Short Courses & Professional Development

Communication, Marketing and Media - Short Courses

Develop and enhance your skills and knowledge with our diverse portfolio of highly creative and interdisciplinary short courses.

Incorporating a blend of theory based and practical learning, these courses will provide the opportunity to be creative, innovative and develop your creative thinking. Working on collaborative and multi-disciplinary projects will give you valuable opportunities to acquire and build upon on a variety of transferrable skills alongside your course specialism.

CIPR Specialist Diploma - Crisis Communication

Short Course

This professional short course is designed for any professional who has a responsibility for crisis management and business recovery strategies, as well as those looking to specialise in crisis communication as a career.

Data Analytics for Healthcare Management

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 9

Grasp the principles of effectively using data to manage health care operations. Conduct and explain both patient-focused and public health analytics.

Digital Libraries

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11

This module provides students with a broad appreciation of the range of digital library services within contemporary contexts and to encourage a critical engagement with the roles and purpose of these services. It examines and evaluates both the cultural and technical elements which contribute to these services.

Document Control Foundation

Short Course - 5 credits at SCQF level 9

This short foundation course has been developed for new entrants to the Document Control function in the Oil and Gas sector.

Knowledge Organisation

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11

This short course takes a practical, hands-on approach to Knowledge Organisation, involving students in the construction of a controlled vocabulary, a faceted classification, sample thesaurus entries, and the design of a web portal. These well-established techniques are used to develop an Information Architecture for an organisation, visitor attraction, or an event.