BSU Short Courses 2025
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BSU Short Courses offer new opportunities in the New Year
Tuesday, 12 November, 2024With the start of a New Year, you may be encouraged to enhance your career, develop an existing hobby, or discover a new one. BSU’s Short Course Unit offers a diverse range of short courses designed to fit into any busy lifestyle. These courses can be the perfect way to continue education, without committing to a long-term degree.
The short courses on offer are a mix of self-funded and funded by the government. From creative arts to business management, there is something for everyone.
Designed in collaboration with external partners such as TechSPARK and Transform Digital, the courses allow individuals to learn from industry professionals and understand what skills may be required in their chosen sector. If you’re starting your own business, our short courses can enable you to reach a wider client base and expand the range of services your business can offer.
Hannah Whiting, Head of Business Development commented:
“Over the past year we’ve developed a series of innovative short courses in a range of subjects, that have helped over 200 BSU alumni and residents pursue their interests. We’re excited to continue to develop courses with colleagues within the University, and our cultural partners.”
The range of short courses provided by our team were developed based on skills gaps and demand. Each course lasts from a couple of days to a few weeks and offer a wide range of learning opportunities that will build your confidence and achievements, expand your skills portfolio and give you a clear start for future career goals.
- Wednesday 5 February, every Wednesday for ten weeks, 6 – 9pm
- Locksbrook Campus, Locksbrook Road, Bath, BA1 3EL
Learn the fundamentals of screen-printing in this ten-week course with artist Kelsey Cruz-Martin. By the end of the course, you’ll have produced a suite of paper prints of your artwork and have professional photos taken of your work.
“This screen-printing course creates exciting opportunities for local, emerging artists who want to develop their professional portfolio for future commissions and exhibiting opportunities. This short course will provide skills to enhance creative potential, building upon a community of printers that contribute to a supportive network of artists.”
- Kelsey Cruz Martin, Technical Demonstrator in Screen Print
Introduction to Sports Media
- Wednesday 26 February, every Wednesday for five weeks, 6:30 – 9:30pm
- Bath City FC, Twerton Park, Bath, BA2 1DB
‘Discover how to heighten a sports brand and grow social media platforms with tailored and engaging content from the grounds of Bath City Football Club. By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid understanding on how to manage relationships within a sports setting, interpret insights on social media to understand how well a post is performing and have first-hand experience reporting on a live football match.'
“This course is an excellent opportunity to take your first steps in the world of sports media or enhance your knowledge of the field. Gaining tangible experience in a professional environment, Mark and I will guide you from whistle to whistle, covering basics of running club accounts, managing key relationships and producing in-depth match reports.”
– Matt Francis, Media Manager, Bath City FC
Introduction to Writing for Young People
- Thursday 13 February, every Thursday for nine weeks, 11am – 1pm
- Bath Spa University, Newton Park Campus, Bath, BA2 9BN
Learn about the craft of writing for children and young adults over eight weeks of creative writing exercises, class discussions and workshops. While fostering a supportive writing environment, you’ll be encouraged to develop your voice and writing skills, strengthen your critical thinking skills, work collaboratively with other writers, and explore your own creativity.
“Writing for children and young adults is an exciting and growing field of study. Learning how to read as a writer and having the chance to experiment with your own writing for young people in this workshop is the ideal way to learn more about yourself as a writer and about the craft of writing for children.”
– Lucy Cuthew, Lecturer, MA Writing for Young People
- Wednesday 12 March, 10am – 3:30pm
- Locksbrook Campus, Locksbrook Road, BA1 3EL
During this one-day course, you’ll learn to develop strategies to align personal passions with viable business opportunities and acquire the essential financial skills needed to manage budgets, cash flow, and pricing effectively.
By the end of the course, you’ll have gained the skills to outline the core elements of a sustainable business plan and be able to use practical tools and templates to structure your side hustle’s growth strategy.
BSU’s Short Course Unit have also worked with businesses to provide bespoke training. If this is something your business could benefit from, please get in touch via email. For more information on training or short courses, you can email shortcourses@bathspa.ac.uk.
To apply for any of the courses listed above, please visit Ticket Source to book your place.