Art & Design Courses

How to Write Your First Song

163 reviews

Get a practical introduction to the mechanics of songwriting and meet established songwriters with this free online course

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

BHU;  CEC

ANIMATIONs

586 reviews

In this course we explore animation across a variety of platforms including film, television, advertising, web, motion capture and game design. This course will provide the opportunity for students to develop their transferable employability and professi…

• Swayam
• 15 weeks long
• 24th Jul, 2022
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Sustainability in Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

103 reviews

This course introduces the basic elements and trendsthat define sustainability practices in Architecture today. Itfollows an interdisciplinary approach that includes performance assessment and urban policies.

• edX
• 3-4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Gamification

58 reviews

Gamification is the application of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course will teach you the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Introduction to Classical Music

25 reviews

Using a simple and enjoyable teaching style, this course introduces the novice listener to the wonders of classical music, from Bach fugues to Mozart symphonies to Puccini operas.

• Coursera
• 66 hours worth of material, 9 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Max MSP Programming Course: Structuring Interactive Software for Digital Arts

24 reviews

Max is a powerful platform that accommodates and connects a wide variety of tools for sound, graphics, music and interactivity using a flexible patching and programming environment. Max allows most computer users to write a simple, meaningful program wit…

• Kadenze
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Innovation: the Fashion Industry

40 reviews

Understand how big fashion retailers innovate and discover the story behind a favourite piece of your clothing.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing Industry

42 reviews

The fundamentals of circular fashion unraveled, learn about circularity in all steps of the fashion value chain. From new textile materials and circular design all the way to business modelling.

• edX
• 8-12 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• 6th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society

18 reviews

This is a course aimed at making you a better designer. The course marries theory and practice, as both are valuable in improving design performance. Lectures and readings will lay out the fundamental concepts that underpin design as a human activity. We…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Songwriting: Writing the Lyrics

25 reviews

There’s a songwriter lurking somewhere inside you, peeking around corners, wondering if it’s safe to come out. Now it is. This course is an invitation to let your inner songwriter step into the sunlight. All it takes is a simple “yes” and you’ll be climb…

• Coursera
• 17 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Fundamentals of Music Theory

23 reviews

This course will introduce students to the theory of music, providing them with the skills needed to read and write Western music notation, as well as to understand, analyse, and listen informedly. It will cover material such as pitches and scales, inter…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Real-Time Audio Programming in ChucK

36 reviews

The course, lecture, and examples build on each other to teach the fundamentals of programming in general (logic, loops, functions, objects, classes) and also deals with advanced topics including multi-threading, events and signals. Throughout the course…

• Kadenze
• 8 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Fundamentals of Graphic Design

21 reviews

Graphic Design is all around us! Words and pictures—the building blocks of graphic design—are the elements that carry the majority of the content in both the digital world and the printed world. As graphic design becomes more visible and prevalent in our…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Guitar for Beginners

21 reviews

Grasp the essentials needed to begin playing acoustic or electric guitar. You'll learn an easy approach to get you playing quickly, through a combination of exploring the instrument, performance technique, and basic music theory. For students who have l…

• Coursera
• 24 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The 3D Printing Revolution

18 reviews

This course will demonstrate how 3D printers work, show what people make with them, and examine the 3D printing ecosystem. It will also explore the future of 3D printing and discuss how this technology will revolutionize our world. The course materials i…

• Coursera
• 9-10 hours worth of material, 2 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)