Art & Design Short Courses

Last updated 16 December 2021

Our short courses, ranging from two days to three weeks, involve practical group work and exercises fostering inspiration through participation in an online environment.

Overview

Our short courses are designed to address the professional and personal development goals of our participants. They feature a broad range of activities, including:

advanced level lectures and seminars by RCA academic faculty that teach on the postgraduate degree programmes
notable guest speakers connected to industry and leading professional practitioners in their field
practical group work and exercises in live, highly interactive sessions.

Who should attend?

Our Art & Design short courses are aimed at:

postgraduate or undergraduate students preparing for Master’s study
career changers
professionals seeking to develop specific knowledge and skills
anyone with no formal training or qualification in art and design who wishes to pursue study or career in this area

We attract a global mix of participants, we have welcomed over 64 different nationalities on our short courses since transitioning to online delivery.

Online delivery

Our courses are organised in synchronous sessions in a live virtual environment.

The delivery is rigorous and highly interactive.

Participants engage with the RCA’s esteemed academics and facilitators via an audio & video conferencing service, access resources on the College's learning platform and work with peers in breakout rooms in real time using visual collaboration tools.

“I can sum up my experience at the RCA as unique, magic and eye opening – it has deeply influenced my art practice, making me fall in love with the art world once again.”
Short Course participant 2020