Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising
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The Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising goes beyond skills and theory
We teach students how to ask questions and solve problems to prepare for a thriving career and shape the field. As the first advertising program in the country, we continue to innovate the curriculum. Our students benefit from cross-disciplinary partnerships across campus.
Degrees & Programs
Undergraduate Programs
BS Advertising
We teach students how to ask questions and solve problems to prepare for a thriving career and shape the field.
BS CS+Advertising
Develop computational and creative skills in this degree offered jointly by the Departments of Advertising and Computer Science.
Minors and Certificates
Graduate Programs
MS Advertising
Students gain access to a vast variety of faculty research, advertising theories, and many opportunities to explore their own research interests, culminating in a professional project or a thesis.
MS Strategic Brand Communication
Learn how to lead brands through this online program, which combines contemporary business management education with the latest in strategic integrated marketing, advertising, and multimedia communications.
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“ADV 175: Diversity in Advertising has had a significant influence on me. In class, we learn about the portrayal of minority groups in media. We discuss the stereotypes and harmful associations that are portrayed in media and reflect on how it affects those minority groups and the consequences of those effects.”
—Daniela Mejia, Class of 2025
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“My favorite part of the College of Media is the approachability of all the professors and TAs. I am happy to have professors on all sides of my education who are not only invested in what I am doing but interested in the trajectory of my career plans.”
—William Hohe, Class of 2025
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ICR and MS Advertising students present at the 2025 American Academy of Advertising conference.
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