MSc Advertising and Marketing Communications at Nottingham Trent University

The CIM-accredited MSc Advertising and Marketing Communications prepares students for agency or client-side careers, covering integrated marketing communications, campaign planning, data-driven insight, PR strategy, media planning, consumer psychology and marketing technologies. Students build a portfolio through live briefs and applied projects in copywriting, storytelling, storyboarding and campaign development. It is taught at Nottingham Business School, which holds Triple Crown accreditation.

Faculty: Nottingham Business School  |  Duration: One year full-time, or two years with a work placement (September starters)  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Principles of Marketing, Understanding The Customer Experience and Strategic Global Marketing, each delivered over a four-week block. Semester three includes a Consultancy Experience Project for a real business, and a residential trip opens the course. An optional placement year is available.

Career pathways

The course targets roles such as Account Manager and Campaign Manager. Graduates work as digital marketing executives, customer experience executives and social media and events executives, with employers including Asset TV, Fine and Country and Trinny London. Students can gain CIM qualifications and the CIM Employability Programme Award.

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