Whilst there are more options for students hoping to study lighting now, the journey to becoming a lighting professional is not always clear.
In order to try and inform people of available lighting education and to monitor the type of lighting courses that are available, the Society's Education & Membership Committee have compiled the following list of lighting courses, including some courses which contain lighting content or modules.
This list is not exhaustive and if you would like to add to it or if you have up-to-date information relating to one of the courses listed, please let us know at [email protected]
Distance Learning
| Course Title | Qualification | Provider | Duration | Link |
| LET Diploma in Lighting Design | Diploma | Lighting Education Trust | 2 years - distance learning | Find out more |
| DIALux 4 Lighting Software - Foundation / Intermediate / Advanced DIALux Evo Foundation / Intermediate / Advanced Introduction to Lighting Interior Lighting Design - Advanced Certificate Exterior Lighting Design - Advanced Certificate Emergency Lighting - Foundation, Legislation and Standards Relux Foundation / Intermediate / Advanced IEC/EN 60598-2-22 Emergency Luminaire Safety Requirements Lighting Legislation, Compliance Control & Production Testing Lighting Fundamentals LIA Certificate Course BS EN 60598-1 Luminaire Standard Explained Light Source and Luminaires Lighting Design Emergency Lighting - Understanding Legislation, Design, Risk Assessment and the Importance of Competence |
Certificate/CPD | The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) | Varies depending on the course | See full online course list and booking details |
| Interior Lighting Design (online short course) | Certificate | UAL: Chelsea College of Arts | 6 weeks | See course outline |
| Lighting Design | The Design Academy | to be completed within 8 weeks | See details | |
| Lighting for Workplace | Certificate | The Lighting Academy | 1 day | Find out more |
| Lighting for Museums and Galleries | Certificate | The Lighting Academy | 1 day | Find out more |
| Stray Light Analysis and Control Introduction to LIDAR for Autonomous Vehicles Introduction to Optical Remote Sensing Systems |
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Certificate | SPIE. for optics and photonics | See the full course list and find out more |
Based in the UK and Ireland
| HNC/HND in Lighting Design and Technology LIA courses listed above are available in person at the LIA Academy |
Higher National Certificate/Higher National Diploma |
LIA | HNC - 1-2 years HND - 2 years |
Find out more See course list |
| Exterior Lighting Diploma | Diploma | Institute of Lighting Professionals (ILP) | 3 x 5-day modules | See details |
| Asset Management Toolkit: Minor Structures (ATOMS) | ILP | See full course list | ||
| Fundamental Lighting Course | ILP | |||
| Fundamental Lighting Electrical Course | ILP | |||
| Practical Street Lighting | ILP | |||
| Electric Know-How For Architectural Lighting Designers | ILP | |||
| International Street Lighting Certificate | ILP | |||
| British Standard for Lighting - BS5489 Training | ILP | |||
| Lighting for Residential Interiors | Certificate | UAL: Chelsea College of Arts | 4 days | See details |
| Building Services Engineering | MSc | Brunel University | 1 year | See course details |
| Lighting Design for Architecture | BA (Hons) |
Rose Bruford College | 3 years | See course details |
| Lighting Design - theatre lighting | BA (Hons) | Rose Bruford College | 3 years | See course details |
| Lighting Design and Technology | BSc (Hons) | University of South Wales | 3 years | See course details |
| Design | MA | UWE Bristol | 18 months | See course details |
| Lighting Design | BA (Hons) Theatre Practice | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - University of London | 3 years | See course details |
| Live Sound and Lighting Technology | BSc (Hons) | University of Hertfordshire | 3 years (full-time) | See course details |
| Sound, Light and Live Event Technology | BSc (Hons) | University of Derby | 3 years (full-time) | See course details |
| Interior Architecture and Design | BA (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 3 years | See course details |
| Stage Management | BS (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 3 years | See course details |
| Visual Effects | BSc (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 3 years | See course details |
| Product and Furniture Design | BS (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 3 years | See course details |
| Design and Visualisation | MA | Birmingham City University | 1 year | See course details |
| Theatre Production Arts - Lighting | FdA/BA (Hons) | Mountview (validated by the University of East Anglia) | 3 years | See course details |
| Architectural Design and Technology | BA (Hons) | University of Salford | 3 years | See course details |
| Interior Design with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | University of Salford | 4 years | See course details |
| Light and Lighting | MSc | University College London (UCL) | 1 year (full-time) | See course details |
| Lighting Design | MA | Edinburgh Napier University | 1 year | See course details |
| Architectural Engineering: Environmental Design | MSc | University of Bath | 1 year | See further details |
| Building Services Engineering | BEng (Hons) | London Southbank University (LSBU) | 3 years (full-time) | See course details |
| Building Services Design Engineering Apprenticeship | BEng (Hons) | LSBU | 5.5 years | See course details |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | BTEC HND | LSBU | 2.5 years (part-time) | See course details |
| Building Services Engineering | MSc | LSBU | 1 year (full-time) | See course details |
| Architectural Design and Technology | BSc (Hons) | University of Lincoln | 3 years (full-time) | See course details |
| Interior Design | BA (Hons) | Northumbria University | 3 years | See course details |
| Interior Architecture | BA (Hons) | Northumbria University | 3 years | See course details |
| Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technologies | MSc | Northumbria University | 1 year | See course details |
| Performance Design | MA | University of Leeds | 1 year | See course details |
| Sketching Interior Space (Part1) | London Metropolitan University | 5 weeks | See course details | |
| Architecture | BA (Hons) | De Montfort University | 3 years | See course details |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | BEng/MEng | De Montfort University | 3-4 years | See course details |
| Light Pollution Law | Postgraduate Module | De Montfort University | See details | |
| Building Services Engineering | BEng (Hons) | Glasgow Caledonian University3 | 4 years | See course details |
| 3D Design for Virtual Environments | MSc | Glasgow Caledonian University | 1 year | See course details |
| Product Design | BA | University of Edinburgh | 4 years | See course details |
| Interior Design | BS | University of Edinburgh | 4 years | See course details |
International Courses
| Building Engineering | B.Eng (Hons) | Technical University Dublin | 3 years | See course details |
| Electrical Services and Energy Management | B.Sc (Hons) | Technical University Dublin | 4 years | See course details |
| Optical Engineering | ME | University College Dublin | 2 years | See course details |
| Interior Lighting Design | Module - 5 credits | Architecture & Urban Environment - Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) | See further details | |
| Lighting Design | Module - 5 credits | Drama - Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) | See further details | |
| Advanced Stage Lighting | Module - 5 credits | Drama - Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) | See further details | |
| Lighting Design | Module - 5 credits | Electrical Engineering - Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) | See further details | |
| Emergency Lighting | Module | Electrical Engineering - Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) | See further details | |
| Lighting Design | MSc | Aalborg University, Denmark | 2 years | See course details |
| Lighting Design | MA | Wismar University of Applied Sciences | 2 years | See course details |
| Lighting Design and LED Technology | MA | Politecnico di Milano | 2 years | See course details |
| Architectural Lighting Design | MSc | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden | 1 year | See course details |
| Light for Health and Wellbeing | 6 credits | Jönköping University | Jan - Apri | See further details |
| Ergonomics (Human Factors) | 15 credits | Jönköping University | Jan - Jun | See further details |
| Architecture | MSc | University of Oulu, Finland | 2 years | See course details |
| Photonics | MDP | Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Finland | 2 years | Find out more |
| Lighting Design | MFA | The New School - Parsons | 2 years | See course details |
| Lighting | MSc | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 2 semesters | See course details |
| Architecture - Lighting Minor | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | See further details | ||
| Colour and Light | Module | Interior Design, QUT - Queensland, Australia | See further details | |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor Program | Eindhoven University of Technology | 3 years | See course details |
| Imaging and Light in Extended Reality | Erasmus Mundus MSc | KU Leuven | 2 months | Find out more |
| Architectural Lighting Design - Fundamentals Fundamentals of Lighting Design - Hospitality Fundamentals of Lighting Design - Exteriors Lighting Controls and Smart Solutions Standards, Codes and Sustainable Design Fundamentals of Lighting Design - Daylight Fundamentals of Lighting Design - Roadway and Parking Procurement, Installation and Maintenance Theatrical, Theme and Event Lighting Presentation & Communication Techniques Dialux Evo 8 Dialux Evo 8 (Advanced) REVIT for Lighting Lumion for Lighting Fully tailored course |
Certificate | The Lighting Institute (Dubai) | See full course list and booking details |