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.
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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 02 Sep 2025
4-day course 2 - 5 September | Price: £595
Figure painting in oil from life September 2025
In-person
Working with a life model each day, create a full-length figure painting in oils on this 4-day cours...
Wed 03 Sep 2025
09.00-16.00 Price: £150
Short Course: Go further with Photoshop | September 2025
Online
Our Go Further with Photoshop two part course is perfect for anyone who wants to expand their skills...
Wed 03 Sep 2025
2-day course | 3 - 4 Sep | Price: £300
Making a game with codeless programming
In-person
Come and get involved with this fast-paced 2-day course where our Games Academy team will teach you ...
Mon 08 Sep 2025
08 to 11 September (4 days) 09:00 - 16:00 | Price £690
Short Course: Premiere Pro ACP | Intensive Course | September 2025
Online
Build the skills to edit digital video using Adobe Premiere Pro.This Adobe Premiere Pro course is a ...
Mon 08 Sep 2025
9:00-16:00 | Price: £150
Short Course: Getting Started with Premiere Pro - Introduction to Video Editing | September 2025
Online
Learn the basics of video editing and how to save your footage to the best format. Adobe Premiere Pr...
Tue 09 Sep 2025
09.00-16.00 | Price £150
Short Course: Premiere Pro: Propel your skills to the next level | September 2025
Online
This course is perfect for those who have completed the 'Getting started' course or already have bas...
Wed 10 Sep 2025
09.00-16.00 | Price £150
Short Course: Master Premiere Pro | September 2025
Online
This course targets users who are familiar with Premiere Pro basics and wish to enhance their skills...
Tue 16 Sep 2025
09.00-16:00 | Price £150
Short Course: Adobe After Effects for Instagram | September 2025
Online
Do you want your Instagram posts to stand out from the crowd? In this course, you’ll learn how to ...
Wed 17 Sep 2025
18:00 - 21:00 | Price £85
Short Course: SketchUp for Web | September 2025
Online
Step into the world of 3D modelling with SketchUp, the ultimate user-friendly tool for modelling sim...
Mon 06 Oct 2025
2 Week Course | Webinars Thursdays 19:00-20:30 GMT
Short Course: A Greener Future Assessor Training | October 2025
Online
Help champion sustainability in the events industry on this intensive two week online course, design...
Mon 06 Oct 2025
06 October -24 November, weekly, Thursday evenings, 18:00 – 21:00
Short Course: ACP Photoshop - Weekly Evenings Autumn 2025
Online
Learn to edit imagery for web, print or mobile devices using Adobe Photoshop.
Mon 06 Oct 2025
06 & 13 October, 18:00 – 21:00 | Price:£150
Short Course: Getting started with Adobe Photoshop | Evenings | October 2025
Online
If you’re new to Adobe Photoshop, this two part course is a great first step into the world of ima...
Wed 08 Oct 2025
08th & 15th October, 13.00 - 16.00
Short Course: Getting started with Adobe Photoshop | Afternoons | October | On Campus
Online
If you’re new to Adobe Photoshop, this two part on campus course is a great first step into the wo...
Wed 08 Oct 2025
08 October - 01 December, weekly, Wednesdays, 13:00 - 16:00
Short Course: ACP Photoshop - Weekly Afternoons - Autumn 2025
Online
Learn to edit imagery for web, print or mobile devices using Adobe Photoshop.
Fri 10 Oct 2025
10 October to 14 November | VLE Self Study 15 to the 28 November | Price:£690
Short Course: ACP Adobe Acrobat
Online
The ACP Adobe Acrobat Pro course covers creating, editing, organising, and securing PDFs. Topi...
Mon 13 Oct 2025
13 October to 01 December, Weekly, Monday evenings, 18:00 – 21:00
Short Course: ACP After Effects - Weekly | October 2025
Online
This course will enhance your digital skills in the competitive job market.
Mon 13 Oct 2025
13 & 20 October | Price: £150
Short Course: After Effects: Getting Started October 2025
Online
This introductory course in Adobe After Effects is designed to provide beginners with a solid founda...
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Tuesday's 14th & 21st October | 18:00 – 21:00 | Price £150
Short Course: Getting started with Adobe Illustrator | October 2025
Online
This course weekly course is for individuals wanting to grow their skills in Adobe Illustrator and l...
Tue 14 Oct 2025
14 October to 14th November 6am to 9pm online sessions | VLE Self Study 19th November to 02 December| Price:£690
Short Course: ACP Adobe Express | Weekly | Autumn 2025
Online
Enhance your digital marketing skills with this course, focusing on key marketing concepts and hands...
Tue 14 Oct 2025
14 & 21 October | 09.00 - 16.00 | Price £150
Getting started with Adobe Express - October 2025
Online
Create stunning content quickly and easily.
Tue 14 Oct 2025
14 October- 02 December, weekly, Tuesday evenings, 18:00 - 21:00 | Price: £690
Short Course: ACP Illustrator - Weekly Evenings | Autumn 2025
Online
Take advantage of the precision of sophisticated drawing tools, natural brushes, and a host of time-...
Thu 16 Oct 2025
17:00 - 21:00 | Price:£110
Short Course: Photoshop for Interior Design | October 2025
Online
Learn to visually communicate your designs. This course introduces step-by-step techniques for inte...
Fri 17 Oct 2025
17 & 24 October | 13:30 - 16:00 | Price £130
Short Course: Get designing with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator | October 2025
Online
Master the power of Adobe with this practical short course. Covering InDesign, Photoshop, and Illust...
Mon 20 Oct 2025
20 & 27 October, 18.00-21.00 Price: £150
Short Course: Go further with Photoshop - Evenings | October 2025
Online
Our Go Further with Photoshop two part course is perfect for anyone who wants to expand their skills...
Wed 22 Oct 2025
22 October & 05 November, 18.00-21.00 | £150
Short Course: Go further with Photoshop | Oct - Nov 2025 - On Campus
Online
Our Go Further with Photoshop On Campus two part course is perfect for anyone who wants to exp...
Wed 22 Oct 2025
22 October - 10 December 18:00 - 21:00 | Price £690
Short Course: Indesign ACP | Weekly Course | Autumn 2025
Online
This Adobe InDesign course is for designers, or people transitioning into a design job who need to u...
Wed 22 Oct 2025
22 & 29 October 18.00-21.00 | £150
Short Course: Getting Started with Adobe InDesign | October 2025
Online
Learn all the basics on our Adobe InDesign course.
Wed 22 Oct 2025
22 & 29 October 18.00-21:00 | Price £150
Short Course: Adobe After Effects for Instagram | October 2025
Online
Do you want your Instagram posts to stand out from the crowd? In this course, you’ll learn how to ...
Thu 23 Oct 2025
23 & 30 October, 18:00 - 21:00 | £150
Short Course: Getting Started with Premiere Pro - Introduction to Video Editing | Two Evenings | October 2025
Online
Learn the basics of video editing.
Thu 23 Oct 2025
23 October- 11 December , Weekly, 18.00 – 21:00 | Price: £690
Short Course: Premiere Pro ACP - Weekly Evenings| Autumn 2025
Online
This Adobe Premiere Pro course is a great way for anyone to master digital video editing. Designed f...
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.
Update: Hallie has now been awarded an incredible second place in the World Adobe Championships!
Read the full story
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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