Short Courses and Professional Education
Our short courses meet the needs of modern learners, empowering you to develop your skills to get you to where you want to be, faster. You’ll be joining a large, diverse and vibrant University, accessing world-leading and industry-ready education.
What is a short course?
Short courses are designed to equip you with skills and knowledge through fast and flexible courses. They vary from 1-day in-person workshops to online lectures and seminars taught over several weeks.
We offer a range of continuing professional development (CPD) and postgraduate microcredential courses, designed for individuals and organisations to empower development and provide you with the skills you need to accelerate your career.
Our CPD and microcredential courses offer flexible learning, so you can enhance your knowledge without stepping away from your responsibilities.
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses offer you the chance to take charge of your career development and gain the skills you need to stay up to date and get ahead in your field.
- Postgraduate Microcredentials typically include content from modules that form part of existing Master’s degree programme at Birmingham. They can be used as standalone credentials or count as academic credits towards a full Master’s.
Postgraduate Microcredentials
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Why Birmingham
Our short courses provide the opportunity to learn and develop, whether that’s to gain the practical skills you need to stay up to date in your chosen field or you are interested in exploring a new subject area.
Choosing to study one of our short courses will enable you to access degree-quality education in flexible chunks and empower you to take control of your professional development.
We are committed to supporting lifelong learning by offering a wide range of courses designed to enhance your skills and to make your studies suit you. Short courses are an assured way to upskill, upon completion you will receive a University certificate or formal qualification you can use towards further study.
I chose to study the short course as I had made the decision to pursue Shakespeare for my Masters degree. However, my qualification from my bachelors wasn’t high enough, being only a 2:2. As such, I decided to study at Birmingham as they offered the short course as alternative qualification.
How to apply
Applying to your short course can be done in a few simple steps.
Application Guide
The application process will vary slightly across our different short courses. For all microcredential courses, the application process is similar to applying to an undergraduate or postgraduate programme.
Check out our application guide to see the different processes for each of our short courses.
Our short courses allow you to study flexibly and to fit your studies around your other commitments. Short courses are delivered in a variety of different modes to meet your needs.
There is a range of support available for our short course students, including experienced academic staff, tutors, support staff and our wellbeing resource, which includes 24-hour online support through UBHeard. Students also have access to our Careers Network teams, which help to prepare them with the skills they need to compete for jobs.
Working with Organisations
As well as providing a range of ready made courses for our students, we can also co-develop customised courses based on the objectives you want to achieve as an organisation. Contact us now to speak to us about developing a custom course for your team.
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