40 Short courses in Liberal Arts in United Kingdom

Created with popular YouTube artist Shayda Campbell, this course shows you how to draw with easy-to-follow videos. You watch and follow her example. Find your style, express yourself on paper, and learn to draw with confidence. International Open Academy offers the Drawing and Illustration for Beginners programme.

Anyone interested in the theory, the science and the applied issues surrounding intellectual humility. Learn more at the Intellectual Humility - Practice programme from The University of Edinburgh.

Wrap yourself in beautiful, warm clothes and blankets that you’ve knitted yourself. Fall in love with a mindful hobby that’s fun and easy to get into. All you need are a pair of needles, some yarn in your favorite colors, and this online course. International Open Academy offers the Knitting for Beginners programme.

Have you ever wanted to know how the elements of prose work? What makes for compelling writing and what leaves readers out in the cold? And what are the best strategies for getting published? This Creative Writing for Beginners course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is just the place to find out!

A Taste of Social Sciences at the University of Warwick will give you a taste of five exciting subjects on offer at Warwick delivered across the Pre-University Summer School.

Young Artists from Arts University Bournemouth is perfect for budding artists aged 7–9 years to experiment and explore their creativity whilst having fun at the same time. 

This course will introduce you to the basics of acting. Acting for Absolute Beginners at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is a great way to meet new people, explore new ways to communicate and develop new skills that you can use in life.

Do you dream of the excitement and mystery of magic? Do you wonder how those dashing performers execute perfect tricks, leaving audiences thrilled? Then International Open Academy's Money Magic is the course for you!

The Prop Making programme from Guildhall School of Music & Drama will introduce participants to a variety of prop making skills and techniques to use within theatre and beyond.

Do you study for hours and still don’t see results? Are you finding it hard to remember the things you spend your precious time learning? Make the hours you dedicate to pouring over books and notes count. Say goodbye to procrastination and hello to motivation. International Open Academy offers the Supersonic Study Skills programme.

Whether you are currently on a course or planning to undertake one that requires you to engage with academic writing or research, this Academic Writing Skills - Introduction course at Capital City College is for you. 

The English for Creative Disciplines course from The Glasgow School of Art is designed for international students who have an offer to study at the GSA, but who need to improve their English to the level required by their chosen undergraduate or postgraduate programme.

During the Photographing People course at Warnborough College you will learn to set up a photo session, organize a studio, create different types of effects, and composition of photos. 

Learn about Meyerhold’s form of physical theatre, biomechanics, and understand and perform ‘The Slap’ with Physical Theatre - Exploring the Slap at University of Leeds delivered through FutureLearn.

Explore, challenge and shape your perceptions of dementia through science and the creative arts with Dementia and the Arts - Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives at FutureLearn with UCL by FutureLearn. 

This Multidisciplinary Studies course from Warnborough College provides a unique opportunity to study an unconventional combination of practical disciplines in order to provide a very broad capacity to adapt and apply yourself in a wide variety of industry roles. 

This short and focused Understanding Contemporary Art course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will survey the contemporary art world, and trace a history of contemporary art which will help you make sense of its increasingly challenging and innovative works.

Create natural landscapes or mythical lands in miniature in your home. Bring every corner of any room to life with your mini garden creations bursting with plants. There’s something magical and mindful about nurturing plants, caring for them, and watching them grow. International Open Academy offers the Creative Indoor Mini Gardens programme.

While most of us love to shop and add new pieces to our wardrobe, we usually hate having to get rid of stuff. But what do you do when you have a jam-packed closet but nothing to wear? International Open Academy offers the Revamp Your Closet programme.

This Creative Writing - Fact or Fiction - Intensive course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is not suitable for beginners. You've already taken an introductory course. Now you've developed an addiction.