Creative Arts & Media Courses

Explore film, music, journalism, photography or theatre. Join online arts courses from renowned film schools, universities, cultural institutions. Learn from the experts in creative arts and media.

Discover or grow your creativity with our online arts and media courses. Learn with renowned universities and institutions.

Choose a Creative Arts & Media topic

Learn flexibly online

Go behind the camera and explore topics in film, photography, and the arts. From screenwriting to storytelling, you will find a short online creative arts course to suit you. Start learning for free on desktop, tablet, or mobile.

Upgrade your course or buy Unlimited for extra benefits

Buy a course upgrade for ongoing access to the course content, tests, and the chance to gain a Certificate of Achievement. Subscribe to Unlimited for access to hundreds of short courses and the ability to keep access to courses you gain a certificate on.

Boost your career

Build your knowledge across a range of topics with experts in the field from top organisations and universities, including academics, musicians, and filmmakers. Network with your fellow learners to gain new insights and ideas.

Meet the people who love FutureLearn

"I began writing, as many writers do when I was very little. My love of the English language has never diminished but my writing, until now, has sat on a back burner. I was very self-conscious about what I would write, and I would never have dreamt of getting out a notepad and just start writing wherever I was, before the course. Now it is second nature, and I have also started to attend writing groups in my local city."

"Thank you - I have learned so much and have surprised myself with the quality of photos I am already taking. My patients and colleagues are soon going to realise that I've 'been on a course' as I practice, practice, practice. And finally, my teenage daughter has been going along with me and is now fascinated by photography. Thank you so much."

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