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MA Advertising and Branding at Leeds Arts University

Leeds Arts University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This course is for practitioners looking to excel in brand management, creative direction, and digital strategy, and in so doing to further a career in agencies, corporate brands, or freelancing. With an emphasis on creativity, adaptability, and critical thinking skills, the course will appeal to recent graduates, early career professionals and creative professionals seeking a collaborative environment across the disciplines of advertising, branding and communication design.

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

With a curriculum built around the principles of creative problem-solving, you will develop skills in crafting brand narratives and designing impactful campaigns. We emphasise the importance of flexibility, adaptability and strategic insight, encouraging you to approach branding and advertising through its lens of problem-solving and innovation. The course combines specialist subject modules with transdisciplinary core modules in research methods and business shared with all MA students, taught across three teaching blocks per year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 UK honours degree or international equivalent, or a degree-equivalent postgraduate diploma/professional qualification; applicants with a degree in another discipline or relevant experience may be considered through Recognition of Prior Learning. Personal statement, one academic or creative-practitioner reference; no portfolio is required for this course. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no component below 5.5 (UKVI-approved centre).

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,200 a year (2026/27). Home full-time fee; part-time £5,100 per year over two years. Leeds Arts University BA graduates within three years pay £9,200 full-time / £4,600 part-time. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,900 a year (2026/27). International full-time fee; alumni rate £17,010. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://apply.leeds-art.ac.uk/

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