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Short Courses for Adults (ages 16+)

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We offer a distinctive programme of drama, filmmaking and writing courses for adults (16+) led by experienced tutors and industry professionals. Classes are run both in person at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow and also online. Many of our courses will have a credit-rated option where students can choose to submit work for SCQF points. You can read more about this on your individual course page.

As well as our year-long courses, please see below the 10-week courses in Terms 1, 2 and 3, which offer the opportunity to work with industry professionals to develop your existing skills and experience, or to try something completely new. Please note that there is a multi course booking promotional offer – if you book two courses, you will get 10% off the second course tuition fee.

All classes will challenge you to develop your skills and creativity, and offer the chance to meet like-minded people in a supportive environment.

Please be aware that spaces on our courses are limited book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you have any questions about the course before booking please contact us shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk – we will be pleased to help.

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Find A Course

September – June

Our year-long adult acting courses work in progression starting with Acting for Beginners and ending in Rep and Shakespeare Company. Please look through the course webpages to see the course most suited to your level.

Our 10-week courses run in Terms 1, 2 and 3, with options online and in-person. All courses offer the opportunity to work with industry professionals to develop your existing skills and experience, or to try something completely new.

October – December

Drama

 Filmmaking

Writing

Creative Development

Our 10-week courses run in Terms 1, 2 and 3, with options online and in-person. All courses offer the opportunity to work with industry professionals to develop your existing skills and experience, or to try something completely new.

January – March

Drama

Filmmaking

Writing

Creative Development

Our 10-week courses run in Terms 1, 2 and 3, with options online and in-person. All courses offer the opportunity to work with industry professionals to develop your existing skills and experience, or to try something completely new.

April – June

Drama

 Filmmaking

Writing

Creative Development

You can view all our Short Study and Audition Preparation courses on our landing page here:

Short Study and Audition Preparation

September – June

Our workshops offer students the opportunity to engage with industry professionals in a 2 – 3 hour workshop which explores their specialist discipline, skills and artform.

These one-off workshops occur at different points throughout the year, and allow students to gain knowledge and experience in a different format from our other courses.

Due to the specialist nature of these workshops, they have limited spaces available and information will be updated here regularly.

Some of our previous workshops include; Puppetry Skills with Parker Puppetry, Stage Combat, Mamma Mia with West End’s Emma Mullan.

Further Information

We want to ensure as many children, young people and adult learners as possible can access the performing and production arts education that is offered through Short Courses at RCS. Financial support options available for Short Courses include:

Agnes Allan Bursary

Agnes Allan was a teacher, passionate about inclusion, and this bursary scheme exists to offer support to students to participate in the performing or production arts.

The Agnes Allan Bursary provides some support to students who may require financial assistance to take part in a short course in dance, drama, music, production or screen.

Anyone who wishes to take part in our Short Courses and faces a financial barrier can apply for bursary support to help meet the cost of tuition fees.

James McAvoy Drama Scholarships

BAFTA-winning and Golden Globe nominated actor James McAvoy is committed to nurturing the creative potential of young Scots who experience barriers to access and participate in drama at RCS Short Courses.

James is a graduate of the BA Acting programme at RCS and Patron of the Junior Conservatoire of Drama. The Glasgow-born actor has funded the new James McAvoy Drama Scholarships to enable young people to experience the world-class drama training at RCS as he did.

The scholarship aims to support applicants who would otherwise find meeting the cost of tuition fees at RCS a barrier to accessing pre-Higher Education drama training at the Royal Conservatoire.

You can find more information about these funds on our Financial Support page.

We run various promotional offers for our Short Courses and Summer Schools. You can view our current offers on our Promotional Offers page.

You should contact us at shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk to request your discount code before booking a course.

Please note, only one promotional offer can be applied per course and should be used at the time of booking as we are unable to apply a discounts retrospectively.

Please see our Short Course FAQs for more information about all aspects of choosing, booking and attending your course.

Please see our Short Courses – Terms and Conditions for more information about your contract with Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Cancellation and Refund policies.

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Short Courses
shortcourses@rcs.ac.uk

Summer Schools
summerschools@rcs.ac.uk

Credit-Rated
credit-rated@rcs.ac.uk

Bursary and Scholarship
bursaryscholarship@rcs.ac.uk