Philosophy courses
What makes life good? Do we have a duty to ourselves or others? How do you define what is right or wrong? Explore, discuss, and debate these questions with fellow students on one of our wide range of philosophy courses, and discover the musings of Plato, Socrates, and the many other influential philosophers of our time.You can choose from our afternoon and evening courses during the week, or make time at the weekend for a bit of deep thought and philosophical interaction on our Saturday and Sunday courses.
- A taste of philosophy
- Chinese philosophy
- Existentialism: an introduction
- Hinduism: the fount of religions
- Introduction to ethics
- Philosophical life coaching
- Philosophy and the ancient Greeks: Aristotle
- Philosophy and the ancient Greeks: Plato
- Philosophy and the self
- Philosophy of music
- Philosophy taster: aesthetics - art and anti-art
- Philosophy: aesthetics - art and anti-art
- Philosophy: language and power
- Philosophy: the self, freedom and responsibility
- Political philosophy
- Theravadu and Mahayana Buddhism
- Ways into philosophy (great thinkers)
- Ways into philosophy (key themes)
- Ways into philosophy (thinking straight)
- What is happiness
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- Art foundation and portfolio preparation courses
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- Drawing and painting from life
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- Professional practice
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- Photography
- Languages
- Arabic
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- Classical languages
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- Language tasters
- Modern foreign languages teacher training
- Modern Greek
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- Drama, dance and speech
- Accredited Dance Courses
- Advanced acting courses
- Bi-media courses: TV, radio and sound
- Communication courses for speakers of other languages
- Courses for professional actors
- Dance and movement
- Follow-on drama courses
- Introductory drama courses
- 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
- Summer school
- Sunday courses
- Voice, speech and communication
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- Humanities
- Anthropology
- Business and economics
- Communications and study skills
- Creative writing
- Creative writing summer school
- English for speakers of other languages
- Film
- Film summer school
- Folklore, myth and spiritual studies
- History and politics
- Journalism
- Latin America
- Literature
- London walks
- Philosophy
- Philosophy summer school
- Science and environment
- Summer school: Britain in the 1930s
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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
- Self-defence
- Training for teachers
- Yoga
- Your progression routes to teaching
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- Computing
- Apple Mac
- Basic computing
- Courses leading to a qualification
- Desktop publishing
- eBay, podcasting and blogging
- Graphic illustration and multimedia
- Microsoft Office 2007 applications
- Networking
- PC maintenance
- Programming
- Sunday courses
- The internet
- 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
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Humanities
Tel: 020 7492 2652
Advice times:
During term-time Monday 12.30–13.30 and 17.30–18.30 Thursday 12.30–13.30 and 17.30–18.30
Non term-time Monday 17.30–18.30 Thursday 12.30–13.30
Featured course
A taste of 18th century literature
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!