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Red & Yellow Creative School of Business
Advanced Diploma in Marketing & Advertising Communications
- Cape Town, South Africa
Advanced Diploma
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
This 1-year full-time, on-campus advanced diploma is designed for ambitious individuals ready to launch or boost their careers in marketing, advertising, and brand communications. The programme blends strategic thinking and creative execution across modules in digital marketing, brand strategy, consumer behaviour, content creation, and media planning.
University of Johannesburg
MA in Marketing Communication (Research)
- Johannesburg, South Africa
MA
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
A dissertation on a theme from the field of Marketing Communication providing evidence of the critical sense and research capability of the candidate is required. A research article that is suitable for publication is also required.
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AAA School of Advertising
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CREATIVE BRAND COMMUNICATION
- Sandton, South Africa
BA
This degree will shape your creative mind. You’ll learn how to apply different techniques and methods to a problem in order to come up with a big idea and ultimately, a winning creative solution.
Pax College
NATIONAL N-DIPLOMA: MARKETING MANAGEMENT
- Durban, South Africa
Diploma
On-Campus
English
Pax College offers a recognised qualification in Marketing Management designed for vibrant, energetic, and well-spoken and a keen interest in marketing.
AAA School of Advertising
DIPLOMA IN MARKETING COMMUNICATION
- Sandton, South Africa
Diploma
English
Marketing is the practice of communicating, executing and facilitating an exchange of goods or services between companies and individuals and their customers.
AAA School of Advertising
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MARKETING COMMUNICATION
- Sandton, South Africa
BA
English
Marketing is the practice of communicating, executing and facilitating an exchange of goods or services between companies and individuals and their customers.
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Advertising in South Africa sits at the intersection of storytelling, consumer psychology, and commercial strategy, and a degree in this field puts you right in the middle of it. You'll study how brands communicate, how audiences respond, and how creative decisions translate into measurable results.
The learning environment fosters independent thinking and genuine curiosity about human behavior. Through applied coursework, you'll examine market research methods, media planning, copywriting, and visual communication principles. Modules in brand strategy teach you to position products across multiple platforms, while creative direction units develop your instinct for what makes a campaign resonate with a specific audience.
South Africa's advertising sector draws on a richly multicultural consumer base, giving you hands-on exposure to multilingual messaging and culturally nuanced storytelling, competencies that travel well internationally. Graduates move into roles as account managers, creative strategists, media planners, and brand consultants across agencies, in-house marketing teams, and consultancies worldwide. Whether you stay connected to the African continent or take your skills into global markets, the analytical and creative methods you develop here are widely valued across the industry.