Discover Our Featured Partner Offerings for Fall 2025
Through our partnership with OCAD University, we’re excited to offer a curated selection of non-credit Continuing Education (CE) offerings designed for curious minds, creative professionals, and lifelong learners.
These online courses provide hands-on, skill-based learning in areas like game design, video editing, painting, social media marketing, and more. Whether you're looking to expand your artistic practice, boost your digital skills, or explore a new creative field, OCAD U’s CE offerings are flexible, accessible, and open to everyone—no previous experience or enrollment in a degree program required.
Each course is taught by experienced instructors and developed by one of Canada’s leading institutions for art and design. Best of all, you can participate from anywhere.
Browse our featured OCAD U offerings below and find your next creative outlet.
Class Details:
Online, Sep 18, 2025 to Oct 29, 2025
Course Description:
Dive into the world of 3D with Blender—one of the most powerful open-source 3D graphics applications. This hands-on course covers the essentials of modeling, animation, and rendering while introducing surface modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, compositing, and physics. Whether you’re new to 3D or expanding your creative toolkit, you’ll gain practical skills to create original projects.
Why Enroll: Learn to design professional-quality 3D animations using free industry-standard software, while building the technical and creative skills needed for animation and visualization projects.
Use the discount code 91´«Ã½U25 to receive $25 off your course fee.
Class Details:
Online, Sep 24, 2025 to Nov 04, 2025
Course Description:
Bring stories to life through illustration. This studio course explores storyboarding, character design, composition, and color theory as you learn to illustrate children’s picture books. Work with a variety of media—such as gouache, watercolor, ink, or collage—and digitize your creations using Adobe Photoshop. Technical demonstrations, critiques, and guided exercises will help you develop a professional portfolio of illustrations.
Why Enroll: Gain the conceptual and technical skills to create original illustrations and start building work suitable for children’s publishing.
Use the discount code 91´«Ã½U25 to receive $25 off your course fee.
Class Details:
Online, Sep 18, 2025 to Oct 29, 2025
Course Description:
Master your digital SLR or mirrorless camera and learn to capture professional photographs. This course covers the essentials of exposure, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and composition, along with image processing using Adobe Photoshop. Through projects, discussions, and critiques, you’ll refine your technical ability and creative eye while building confidence behind the lens.
Why Enroll: Develop both the technical and artistic skills to take stunning photographs and edit them like a pro.
Use the discount code 91´«Ã½U25 to receive $25 off your course fee.
Class Details:
Online, Oct 06, 2025 to Nov 16, 2025
Course Description:
Explore the craft of cinematic storytelling through this introduction to screenwriting. Learn the fundamentals of character arcs, plot, structure, subtext, pacing, and dialogue while analyzing films and engaging in group critiques. Throughout the course, you’ll draft and refine your own short screenplay (5–10 minutes), finishing with a complete first draft. No prior screenwriting experience is required.
Why Enroll: Build storytelling and writing skills while producing your own screenplay draft, supported by expert guidance and peer feedback.
Use the discount code 91´«Ã½U25 to receive $25 off your course fee.
Class Details:
Online, Oct 22, 2025 to Dec 02, 2025
Course Description:
Step into the editor’s role and learn to create polished video projects with Adobe Premiere Pro. This practical, fast-paced course covers essential editing techniques including cutting, transitions, sound mixing, color correction, and adding titles and captions. You’ll develop your own projects while mastering workflows for managing and exporting video content.
Why Enroll: Acquire hands-on video editing skills that can immediately be applied to creative, marketing, or personal projects.
Use the discount code 91´«Ã½U25 to receive $25 off your course fee.
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