Short courses are units of study which are delivered by the College but do not lead to an award of the College, such as a degree or postgraduate certificate. Short courses may be assessed or non-assessed. It may be appropriate for some assessed courses to lead to the award of academic credit (i.e. ECTS).
Imperial offers a diverse range of short courses, often providing courses detailing the most up to date developments in specific areas of interest. Below is a non-exhaustive list of the types of short courses offered by the College:
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Pre-sessional
- Summer Schools
- Outreach
- MOOCs or SPOCs
Policy and Procedure
- Short Course Approval Process [pdf]
- Master’s Level Modules offered as Short Courses: A Guidance Note [pdf]
- MOOCs/SPOCs: Approval Process and Guidance [pdf]
Forms
- New short course proposal (Form B - Planning and Resources - new courses) [doc]
- New short course proposal (Form B - Planning and Resources - existing modules) [doc]
- New short course proposal (Form E - Distance, blended and E-learning) [doc]
- Short course specification [doc]
- Module specification template [xls]