Advertising communication is the way organizations and
businesses reach the public through the media that touch all our
lives - radio, television, magazines, newspapers and electronic
publishing.
Advertising communication is creativity - copywriting, art
direction and producing commercials or ads.
Advertising communication is business - the way account managers
and creative talent work together in an advertising agency to
create commercials and ads that help sell the client’s products to
the target audience.
B.S. in Advertising Communication
Through the Bachelor of Science degree program in
Advertising Communication, students gain a thorough understanding
of the advertising industry. Students also learn how advertising
agencies function as creative businesses that work with clients to
reach a specific audience.
By the time they graduate, students will possess the knowledge
and skills needed to excel in various advertising-related
occupations, including advertising account executives, art
directors, copywriters, media buyers and planners.
Contact Information
For further information concerning St. John’s University
Advertising Communication degree program, please contact:
Dr. Frank Brady
Chair, Mass Communications,
Journalism, Television and Film
St. John’s University
Bent Hall 374
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Tel (718) 990-7339
Fax (718) 990-1836
bradyf@stjohns.edu
Prof. Thom McCarthy, M.B.A.
Director, Advertising
Communication
Bent Hall 213
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
Tel (718) 990-7399
Fax (718) 990-1836
mccartht@stjohns.edu
Undergraduate Admission
Contacts
Queens
Office of Admission
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY 11439
1 (888) 9STJOHNS
admissions@stjohns.edu
Staten Island
Office of Admission
St. John’s University
300 Howard Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
Tel (718) 390-4500
siadmhelp@stjohns.edu