Master’s Program
Build a portfolio, earn a master's degree, and launch your career in advertising, branding, or marketing, through our two-year, full-time master's program.
Creativity ignited.
Welcome to the school that teaches you to be more like yourself and less like everybody else.
Join the world’s best creative problem solvers.
The Brandcenter brings different ways of thinking together to create greater outcomes.
Master’s in Art Direction
Art Directors create and curate the visual expression of a brand.
Master’s in Copywriting
Copywriters craft words to tell stories that create ultimate impact.
Master’s in Creative Brand Management
Business-, people-, and leadership-savvy, Creative Brand Managers lead client and agency teams to accomplish business objectives through creative solutions.
Master’s in Experience Design
Experience Designers use the principles of human-centered design to develop digital products and physical experiences for brands. Please note, we are no longer accepting applications for XD.
Master’s in Strategy
Strategists use their powers of curiosity about people, culture, and brands to drive strategy for advertising and brand communications.
Executive Master’s Program
Our online Executive Master's program equips brand and integrated marketing professionals looking to expand their strategic chops with the brand building expertise they need to advance their careers.
Cannes Lions Festival Study Abroad Program
The Brandcenter Cannes Lions Festival Study Abroad Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Alumni Showcase
The work of our alumni speaks for itself.
But we’d still like to tell you about it.
Alumni ShowcaseEvery time I thought I knew what to expect from Brandcenter, it gave me something completely unexpected. And every time, it gave me exactly what I needed.
— Chrissy Boals (Art Direction, 2021)
Featured News
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Ad Age features work by Brandcenter students: Why tiny ads targeting rats are popping up all over New York City
February 27, 2025
A group of students at VCU Brandcenter are behind a series of tiny billboards running in New York with ads targeting New York’s biggest untapped audience segment: rats.
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From weird and wacky to sentimental and even salty, Brandcenter alum work shines in 2025 Super Bowl Ads
February 25, 2025
Over 30 alums worked on nearly 20 spots for brands including Michelob Ultra, Google, Ritz, Uber Eats, Little Caesars, Tubi, and Booking.com.
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Spotlighted by AdAge, three Brandcenter alums offer insight into their advertising work – and how Brandcenter helped shape them
February 20, 2025
Creative thinking and thick skin are among the attributes that Mark McColey, Ross Fletcher and Howard Finkelstein developed during their graduate studies.
Events
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Forum: Graham Douglas and Spencer LaVallee, Co-Founders & Creative Directors of Gus
March 21, 2025
Co-founders and creative directors of Gus, a 2024 Ad Age Agency of the Year, to present at Friday Forum.
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Forum: Jennifer Ekeleme (Creative Brand Management, 2011), VP of Multicultural Content and Audience Development / NHL
April 4, 2025
Jennifer Ekeleme is a brand intuitive and high vibe visionary who elevates creativity with wellness solutions that help individuals and businesses transform from the inside out.
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Admissions: Preview Day (with guest lecture from National Hockey League)
April 4, 2025
Preview Day is a limited-capacity event that allows prospective students to see what life is like as a Brandcenter student. During the…
BrandFam
Our people are everything.
Ella Gormanlove
Student, Art Direction, 2025
Graham Bartal
Student, Art Direction, 2025
Michael Chapman
Adjunct Professor, Creative, Creative Brand Management
Smera Dhal
Student, Art Direction, 2025