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Advertising

Presentation

The ESAP Postgraduate Program in Advertising aims to prepare students for the current and future challenges of advertising communication, enabling them to act with creativity, strategy, and critical awareness in a constantly evolving sector. The program emphasizes the integration of practical and theoretical components, challenging students to develop real campaigns and projects that encourage experimentation and innovation.

Throughout the course, students will deepen their skills in strategic communication, creativity, media planning, and branding, with a particular focus on communication design as a tool to enhance visual and conceptual impact. Additionally, the program covers the latest trends in marketing and content creation for digital platforms, providing an up-to-date overview of the sector.

Intended for recent graduates and professionals in the fields of communication, arts, marketing, design, and other creative areas, the Postgraduate Program in Advertising fosters the development of a solid career path and the building of professional networks through seminars with industry experts. Alongside technical training, it encourages critical reflection on the social impact of advertising and design as practices with ethical and social responsibilities, preparing professionals for a constantly changing market.

In addition to the faculty members, the teaching staff of this postgraduate program includes a significant number of invited professionals with extensive experience in production across multiple contexts, as well as in film distribution and cultural management.

Curricular Structure

ACADEMIC AREAACRONYMMANDATORY CREDITSOPTIONAL CREDITS
Cinema and AudiovisualCAV42-
DesignDGN18-

Syllabus

espaçado

CURRICULAR UNITSACADEMIC AREATYPETOTALCONTACTCREDITS
Ad LabCAVS1250P:6012
CommunicationDGNS1200TP:306
StorytellingDGNS1150TP:306
Seminars ICAVS1150S:306
ProjectCAVS2250P:6012
Digital CommunicationDGNS2200TP:306
Visual CreativityCAVS2150TP:306
Seminars IICAVS2150S:306

Faculty

The teaching staff is composed of professionals with solid experience in various fields of communication and advertising, including creative advertising, strategic planning, creative direction, branding, and content production. This diversity ensures a training grounded in professional practice and shaped by a critical and up-to-date understanding of the sector.

Faculty: André Coelho, António Morais, Carlos Nascimento, Ivo Reis, João Crispim, Sónia Leitão.

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schedules and examinations

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