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SPECIALIST DIPLOMA ADVERTISING DESIGN

Where design is the end goal and strategic thinking is the start, the Specialist Diploma in Advertising Design is a course crafted for people who already have the design skills.

But want to take it to the next level by integrating the strategic aspects of marketing and advertising into design work. This provides them with invaluable strategic thinking skills, enabling them to analyse the market and strategise a plan before designing.

COURSE DURATION

TIME TABLE

PERKS

Part Time

30 months
(30 seats per class)

Weekdays
Saturdays

7.00pm to 10.00pm or
10.00am to 1.00pm

Allows you to work while studying

Full Time

22 months
(20 seats per class)

Weekdays
Saturdays

10.00am to 1.00pm or
12.00pm to 3.00pm or       3.00pm to 6.00pm

• Extra Tutorials
• Visit Industries, Talks or Workshop
• Smaller Classes

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Singaporean:

  1. Applicants are to be aged 16 or above when applying

  2. GCE 'O' Level with minimum 3 credits (C6) or equivalent

  3. GCE 'N' Level with minimum of C6 for English or equivalent

  4. Applicants not meeting the entry requirements will need to undergo an interview

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Another country:

With valid VISA

For more information for other countries, click here

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Jobs our student took after graduation

Artwork Planner, Creative Directors, Art Directors, Copywriter, Entrepreneur, Cinematographer, Project Designer, ..... many more

Modules

MODULES

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BRANDING

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CONVERGENCE IN ADVERTISING

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COPYWRITING

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DIGITAL MARKETING

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INNOVATIVE MARKETING

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TVC (CONCEPT + DEVELOPMENT)

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FEATURED TRAINERS

Kenji graduated with a distinction in Master of Design from Curtin University of Technology, Australia, in 2003 and received a year of professional packaging design training from Japan in 1991. Kenji has accumulated more than 10 years of professional teaching experience as a design educator and 20 years of relevant job experiences as a creative practitioner in the graphic design, branding, advertising, packaging, publishing and printing industries.

With Kenji’s passion in teaching, mentorship and engagement with his students over the last few years, he has personally nurtured and groomed many successful design practitioners and designpreneurs. many of his past students have won more than 80 local and international awards and recognition from Singapore, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom and America.

Trainers
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LECTURERS

Being industry players, active in their respective fields, our lecturers stay abreast with their fast-evolving industries and impart their most up-to-date knowledge to students. 

 

Featuring an array of award winners, from recipients of internationally acclaimed creative awards to honourable media accolades, our lecturers are well- versed in the do’s and don’ts in winning awards, and use only such lofty standards as benchmarks for their teaching.

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GLOBAL

We have an altruistic vision of exposing students all over world to all things creative, sans geographical boundaries.

 

From overseas trips to competitions, our students travel to New York, South Korea & Bali, etc. on an annual basis to learn from the best around the world.

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AWARDS-LAB

At Awards Lab, everyone’s a winner!

 

Even without bagging an award, it’s a boiler room where students are subjected to the rigours of a creative agency environment and the demands of producing award-winning work.

 

Awards or not, walk away with a winning portfolio.

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DO-GOOD

Love what you do so much?  Why not do projects and campaigns that will be running live and get paid through social enterprise Make The Change!

 

Through this school run a social enterprise, students can:

  • Make use of their design skills to help NGOs & other social enterprises

  • Take part in real projects for various companies

  • Guided by experienced industrial practitioners & getting paid 

  • Enhanced their portfolio with projects completed under make the change

By submitting your personal information, you agree to the retention of your particulars by MAD School for the use of reaching out to you for promotional and updates purposes. Your personal data may only be used and processed by MAD School or any of its related corporation for marketing purposes. MAD School, its related corporation(s) and any third parties acting on its/their behalf will treat this information confidentially and will not use your personal data for any purpose other than that for which it was originally collected. You have the rights to access and edit your personal data, which you may use by e-mail request to the administrator of MAD School.

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