Post-Admission Requirements
Once you have been accepted, and have confirmed your offer, you may need to complete a further set of requirements related to your program (Post-Admission Requirements).
Fees
The 2020-2021 fee for two semesters is:
- domestic: $8,242.94
- international: $17,027.00
Fees are subject to change.
Fees by Semester
| Semester 1 | Domestic Fee | International Fee* |
| Total | $4,121.47 | $8,303.50 |
| Tuition | $3,595.63 | $7,777.66 |
| Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 | $469.89 |
| Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $55.95 | $55.95 |
| Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Co-op/Placement | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Semester 2 | Domestic Fee | International Fee* |
| Total | $4,121.47 | $8,303.50 |
| Tuition | $3,595.63 | $7,777.66 |
| Compulsory Ancillary Fee | $469.89 | $469.89 |
| Enhanced Student Experience Fee (Optional) | $55.95 | $55.95 |
| Program Ancillary Fee | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Co-op/Placement | $0.00 | $0.00 |
*Plus Mandatory Health Insurance fee once per academic year: Fall start - $420 Winter start - $280 Summer start - $140
Additional Costs
$500 – textbooks; $10 to $20 – print cards (each); cost for software (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) which can be purchased at significantly discounted educational prices.
Note: Macintosh is the industry standard, however, identical software can be purchased for PC. Humber Macintosh labs are available for students without computers.
Pathways
Pathways are academic routes that students can take to move from one credential to another.
How to Apply
Applications to Humber are made through ontariocolleges.ca. Be sure to submit your application by the equal consideration deadline of February 1. You may apply after February 1, however, post-February 1 applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis depending on the availability of the space in the program. To check program availability refer to the Campus/Availability listing on Humber's program pages or ontariocolleges.ca.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
If you’re an international student, you can apply directly to Humber via our International Centre.
If you define yourself as creative but can’t draw, Advertising Copywriting may be the right program for you. Not only that, you love to pursue creative writing and conceptual thinking, enjoy working in a high-intensity environment and are energized by collaborating with other creative minds.
Humber’s Advertising Copywriting graduate certificate program teaches the specialized skills necessary to create powerful and effective copy for all forms of printed advertising, radio and television commercials, web, mobile, and social media. Over two intense semesters, you will develop a wide variety of strategic, conceptual and practical skills. You will learn fundamental production, design and presentation skills, how to generate ideas in pictures and in words and how to focus your creativity using industry-standard techniques. You’ll also learn how to strategically engage with target audiences.
You will create portfolio samples with industry-standard software such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. Acquired skills will be demonstrated in a comprehensive portfolio of work which will be exhibited at a portfolio show at the end of the second semester.
You will hone your already excellent editing and proofreading skills and apply them not only to your own copywriting but eventually to that of your corporate clients.
Courses Program StandardsSemester 1
Semester 2
Upon successful completion of the program, a graduate will:
- Resolve advertising and marketing communications* challenges by developing creative copywriting solutions.
- Conceive, write, edit and defend advertising and promotional materials in compliance with Canadian legislation, industry standards and accepted business practices.
- Identify and select creative writing techniques relevant and applicable to various media
- Implement creative advertising and marketing communications* initiatives to support the proposed communications strategy.
- Analyze historical and current issues and emerging trends affecting advertising and marketing communications* to design effective creative campaigns and advertising and marketing communications* plans.
- Complete all work in a professional, ethical and timely manner.
Work Placement
Students will participate in a mandatory work placement which follows the last semester of study.
The Humber Advantage
This program is hosting an Information Session in January 2020.
BuildingF
BuildingF brings marketers and agencies together with advanced students from virtually any Humber program to produce strategic creative content and technology solutions. Instead of just being given a grade for assignments, students are provided with a chance to work with real clients, on actual accounts, receiving first-hand experience in the field.
The disciplines that can be accessed through BuildingF include anything found in a modern advertising, design or PR agency, including brand experience design, communications marketing, advertising design, writing, production, and much more.
Live Labs
Expert Faculty
Our dynamic and creative professors have extensive industry experience as creative directors, art directors and copywriters. They have large-size agency backgrounds up to 30 years of experience, and all have worked on major multinational brands.
Your Career
The average North American is exposed to close to 3,000 advertisements each day yet recalls only 12. To write memorable ads as a writer and conceptual thinker in the creative department of an advertising agency, you need specialized training in advertising copywriting.
Our graduates find positions at local and multinational advertising agencies, as well as direct response, pharmaceutical and digital agencies. Some of our graduates pursue in-house writing opportunities with large corporations or with municipal or provincial governments while others eventually go into business for themselves, enjoying the flexibility and variety of working as freelance or contract copywriters.
Related Programs
Journalism (Graduate Certificate)
Credential: Ontario Graduate Certificate
Length: 3 semesters
Public Relations (Graduate Certificate)
Credential: Ontario Graduate Certificate
Length: 2 semesters
Program Availability
| START DATE | LOCATION | STATUS | INTERNATIONAL STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Lakeshore | Open | Open |
Humber
Grad Spotlight: Ross Munro
Tue, January 21, 2020
Ross Munro graduated in 1986 from the Film & Television Production Program. We asked Ross about his journey from Humber student to filmmaker.
What are you doing now and what was your career path to get here?
After gaining valuable experience in all facets of film work, I decided to specialize in Screenwriting and, a few years after graduating, found myself writing and directing my first feature film "Brewster McGee" which was shot on 16mm black and white film. Over the next several years, I continued my filmmaking journey here in Vancouver with my documentary short "Broken Palace" as well as my most recent feature film "A Legacy of Whining" (which I also acted in). I have just completed (along with my Producer/wife Maria) our new documentary "European Tour '73".
Tell us some of your favourite Humber memories.
The memories that I cherish most from my time at Humber are of the many great friendships that I made with my fellow Humber film students and the amazing (and sometimes nerve wracking) moments we spent getting our film projects across the finish line in time!
Also, upon arriving at Humber College, I immediately found the offices of the campus newspaper "The Humber Voice" and became the film critic for the paper for the next three years. This allowed me to received a press pass to cover the Toronto International Film Festival which was enormously exciting ("Hey! Is that Roger Ebert getting on the elevator...!).
How did Humber help you get where you are now?
I think the best thing about studying film at Humber College was how well it prepared me for real life in the film world. Just like in the film business, we had to learn how to exist and get along within a group of fellow crew members and be able to respect and listen to each other's creative ideas and to balance and be productive amongst all the different personalities and viewpoints involved. Also, the course's expectation of having us learn all the different functions and duties in the film world gave us a very well-rounded and valuable opportunity for some incredible hands-on learning.
Share a tip for upcoming filmmakers.
I think it's important for potential filmmakers to get a solid understanding of their craft - whether it's going to film school or learning online or especially going to as many movies as possible - that's key. When I went to Humber, I used to jump on a bus downtown almost everyday after class and see as many movies as I could (they used to have a collection of very cool repertory movie houses that featured amazing film titles from North America and around the world!).
Also, I think it shouldn't be overlooked just how important it is for filmmakers to get out and meet as many like-minded individuals as possible (yes, that dreaded word "networking"!). Making a film is a social experiment at all times and you will need as many people pulling in the same direction as you as possible. Get out of your comfort zone and start being part of your chosen community! Help other filmmakers on their sets, support other filmmakers and creatives - the love will make its way back to you!
Watch the trailers for Ross's films "A Legacy of Whining" and "European Tour '73".
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