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City Lit is a leading provider of adult education in London and all over the UK. It's the perfect place to learn something new, gain new skills, and build your confidence. From mastering new languages and honing creative skills to advancing your career with professional development courses. Whatever your passion or goal, our diverse curriculum has the perfect course to inspire your next step.

 

 

 

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  1. The introduction to art history
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 30 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Do you enjoy looking at art but want to understand it more deeply? This introduction to art history course will help you build confidence in interpreting art by exploring topics such as beauty, the role of the artist, gender, the art market, and global art history—giving you fresh insight into what you see in galleries and museums.

    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00
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  2. The Altarpiece in Northern European Art
    Course start date:  Tue 30 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Emma Rose Barber

    The Northern Renaissance altarpiece is a thing of beauty: exquisitely painted in oil, full of rich, sumptuous decorative details, a broad, vivid and brilliant colour range, artistically innovative, conventional and experimental, distinctive and complex. Come and find out more about these works of art on this ten-week online course, where we cover some of the highlight art made by highlight artists such as Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden.

    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  3. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  4. Latin 4 lower: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Doukissa Kamini
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    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  5. Latin 4 upper: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Justin Murray
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    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  6. Storytelling for business and pleasure 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ariella Eshed
    All cultures respect the world of Story. The ability to tell Stories, in a variety of settings, is a skill that has seen a strong resurgence both in the workplace and in contemporary performance. Gain greater confidence in your communication skills and apply this to your wider experience. This course will be delivered in the college.
    Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £132.00
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  7. London Churches
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Emma Rose Barber

    Come and join us in an offsite class visiting churches in London that you might not know are there. On this course we visit less well-known churches, but which are rich in history, art and heritage. There are monuments, statues, paintings and plaques to look at. We will look at both the exteriors and interiors of these churches and get to know their architectural styles and treasures within.

    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  8. Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  9. Introduction to Herbal Medicine
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ellie Holly
    Herbal medicine has lot to offer when it comes to improving mood, reducing anxiety, improving cognitive function and increasing energy levels. Herbal medicine is the use of whole plant extracts to treat illness and to prevent disease. When used correctly, herbal medicines offer a safe and effective way to improve mental health. Many herbs can be used safely alongside orthodox medicines. This course is all about giving you the knowledge you need to feel confident buying and trying herbal medicines to support your own health.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  10. Medieval and Renaissance art at the V&A
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Andreas Petzold
    Explore the one of the finest and most diverse collections of medieval and Renaissance art and material culture in the world at the V&A Museum.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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  11. Medieval Latin: module 1
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Mary Ruskin
    Improve your fluency in reading Medieval Latin by translating original literary, religious, historical, and philosophical passages. Knowledge of classical Latin grammar is required.
    Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00
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  12. Grammar in practice: advanced (level 2+)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 7 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Is your grammar holding you back? Learn how to communicate more effectively by analysing, discussing and experimenting with English grammar. This course will help you realise that grammar is really about meaning: understanding better the meaning of what someone is saying and expressing yourself more meaningfully.



    You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name). The course runs over three terms (though you may start any term, places allowing).



    This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here

    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £90.00
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  13. British Modernism: Bloomsbury, Hampstead, St Ives
    Course start date:  Wed 1 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Julie Barlow

    Modernism was a global movement in society and culture during the early decades of the twentieth century. Artists, designers and architects used new imagery, materials and techniques to create work they felt better reflected the realities and hopes of modern societies. This course explores the arrival and impact of Modernism in Britain and places it within a broader European context.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  14. Italian 4/5: cultura e attualita'
    Course start date:  Thu 8 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Attraverso attività basate su articoli, servizi di programmi, interviste ecc., questa classe ti offre la possibilità di dibattere e approfondire argomenti riguardanti l’attualità italiana e la cultura del Paese in generale. Praticherai e perfezionerai diversi punti grammaticali e accrescerai il tuo vocabolario. Adatto a chi frequenta un corso al livello 4 o 5 oppure a chi ha una conoscenza equivalente della lingua.







    Attenzione: le lezioni si svolgeranno a settimane alterne.



    Please note that this course takes place on alternate weeks.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  15. New Testament Greek 5: module 1
    Course start date:  Thu 2 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sean Gabb
    Gain fluency in reading New Testament Greek by translating various texts, and improve your knowledge of Koine Greek.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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