Short courses

[Short description] Find out what a short course at RMIT can offer you with Short Course Coordinator Katherine Buzza. Short courses are an efficient way to learn practical skills.

[Additional information] Upbeat music plays throughout. Video contains supporting footage of male teachers and students in classroom settings. 

Duration: 1:50 mins

[Opening title] RMIT Short Courses

[Visual] Teacher standing in front of projector screen showing AutoCAD software followed by another teacher sitting at a computer speaking to students.

Katherine Buzza, Short Course Coordinator (Narrator): Short courses are courses run through the university schools that range from one day to three months, and they are non-accredited programs, which means that they don't have assessment tasks. They're just courses that are really practical, hands-on, and a great way to build new skills. 

[Visual]Female teacher speaking to classroom of students who hold their cameras and look at photographs they have taken.

[Visual] Architectural paper model of a outdoor public space and building.

Narrator: We have around 350 different short courses that the university offered across all the different colleges, ranging from the design programs, media and communication, architecture, fashion and textiles, as well as engineering and health, and of course business and languages as well.

[Visual]Model of house drawn on computer using computer-aided design software.

Narrator: We get a wide variety of people doing the short courses. Anyone over 16 can enrol in a short course as long as they meet some of the prerequisites, but a lot of the courses are really entry level so anyone can do them. 

[Visual] Male student sits in video editing laboratory and begins to edit footage on a computer. 

They're good for people that are already studying or working because they schedule the courses in time slots that are targeting those kind of people with busy lifestyles. People do short courses for a wide variety of reasons such as just to do a fun hobby on the weekend or after work. 

[Visual]Teacher pops green water balloon and students try to take a photo while standing in a circle outside on a city street. Students smile and show each other their photos. Additionally, people will come to up-skill for their jobs or they're looking to get into a new profession, as well as people that are interested in further study but want to try out the university before committing to a degree.

[Visual]Teachers in classroom environment talking to students.

Narrator:The teachers are fantastic. They're industry experts. A lot of the teachers are working in their fields, and so there's a really big emphasis on bringing in a lot of that knowledge from industry for the classroom environment. The best place to get information on course dates and prices, as well as to get in contact if you have any questions, is our website.

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