Short courses

Ravensbourne short courses for beginners and professionals.

Ravensbourne short courses span digital media, fashion, broadcasting and design. You can find out more information about our range of introductory short courses using design, online and digital media tools on the Greenwich Digital Skills page. Greenwich residents enjoy reduced rates on courses teaching you how to edit films and soundtracks, design posters or 3-D shapes, and how to design websites and manage social media.

Professional Courses

For those looking to add to their skills at a higher level there are a range of options. We offer the chance for individuals and organisations to study media modules that form part of the MA Professional Media Practice course (“Build Your Own MA’) degree course. This allows you to take advantage of Ravensbourne’s facilities, research community and various networking opportunities at the heart of the Digital Peninsula.

When attending a Ravensbourne short course, you will:

learn to work quickly and professionally using the latest workflows.
network with other professionals and companies attending courses.
access the latest technologies in both hardware and software.
tap into our tutors expertise and contacts, all of whom are successful professionals in digital media, TV and film; and
access our million pound programme aimed at improving your digital skills.

We offer a range of short courses throughout the year that are delivered at Ravensbourne, or possibly off-site, details will be shown in the details for the individual short course.
“The training was fantastic. The teacher was the best software teacher I have had and has continued to help me since.” Mark, MT

Our range of short courses currently cover:

You can also study a range of media modules, as shown below:

Ravensbourne modules (subject to enrolments)	Dates	Credits	Fee
21st Century Marketing	(i) 1, 2 and 26 Oct 2012 (ii) 1, 2 and 26 Apr 2013	20 credits	£1200 inc VAT
2.5d Techniques for Rig Removal	(i) 3, 4 Oct and 9 Nov 2012 (ii) 3, 4 Apr and 10 May 2013	10 credits	£600 inc VAT
Animation and Motion Graphics	(i) 8, 9 Oct and 9 Nov 2012 (ii) 8, 9 Apr and 10 May 2013	20 credits	£1200 inc VAT
Career Direction and Development	(i) 20 and 27 July 2012 (ii) 10, 11 and 26 Oct 2012 (iii) 10, 11 and 26 Apr 2013	10 credits	£500.00 (+£100.00 if to continue to collect 10 credits)
Developing Rich Web Applications	(i) 6 and 7 July 2012: 10.00 – 17.00 (ii) 15, 16 Oct and 9 Nov 2012 (iii) 15, 16 Apr and 10 May 2013	10 credits	£500.00 (+£100.00 if to continue to collect 10 credits)
Interactive Media Production	(i) 17, 18 Oct and 9 Nov 2012 (ii) 17, 18 Apr and 10 May 2013	10 credits	£600 inc VAT
Major Work Based Project	(i) 22, 23 Oct and 7 Dec 2012 (ii) 22, 23 Apr and 7 June 2013	60 credits	£3600 inc VAT
Management in the Creative Industries	(i) 2 days in July (ii) 24, 25 Oct and 7 Dec 2012 (iii) 24, 25 Apr and 7 June 2013	10 credits	£500.00 (+£100.00 if to continue to collect 10 credits)
Managing Projects – Systems and Workflows	(i) 29, 30 Oct and 7 Dec 2012 (ii) 1, 2 May and 7 June 2013	20 credits	£1200 inc VAT
Media Innovation and Idea Generation	(i) 5, 6 Nov and 7 Dec 2012 (ii) 6, 7 May and 7 June 2013	10 credits	£600 inc VAT
Pitching	(i) 7, 8 Nov and 7 Dec 2012 (ii) 8, 9 May and 7 June 2013	10 credits	£600 inc VAT
Optimising and Compression for Multiple Platforms	(i) 12, 13 Nov and 14 Dec 2012 (ii) 13, 14 May and 14 June 2013	20 credits	£1200 inc VAT
Professional Editing and Post  Production	2 and 3 July 2012: 10.00 – 17.00	10 credits	£ 500.00 (+£100.00 if to continue to collect 10 credits)
Professional Editing and Post Production Workflows	(i) 14, 15 Nov and 14 Dec 2012 (ii) 15, 16 May and 14 June 2013	20 credits	£1200 inc VAT
Research Project	(i) 19, 20 Nov and 11 Jan 2013 (ii) 20, 21 May and 21 June 2013	30 credits	£1800 inc VAT
Social Media	(i) 21, 22 Nov 2012 and 11th Jan 2013 (ii) 22, 23 May and 21 June 2013	10 credits	£600 inc VAT
Technology Issues	(i) 26, 27 Nov 2012 and 11 Jan 2013 (ii) 17, 28 May and 21 June 2013	30 credits	£1800 inc VAT
Transmedia Storytelling	(i) 28, 29 Nov 2012 and 11 Jan 2013 (ii) 29, 30 May and 21 June 2013	10 credits	£600 inc VAT
Typography and Graphics in the Moving Image	(i) 3, 4 Dec 2012 and 11 Jan 2013 (ii) 3, 4 and 21 June 2013	10 credits	£600 inc VAT
Understanding IP Rights and Monetisation	(i) 5, 6 Dec 2012 and 18 Jan 2013 (ii) 5, 6, 28 June 2013	20 credits	£600 inc VAT
User Experience	(i) 10, 11 Dec 2012 and 18 Jan 2013 (ii) 10, 11 and 28 June 2013	20 credits	£1200 inc VAT

This range of media modules is part of the MA/MSc Professional Media Practice (“Build Your Own MA’) degree course that you can study without actually being enrolled on the MA/MSc Professional Media Practice course. You can study either without formal accreditation, with reduced fees, or you can enrol on the MA/MSc and accrue credits towards ‘building your own MA’ programme. See the MA Professional Media Practice course for details of the MA/MSc degree course, how to enrol, and the ‘Build Your Own MA’ programme.

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