Postgraduate

School of Creativity

Mechelen

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From student to conceptual creative thinker 

  • We believe creativity drives progress — for brands, businesses, and society.
  • We train people to become (better) creative thinkers in an ever-changing world, bringing the tools and the skills to succeed in the creative industry.
  • Creative thinking isn’t a mysterious talent. It’s a skill you develop through focus, feedback, and deliberate practice.
  • You learn how to turn strategic insights into powerful concepts that stand out and make impact.
  • Throughout the year, you work on real briefs for real brands and organisations facing real economic and communication challenges.
  • You’ll be coached by industry professionals who push you, challenge you, and equip you with creative methods that make conceptual thinking second nature.
  • By the end of the year, you’ll walk away with a portfolio packed with strong concepts and bold ideas - your entry ticket to exciting roles in the creative industry.
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School of Creativity

  • You get: (1) a 26-week programme of inspiration sessions, workshops, creative practice, and personal coaching. (2) A 10-week creative internship with personal coaching from creative directors and senior creatives from the creative industry. (3) A creative portfolio that will be exhibited during the School of Creativity Graduation Night.
  • Take your creative mind to the next level by learning the art of refining your ideas to create witty and effective concepts.
  • You will learn how to come up with creative and innovative solutions based on real briefings.
  • You will learn how to translate creative concepts into campaigns and how to write and visualize meaningful brand stories.
  • We focus on practical training and your professional portfolio is your graduation project. No exams, no study work. We prioritize getting inspired by top talent and putting your knowledge into practice. Learning by doing is our motto.
  • This is a one-year full-time programme.

Practical information

  • Duration

    1 year

  • Credits

    60

  • Where

    On campus

Programme

For many students, the School of Creativity will feel like diving in the deep end of the creative pool. We will prepare you with everything you need to make it a great year. There are different modules on which the program is structured: 

  • Conceptual Creative Thinking | The Theory | The first six weeks of your programme lay the foundation of your education. You don’t learn to be creative. You become it. Through techniques and an immersion in strong creative work, you adopt a new way of thinking. Inspiration sessions and workshops alternate. But you consistently work on real client briefings.
  • Conceptual Creative Thinking | The Practise & Portfolio | For 12 weeks, we form our own creative studio. You will work on several briefings with your teammates. Every week, you will get inspired by creative spark days with one goal in mind: to become a (better) creative conceptual thinker. In this module, you'll create and craft at the same time. Not only for your own portfolio, but also to pitch your creative work to the client. Your work is reviewed weekly in terms of idea and crafting.
  • Creative Drills | During six weeks, we will visit each week a different Belgian creative agency, which will share with us a real briefing from a real client. During this week, the agency’s Creative Director will review your work. These weeks will give you an idea of what it is like to work in the creative industry, and more specifically in an agency.
  • Creative Internship | You get a 10-week real-world experience with Belgium's creative agencies or other creative companies.
  • Graduation Night | A jury of professional creatives will judge your portfolio. This is the moment your work will shine during the School of Creativity Graduation Night.
  • Would you like to know the detailed content of each subject? Check the programme guide.
Semester 1 2
Module 1: Conceptual Creative Thinking | The Theory 20
Module 2: Conceptual Creative Thinking | The Practice & Portfolio 12
Semester 1 2
Module 3: Creative Drill 12
Module 4: Creative Internship 16

Secure your place now! The School of Creativity selects only twenty creative talents each year. To join this creative cohort, you must apply and be selected following an interview. More information on how to apply can be found in the admission requirements section of the practical information box on this webpage.

This course does not start in February.

Eyecatchers

The communications industry needs you

Get trained by top creatives who prepare you to become a creative problem-solver and maker. Step into a career where your creative talent fuels brands and agencies alike.

All creative thinking minds are welcome

Do you dream of a creative job, but your completed degree is a stumbling block to finding entry? With School of Creativity, you get a year to train your creative mind so that conceptual creation and idea generation becomes automatic.

Developing a creative portfolio

You learn by doing. Developing your personal portfolio is your goal in this programme. A creative jury will evaluate your portfolio, which will be celebrated and exhibited during the Graduation Night. 

In practice

During your 10-week internship, you get real-world experience with Belgium's best agencies. It's a great way to perfect your creative skills and claim your spot in the creative industry. During this period, the creative director and senior creative teams in the agency will be standing by to review your creative work and to support you to the fullest.  

 

Personal coaching

You will receive personal coaching from our creative coaches. They will guide you in creative thinking and in the development of your creative portfolio, your entry ticket to the commercial creative industry.

School of creativity - Personal coaching

Got questions?

Programme coordinator

Greet Wachters

For all your questions about programme content and the selection process.

greet.wachters@thomasmore.be
Programme manager

Bert Van den Broeck

For all your questions about the programme.

bert.vandenbroeck@thomasmore.be +32 473 99 35 63

Admissions Officer

The Admissions Officer answers all your questions about admissions & applications. 

admissions@thomasmore.be +32 15 36 92 50

Studying in Mechelen

Mechelen is hip and happening. A student-sized city. With a cappuccino on the go from the station to campus. After your exam, lunch in the sun and a quick visit to the shop. Back into the learning centre to study, quickly drop off books at kot and you can leave to party! In Mechelen, everything is close by. #2800love, indeed!

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