13 Short courses offered by the university

Enjoy bread in its purest form by learning how to bake it with your own hands in International Open Academy's Bread Making online course. Even if you’ve never baked bread before, this course makes it easy with step-by-step instructions and access to recipes from all over the world. 

Contouring will sculpt, slim, and define your face, so you can get the look you want without having to permanently alter your features, whereas highlighting brings out your best features by drawing attention to them using light. International Open Academy offers the Contouring and Highlighting Expert programme.

Working as a caterer allows you to help people celebrate some of the most important milestones and moments in their lives. Seeing the smile on a client’s face after a successful meal is priceless. International Open Academy offers the Food and Beverage Management programme.

The Master Herbalist course from International Open Academy shows herbs found in many kitchens which can be used to treat ailments. You'll also be able to grow your own sweet-scented medicines such as lavender, chamomile and violets. Know which weeds found in many backyards, including nettles and dandelions, have healing properties. You'll see plants in a new and positive light. 

A talented bartender serves so much more than just drinks, they serve an experience. This Cocktail Training and Menu Creation course is offered at the International Open Academy.

Do you have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear? International Open Academy's Tailoring and Alterations for Beginners video course is tailor-made for you. Sewing supremo Carale Bowe will show you how to make clothes that fit and flatter in easy-to-follow steps.

Take yourself back to a simpler time, when we made our food from scratch and knew exactly what was in our meals. While most cheeses are made in factories, in International Open Academy's Introduction to Cheese Making course you’ll discover how little you actually need to create your own delicious wheels of cheese.

 With Forensic Science course from International Open Academy, you will gain a good understanding of what Forensic Science is, the basic principles that are applied, and the different techniques and technologies that are used in the process.

Are you ready to embark into the world of canine fashion? Would you like to create toys and games for your kitty? Have you been searching for the perfect Halloween costume for Fido but just can't find it? Then this is the course for you! International Open Academy offers the Clothes and Crafts for Your Pets programme.

If you love being creative and enjoy cooking, but struggle to find the perfect gifts for your friends and family, then this course is for you! Making edible gifts allows you to create beautiful, unique gifts at a fraction of the price of anything you would find in a store or online. International Open Academy offers the Edible Gifts programme.

With this Food Intolerance and Allergies course at International Open Academy, you'll find out how to get tested, diagnosed and treated for food allergies, as well as proven strategies for removing and replacing food in your diet, without it being a chore.

If you always thought your space was too small to start a garden, we're here to prove you wrong! International Open Academy offers the Growing Food in Small Gardens programme.

Gone are the days where only the fashion insiders and those with the most enviable lifestyles formed the blogging elite. Blogging is huge. What’s more, the blogging community is now inclusive - there’s room for everyone. International Open Academy offers the Fashion and Lifestyle Blogger programme.