60 Online Short courses offered by universities in United Kingdom

Within this A Beginners' Guide to Writing in English for University Study Certificate from the University of Reading you'll learn how to use English for study at university or college and develop your writing skills, vocabulary and grammar.

Join the Technical Writing (Advanced) course from Warnborough College and develop skills to write technical information for a variety of different purposes. 

Unleash your imagination and master new methods of self-expression via visual storytelling, live online under the expert guidance of RCA tutor Professor Andrzej Klimowski with this short course in The Graphic Novel: visual storytelling (Online) at Royal College of Art.

Technical Writing is different to other forms of writing. Join this course from Warnborough College to learn more.

Develop your typographic expertise in an open and experimental online environment with this short course in Typography (Online) offered by Royal College of Art, under the expert guidance of Adrian Shaughnessy and other tutors.

Very few people can immediately write a lucid and well-expressed piece of work. In most cases, the final draft is smoothed and polished so that others can readily understand the writer’s message. To learn more about being an editor, join the Editing Part 1 course from Warnborough College.

The Fact-based Storytelling course offered by City St George's, University of London will help you understand how to structure, plan your progress, build dramatic tension, how to create character and instill a sense of place and time.

The Introduction to Screenwriting - writing the short film course offered by University of Cambridge aim is to give participants an introduction to, and overview of the screenwriting process

The Novel Writing and Longer Works course offered by City St George's, University of London focuses on the skills required to sustain a work of longer fiction.

The Writing with AI for Business course offered by City St George's, University of London enables business professionals to enhance their corporate document writing skills across a range of business functions.

The Learn to Write Flash Fiction workshop offered by University of Oxford is suitable for beginners, as well as experienced writers who wish to explore this form in a collaborative and supportive environment.

This Crime and Thriller Writing course offered by City St George's, University of London will include an in-depth look at how to write a thriller and what makes a good crime novel.

Advanced Creative Writing from The Open University UK develops your writing ability by widening your generic range and developing your knowledge of style. 

This 8-week Writers' Gym workshop with screenwriter Ellis Freeman aims to refresh and deliver an injection of creative energy into your writing process.

The Poetry course at Warnborough College will allow you to study and practice poetry from home and in your own time. This includes expert input from professional tutors.

Unleash your inner writer and let your creative juices flow with the Creative Writing course from Warnborough College. Learn about the different genres and styles of writing, before putting pen to paper and write your own masterpiece!

This Confident Copywriting online short course at the University of the Arts London (UAL) will develop your copywriting skillsand strengthen your unique writing style. You will gain practical insight into persuasive writing by working on print, web, social media and other forms of marketing media.

Life Writing and Writing Life at the University of the Arts London (UAL) is a course designed for people who want to start on or continue their path towards writing narrative non-fiction.

This Writing for Children course offered by City St George's, University of London is an ideal introduction to the world of children’s story writing; students gain confidence and learn to turn their ideas into exciting and creative children’s fiction.

Through the Creative Writing - Advanced Fiction and Writing for Performance course from the University of Cambridge you'll explore the history of the novel and analyse a variety of published work including scripts and screenplays.