Student stories
Sam Parker studied at City Lit for three years, beginning with the year-long ‘Return to study’ course. His time at school had been largely a negative experience but he decided to give learning a try as an adult in order to improve his prospects.“Initially I found studying hard and lacked confidence in my abilities, but I persevered and found studying at City Lit a whole new experience. I decided to stay on to get my GCSEs and now have an Access to higher education certificate.”
Sam has now begun a psychology degree at Westminster University, quite an incredible achievement. “By participating in education I am gaining more self-confidence, not only academically but also in other aspects of my life. This has opened up many new opportunities, and I hope to attain a good degree which will enable me to have a life that I previously could only dream of.”
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- Visual arts
- Art foundation and portfolio preparation courses
- Art history
- Bookbinding, book arts and conservation
- Calligraphy
- Ceramics
- Design
- Digital arts
- Drawing
- Drawing and painting from life
- Fibre arts: textiles and basketry
- Graphic design, DTP, illustration and cartooning
- Jewellery
- Mosaics
- Offsite and studio development courses
- Painting
- Printmaking
- Professional practice
- Sculpture
- Sewing and clothes making
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- Photography
- Computer applications including Photoshop and web site creation
- Documentary, visual journalism, photojournalism
- General and specialist courses taking photography further
- History, theory and philosophy
- Introductory and beginners courses
- Lighting and studio techniques
- Photographing London
- Portfolio and project creation, assessment, and exhibiting
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- Languages
- Drama, dance and speech
- Accredited dance courses
- Advanced acting courses
- Audition workshops
- Communication courses for speakers of other languages
- Courses for professional actors
- Dance and movement
- Follow-on drama courses
- Introductory drama courses
- Media courses: TV, radio and sound
- One and two-day courses
- One-week intensive courses
- One-year advanced diploma
- One-year drama access course
- One-year drama foundation course
- Professional skills - technical
- Professional skills for actors
- Professional theatre company
- Sunday courses
- Voice, speech and communication
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- Humanities
- Anthropology
- Business and economics
- Communications and study skills
- Creative writing
- English for second language speakers
- Film
- Folklore, myth and spiritual studies
- History
- History and politics
- Journalism
- Latin America
- Literature
- London walks
- Philosophy
- Science and environment
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- Music
- Health and movement studies
- Alexander technique
- Anatomy and physiology
- Complementary health studies
- Continuing professional development for therapists
- Energy and healing
- Massage and bodywork: introductory level
- Massage and bodywork: professional practitioner level
- Meditation and stress management
- Movement classes
- Nutrition and food safety
- Professional development for movement instructors
- Self-defence
- Yoga
- Your progression routes to teaching
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- Computing
- Apple Mac
- Basic computing
- Courses leading to a qualification
- Desktop publishing
- Graphic illustration and multimedia
- Interests
- Mac software
- Microsoft Office 2007 applications
- Networking
- PC maintenance
- Programming
- Sunday courses
- Web page design
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- Psychology, counselling & personal development
- English, maths & ESOL
- Deaf education
- Careers in care work
- Access to higher education
- Progress - courses for people with learning difficulties
- Speech therapy
- Teacher & management training
Why City Lit?
If you are looking for a great choice of inspiring courses; a bright, modern environment to learn in located in central London; the opportunity to have fun and meet like-minded people, we look forward to seeing you at City Lit!
