design and Typography
GRDS
205
Typography I‡
GRDS
243
Digital Page and Web Graphics§


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ADVE Elective





Additional electives

20 hours


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Free Elective


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Free Elective


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Free Elective


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Free Elective





Total course of study

180 hours



* Choose one of these two courses.
† Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements.
‡ Choose one of these two courses.
§ Choose one of these two courses.
Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses.
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    E-mail

    Atlanta

    scadatl@scad.edu

    Hong Kong

    admission_hk@scad.edu

    Savannah, eLearning

    admission@scad.edu

    Phone

  • Atlanta
    404.253.2700 or 877.722.3285
  • Hong Kong
    852.2253.8000
  • Savannah, eLearning
    800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100
  • Mailing

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