Join this award-winning course and connect strategic thinking and design, investigating emerging practices at the intersection of advertising and branding.
Why study this degree?
You will engage with branding, design and advertising industry professionals through live briefs, studio visits, portfolio reviews, workshops and mentorship. In the past few years, students have collaborated with global brands including Sky, Innocent and Kopparberg, as well as leading agencies such as Uncommon, DNCO, Neverland, Accept & Proceed and JKR.
Integrated Foundation Year
With the Integrated Foundation Year on this course, you will be first introduced to the fundamental principles of design. Your foundation year gives you the time, space and support to explore your strengths, build confidence and prepare for the demands of project-based, industry-focused learning. Modules are as follows:
Module 1: Diagnostic exploration - making informed choices
Module 2: Technical - Technical knowledge in practice
Module 3: Specialist - Innovating specialist practice
Module 4: Integration - Integrated practice for progression to Higher Education
After you have completed your Integrated Foundation Year, you will study the following:
Year 1
Year 1 introduces you to the world of branding and advertising, developing the core strategic, creative, and technical skills that underpin the industry. You'll be introduced to historical contexts, emerging practice, core principles, concepts, and practices that underpin contemporary brand communication, while gaining confidence in generating ideas and solving problems.
Modules may include:
Rave Beginnings
Creative Thinking & Process
Fundamentals of Practice
Strategy, Brand Building & Communication
Campaign Communication
Employability & Professionalism
Year 2
In your second year, you'll explore and challenge industry conventions, collaborating with students across the Department of Design Practice. You'll choose from modules focusing on audience interaction & behaviours, emerging technologies, content creation & storytelling, digital and physical interactions, and immersive brand building.
With support from Ravensbourne's careers team, you'll also have the chance to secure a work-based learning opportunity. Previous industry partners include Sky, Barclays, JKR, Concept Kicks, Uncommon Creative Studio, and more.
Modules may include:
Immersive Worlds
Preparing for Industry
Audience Insight and Storytelling
Design Studio
Innovation Sprints
Live & Work-based Learning
Year 3
In your final year you will deepen your focus on your chosen area within branding and advertising, creating ambitious, purpose-led projects that demonstrate your creative strengths and strategic thinking. Alongside a self-defined project, industry collaborations and global competition briefs, you'll build a professional portfolio for a career in the branding and advertising industries.
Modules may include:
Industry Collaboration
Situating Practice
Competition Briefs
Professional Practice Futures
Major Project
All modules are subject to revalidation.
Study our Advertising and Brand Design course and take your place within one of the most exciting sectors of the UK creative economy.
You'll explore branding & identity design, copywriting & creative strategy, campaign development, social media content creation and strategy, team-working & project management and interaction design. For more information, please visit the course page on our website.
You will be continually assessed through various methods including portfolio submissions, written and practical assignments, peer review, and presentations to industry professionals. Each module has a Formative and a Summative assessment point, where feedback and advice are provided to develop and complete projects and a final grade is awarded. For more information, please visit our website.
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Ravensbourne University London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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What does this TEF outcome mean?
The following entry points are available for this course:
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 5.5 | IELTS: 5.5 overall with 5.5 in each component of the test. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 72 | TOEFL iBT: 72 points overall including minimum Reading 18, Listening 17, Speaking 20, Writing 17. We cannot accept TOEFL iBT Home Edition test. All tests must be taken in person at a test centre. |
| PTE Academic | 59 | PTE Academic or SELT: 59 overall with minimum 59 in each component of the test. |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College London B2 SELT ISE II: Pass overall with Pass in each component of the test. |
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Fees for UK, Republic of Ireland, and Channel Islands students are subject to increase for subsequent years of enrolment to the maximum capped level set by the UK Government (currently £9,790).
Fees for EU and International students will be subject to an inflationary-linked rise for subsequent years of enrolment.
Email:clearing@rave.ac.uk
Phone:020 3040 3991
Clearing places are still available and it's really easy to apply.
To apply, please call our clearing hotline on 020 3040 3991, or complete our online application form.
Email:admissions@rave.ac.uk
Phone:020 3040 3998
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