Short courses
Unlock your potential with Falmouth University's short courses, backed by 120 years of creative excellence.
Whether you want to upskill, advance your career, or simply explore a passion, our short courses offer something for everyone. Delivered online or on campus, you’ll find programs in everything from the arts to digital skills to business innovation.
Gain new skills, grow professionally, or learn just for fun—Falmouth’s expert-led short courses will help you thrive.
Join us and take the next step in your journey!
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Art & Design Short Courses
Explore a diverse range of art and design short courses, tailored to foster creativity and inn...
Bespoke Training Packages
Our bespoke training packages are designed to support and empower organisations in developing and up...
Business, Marketing & Advertising Short Courses
Discover our variety of business, marketing, and advertising short courses, developed by experienced...
Digital Skills Short Courses
Learn everything from Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Premiere Pro to HTML coding, Micros...
Fashion & Textiles Short Courses
Discover our fashion and textiles short courses, covering a range of subjects and based in our...
Film & Television Short Courses
Explore our film and television short courses, covering the technical and conceptual aspects of film...
Games Short Courses
At Falmouth, we offer a range of opportunities to study at our Games Academy and use our industry-st...
Green & Sustainability Short Courses
Explore Falmouth University's green & sustainability short courses and join the movement for a m...
Health & Wellbeing Short Courses
Discover Falmouth University's health & wellbeing short courses. With over 120 years at th...
Music Short Courses
Discover Falmouth University's music short courses. Immerse yourself in our vibrant and ...
Photography Short Courses
Study one of our Photography short courses at Falmouth and garner specialist support from our ...
Short Courses for 14-17 Year Olds
Creative, inclusive and fun short courses for teenagers aged 14 – 17. Based on our Universit...
Upcoming short courses
Tue 01 Jul 2025
09.00-16.00 | Price: £150
Short Course: After Effects: Propel your skills to the next level | July | 2025
Online
This course is designed for users who have a basic understanding of Adobe After Effects and want to ...
Wed 02 Jul 2025
09.00-16.00 | Price:£150
Short Course: After Effects: Master your skills | July 2025
Online
This course offers a fantastic opportunity to elevate your animation skills and enhance your creativ...
Wed 02 Jul 2025
Wednesday 2nd, 9th and 16th July, 18.00-20.00
Short Course: Bookbinding | Wednesday evenings July 2025
In-person
A short course on discovering the practices of a time-honoured craft with renowned bookbinder Tom O'...
Mon 07 Jul 2025
09.00-16.00 Price: £150
Short Course: Getting started with Adobe Photoshop | July 2025
Online
This Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop one day short course in July is a great first step into th...
Mon 07 Jul 2025
07-10 July 09.00-16.00 Price: £690
Short Course ACP Photoshop July 2025
Online
This short course is ideal for both beginner-level Adobe Photoshop users and professionals seeking t...
Tue 08 Jul 2025
09.00-16.00 Price: £150
Short Course: Go further with Photoshop | July 2025
Online
Our Go Further with Photoshop two part course is perfect for anyone who wants to expand their skills...
Wed 09 Jul 2025
09.00-16.00 Price: £150
Short Course: Propel your Photoshop skills to the next level | July 2025
Online
Our Photoshop – propel your skills to the next level short course is perfect for anyone who wants ...
Thu 10 Jul 2025
09.00-16.00 Price: £150
Short Course: Photoshop mastery | July 2025
Online
Our one day Photoshop mastery course is perfect for anyone who wants to expand their skills and know...
Mon 14 Jul 2025
4-day course 14 - 17 July | Price: £550
Portrait oil painting from life
In-person
This 4-day course will develop your skills in, and approaches to, portrait painting using oils. It's...
Tue 15 Jul 2025
10:00 - 13:00 | Price £85
Short Course: Create compelling Social media content with Canva | July 2025
Online
Learn how to professionally design and easily prepare images and graphics for social media using Can...
Wed 16 Jul 2025
09:00 – 12:00 | Price: £85
Short Course: Buildings and Property visualisations in Photoshop | July 2025
Online
Bring Spaces to Life with Stunning Visuals!
Fri 18 Jul 2025
09.00-12.00 | Price: £85
Short Course: Premiere Rush - Quick and easy Video editing | July 2025
Online
Learn how to create and edit stunning videos virtually anywhere using the Free Adobe Application Pre...
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Price: £120
Introduction to Risograph printing
In-person
This creative 1-day introduction to Risograph printing is suitable for all levels and will take you ...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
21 to 24 July (4 days) 09:00 - 16:00 | Price £690
Short Course: Premiere Pro ACP | Intensive Course | July 2025
Online
This Adobe Premiere Pro course is a great way for anyone to master digital video editing. Designed f...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Five Part | 21 – 25 July, daily : 09:00 – 11:30 | Price:£380
Short Course: Learn to Code - HTML and CSS | July 2025
Online
Learn to create a basic web page from scratch using HTML and CSS. In today's digital world, coding ...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
9:00-16:00 | Price: £150
Short Course: Getting Started with Premiere Pro - Introduction to Video Editing | July 2025
Online
Learn the basics of video editing and how to save your footage to the best format. Adobe Premiere Pr...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Monday 21st - Friday 25 July 2025 | £650
Short Course: Choir in a Week | July 2025
In-person
Choir leaders Pip Wright (Kana Kernow) and Jane Harris (Songways) lead this week of unaccompanied ha...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
3-day course | 9.30 - 16.30 | Price: £395
Make a plywood puppet | 21st - 23rd July
In-person
Design, carve, and assemble your own wooden puppet in this creative 3-day workshop When 21st -...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
3-day course 21 - 23 July | Price: £395
Still Life in oils
In-person
Immerse yourself in this 3 day course learning to paint a still life in oils, using traditional tech...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
9.30 - 17.00 | Price: £150
Childrens Book Design in InDesign
In-person
Join this one-day course for aspiring book illustrators or authors and learn to lay out your book pr...
Mon 21 Jul 2025
3-day course | 21 - 23 July | £375
Colour Intaglio
In-person
Come and immerse yourself in the creative practice of colour intaglio in our professional-standard p...
Tue 22 Jul 2025
09.00 - 16.00 | Price £150
Premiere Pro: Propel your skills to the next level | July 2025
Online
Building on your existing knowledge to create professional-quality videos, taking your editing skill...
Tue 22 Jul 2025
22 July: 9:00 - 15:00 | Price £130
Short Course: Get designing with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator | July 2025
Online
Master the power of Adobe with this practical short course. Covering InDesign, Photoshop, and Illust...
Wed 23 Jul 2025
9.30-17.00 | Price: £110
Introduction to Risograph Prep, Printing, and Collage in Photoshop
In-person
Advanced Risograph Printing and Collage course
Thu 24 Jul 2025
2-day course | 24-25 July | Price: £250
Photopolymer Printmaking
In-person
Learn to use photosensitive polymer for printmaking on this 2 day specialist course suitable for all...
Fri 25 Jul 2025
09:00 - 16:00
Short Course: Photoshop for Photographers | July 2025
Online
This online short course will teach you different techniques aimed specifically towards photog...
Fri 25 Jul 2025
9.30-16.30 | Price: £225
Creative Mask Making
In-person
An introduction to custom mask making in our 3d casting and mouldmaking workshop in Falmouth When...
Fri 25 Jul 2025
9.30 - 17.00 | Price: £150
Introduction to Digital Painting
In-person
A hands-on practical and creative 1-day course on digital painting using a Wacom Intuos Pro drawing ...
Mon 28 Jul 2025
28 to 31 July (4 days) 9:00 – 16:00 | Price: £690
Short Course: ACP Illustrator - Intensive Course | July 2025
Online
Take advantage of the precision of sophisticated drawing tools, natural brushes, and a host of time-...
Mon 28 Jul 2025
£99 | For 14 - 17 year olds
Introduction to Game Development | 28th July 2025
In-person
Get hands-on with game development in this one-day course designed for technical and creative 14–1...
Falmouth short course student becomes Adobe Champion for UK and Ireland
Hallie Mitchell, a student who chose to study Falmouth’s Photoshop ACP short course on top of her degree, has beaten 10,000 other students to become the UK and Ireland’s Adobe Champion 2025.
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Opportunities for young people
National Saturday Clubs
Falmouth University’s National Saturday Clubs give 13-16 year olds from across Cornwall the opportunity to study subjects that they love for free at their local university. Clubs run every Saturday 10:30-12:30 during term time and are completely free to attend.
Dance classes
The AMATA Arts Centre runs a programme of dance classes, intensive programmes and activities for children and young people throughout the year.
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