跟媒體接軌的廣告行業作為一個競爭大、收益高的行業，越來越受到學生的青睞，赴美國留學讀廣告專業的學生也逐漸增多。打算留學美國學廣告的同學需要提前對美國廣告專業的設置以及課程內容做好詳細的了解，有助于申請并盡快進入角色：
美國廣告學課程內容：
綜合基礎課程：Advertising and Society，Writing for Media Professionals，Principles and Practices of Advertising，Advertising Campaigns 以下是任一方向的課程
管理方向(Management track concentration courses)：Account Planning;Interactive Marketing Communication;Advertising Media Planning and Buying ;Contemporary Mass Communication;Communication Theory;Ad Management; Communication Research;Problem Solving in Advertising
創造方向(Creative track concentration courses): Creating Broadcast Advertising;Contemporary Mass Communication;Ad Copy & Design (first semester);Advanced Art Direction;Advanced Copywriting;Portfolio Development I (second semester); Portfolio Development II (third semester)
研究方向(Thesis track concentration courses)：Contemporary Mass Communication;Communication Theory; Advertising Management;Communication Research; Advanced Communication Research for Thesis Track; Thesis Research for Thesis Track
美國廣告學分支專業：
Management Track：The management track will prepare students for careers in account management, media, account planning, or advertising research.
Creative Track：The creative track will prepare students for careers in art direction or copywriting.
Thesis Track：The thesis track will prepare students for careers in marketing research or education.
美國廣告學研究生職業前景：
就業方向：廣告設計人員，企劃人員，美術指導，，廣告客戶經理，廣告銷售策劃，資深寫得可以做到廣告創意總監等。
就業市場：廣告代理公司，傳媒業，或者組織機構的市場策劃，研究機構等。