Short Courses

The RCA is renowned for teaching and incubating real-world innovation and is recognised as the top postgraduate university in the world for Art and Design.

Our graduates lead and influence many of the world’s global businesses (including CEOs of Burberry and Kia Motors; chief designers of Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley, Porsche and Samsung; industrial designers at Apple).

In 2016, the World Economic Forum ‘Future of Jobs’ research report highlights that by 2020, critical thinking and creativity will be in the top three most important business skills. The RCA is well placed to help businesses explore and embed their skills.

Former participants say: ‘A fun event which has taught me a lot about using design thinking in our business. It also provided an excellent networking opportunity.’ (Tata Consultancy Services employee)

Find out more about our courses this year:

New dates: 14–15 March 2019 – Design Thinking & Innovation *Booking opens Monday 19 November

New dates coming soon for autumn 2018 – RCA and Wallpaper*: Business of Design Conference

We also offer:

Architecture Summer School | Contemporary Art Summer School | Creative Leadership: Service & Social Innovation | Creative Leadership: Making the Case for Design | Creative Leadership: Innovating with People | Creative Leadership: Closer to Your Consumer | Criticism & Curating Summer School | Design Research Methods for Professional Spatial Designers | Designing Informative Experiences in Mixed & Virtual Reality | Designing Services & Products with Artificial Intelligence | Disruptive Market Innovation through Design | Future Trends & Global Innovation | How to Write About Contemporary Art | Interior Design: The Future of Retail Design | Introduction to Coding for Artists & Creatives | Make it Better: Inclusive Design for Healthcare | Space for Thought: Creating Workplaces for Innovation |  The Future of Fashion Innovation & Systems | Visual Communication: Publishing as Critical Practice