Short Courses
The short course department at LCF offers the greatest number of specialist fashion short courses in the UK. Over 200 different short courses are offered. These short courses run all of the College's 6 sites across London. Last year over 5,200 students attended one of the evening, daytime, weekend, or e-learning short courses. Subject areas include:
- Young creatives workshops for 16-18 year olds
- E-Learning] (short courses delivered online via virtual lectures and chat sessions)
- Make up and hair styling
- Beauty therapy, aesthetic therapy and fragrance
- Fashion photography and styling
- Fashion design
- Pattern cutting
- Garment production and sewing skills
- Textiles
- Footwear, jewellery and accessories
- Millinery
- Fashion business management
- Fashion retail
- Marketing, media and communications
- Professional development (short courses designed specifically for those already working in the fashion industry)
E-learning short courses are a way of studying an LCF short courses without attending classes in London. Students attend weekly pre-arranged 'virtual lectures'. Student communicate using text chat (the software is called Blackboard or Wimba Pronto) which involves typing text into a message box creating a dialogue with tutor/fellow students. In addition they may participate in an interactive seminar (using a software called Wimba) which includes voice and video chat, as well as an opportunity to 'share' their tutor's desktop so that s/he can navigate students through websites and other work. A total of 8 different e-learning short courses are currently offered. Subjects include: fashion drawing/illustration, journalism, marketing/branding, fashion merchandising and fashion management.
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