Discover our professional and short courses
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Short courses
Introductory and specialist courses across a variety of subjects. Build new skills or explore your interests. Available online or on campus, with flexible formats including evenings and weekends.
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Professional development
Courses designed to support career progression, professional practice, and structured learning within a specific field. Earn CPD or academic credit to support your professional journey.
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Summer school
Short, intensive programmes delivered across City St George’s three London campuses, combining focused study with a campus-based experience.
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Apprenticeships
Work-based programmes combining academic study and on-the-job learning. Developed in partnership with employers, apprenticeships offer career pathways in a variety of topics.
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Evening courses
Taught online and on-campus during convenient evening times and designed to fit around daytime work or other commitments.
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Executive education
Executive education for senior leaders, focused on strategic thinking, leadership excellence, and real-world organisational impact.
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Why choose City St George's?
Quality, affordable courses
Delivered by leading industry experts
Interactive classes with one-to-one support
City St George’s, University of London offers a range of flexible professional and short courses designed to support skill development, career progression, and lifelong learning. These include short courses, professional development programmes, summer schools, apprenticeships, evening courses, and executive education for senior leaders.
Our short courses, by subject
Arts and media
- An Approach to Creative Writing
- Crime and Thriller Writing
- Crime Writing Intensive Intermediate
- Curating and Exhibition Management
- Fact-based Storytelling
- Introduction to AutoCAD drawing in 2D with a 3D Overview
- Major Event Management
- Managing a Successful Gallery and Studio Practice
- Marketing Essentials
- Memoir Workshop
- Music Business Management
- Narrative Non-Fiction
- Novel Writing and Longer Works
- Screenwriting: First Steps
- Short Story Writing
- Starting up in Business
- Studio Recording
- Synthesis and Sound Design
- The Novel Studio
- Travel and Food Writing
- Urdang Intensives
- Writers’ Workshop
- Writing for Children
- Writing for Social Impact
Business
- Action Learning programme
- Aspiring Chief Executives
- Coaching Essentials
- Confident Leadership Programme
- Effective Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Financial Management Essentials
- Human Resources Essentials
- Inspiring Financial Leadership
- Introduction to Copywriting with AI
- Leadership and Management Essentials
- Leading Edge
- Major Event Management
- Managing a Successful Gallery and Studio Practice
- Marketing Essentials
- Music Business Management
- New Chief Executives
- Presentation Skills
- Project Management: An Introduction
- Quantitative Finance using Python or C++
- Risk Management
- Starting up in Business
- Writing for Social Impact
- Writing with AI for Business
Computing and computer science
- Advanced JavaScript with ReactJS and NextJS
- Applied MS Excel for Business
- Building Websites with HTML, CSS and Flexbox
- C/C++ – Introduction to Programming Using C Part 1
- C/C++ – Object-Oriented Programming Using C++ Part 2
- Cyber Security Fundamentals
- Database Design with SQL Server
- Financial Modelling in Excel
- Intermediate Python Programming
- Introduction to AutoCAD drawing in 2D with a 3D Overview
- Introduction to Conversational and Generative AI
- Introduction to Data Analytics and Machine Learning with Python
- Introduction to Programming with Python
- Introduction to R for Data Analysis
- Introduction to SQL and Relational Databases with Oracle
- Java 1: Object-Oriented Programming with Java Part 1
- Java 2: Object-Oriented Programming with Java Part 2
- JavaScript and Modern Frontend Development
- Linux Network and System Administration
- Linux Server Administration and Security
- Quantitative Finance using Python or C++
- Spreadsheet Data Analysis and Automation with Python
- Synthesis and Sound Design
- Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Excel Part 1
- Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Excel Part 2
Health
- Adolescent Sexual Health course
- An Introduction and Overview to Contraception
- An Introduction to Sexual Health
- BSL Online Production Test Training
- Clinical Observations and Recognizing a Deteriorating Patient
- Contraception for HCAs course
- Contraception Update course
- Counselling Skills Workshop
- Cytology Update course
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Doing the right thing at End of Life
- Ear Care
- Fundamental Clinical Skills – General Wound Care
- Heart Disease, Heart failure and Prevention of Heart Disease
- Immunisation Foundation Training
- Immunisation Update course
- Infection Prevention Applied to Clinical Practice
- Intravenous Cannulation course
- Introduction to Minor Injury and Ailment Management for Practice Nurses
- Introduction to Minor Injury and Ailment Management for School Nurses
- Introduction to Rhythm Recognition / ECG Interpretation
- IV Fluid and Medication Management in Clinical Practice
- Leadership in Healthcare course
- Managing Challenging Conversations Assertively
- Managing Selective Mutism effectively in children, A resiliency approach
- Managing Staff Through Change
- Neonatal and Paediatric Cannulation and IV Therapy
- Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Update
- Palliative Care
- Project-Based Intervention for Brain Injury
- Setting up a peer-befriending scheme for people with aphasia
- Tissue Viability and Wound Care for HCSWs
- Women’s Health course
Languages
- Arabic Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- Arabic Beginners Part 2
- Arabic Beginners Part 3
- Arabic Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Arabic Intermediate Part 3
- Arabic Lower Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Arabic Lower Intermediate Part 3
- Chinese Mandarin Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- Chinese Mandarin Beginners Part 2
- Chinese Mandarin Beginners Part 3
- Chinese Mandarin Beyond Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- Chinese Mandarin Lower Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- French Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- French Beginners Part 2
- French Beginners Part 3
- French Beyond Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- French Beyond Beginners Part 3
- French Lower Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- French Lower Intermediate Part 3
- French Upper Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- French Upper Intermediate Part 3
- German Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- German Beginners Part 3
- German Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- German Lower Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- German Upper Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Italian Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- Italian Beginners Part 2
- Italian Beginners Part 3
- Italian Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Italian Intermediate Part 3
- Italian Lower Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Italian Lower Intermediate Part 3
- Italian Upper Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Japanese Advanced (Full syllabus)
- Japanese Advanced Part 3
- Japanese Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- Japanese Beginners Part 2
- Japanese Beginners Part 3
- Japanese Beyond Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- Japanese Beyond Beginners Part 3
- Japanese Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Japanese Intermediate Part 3
- Japanese Lower Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Japanese Lower Intermediate Part 3
- Japanese Upper Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Japanese Upper Intermediate Part 3
- Korean Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- Korean Beginners Part 2
- Korean Beginners Part 3
- Korean Beyond Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- Korean Beyond Beginners Part 3
- Korean Lower Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Korean Lower Intermediate Part 3
- Russian Beginners (Full Syllabus)
- Spanish Beginners (full syllabus)
- Spanish Beginners Part 3
- Spanish Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Spanish Lower Intermediate (Full Syllabus)
- Spanish Lower Intermediate Part 3
Literature
- An Approach to Creative Writing
- Crime and Thriller Writing
- Crime Writing Intensive Intermediate
- Fact-based Storytelling
- Introduction to Copywriting with AI
- Memoir Workshop
- Narrative Non-Fiction
- Novel Writing and Longer Works
- Short Story Writing
- The Novel Studio
- Travel and Food Writing
- Writers’ Workshop
- Writing for Children
- Writing for Social Impact
- Writing with AI for Business