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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. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  3. Level 4 Diploma in therapeutic counselling: integrative pathway
    Course start date:  Mon 8 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Wellbeing Centre

    Tutors:  Ana Wellbrook

    The Late Applications Process for this course is now open and will close on Wednesday 16th July 2025 at 12:00 midday.  Please ensure you have completed and submitted your application before the closing date (Wednesday 16th July at 12:00 midday) as you will be unable to submit your application after this date.

    If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to the Stage One Skills Assessment which will be held on Friday 25th July 2025.  If you pass the Stage One Skills Assessment, you will be invited to the Stage Two Individual Interview which will be held on Friday 1st August 2025.  Please ensure you are available for both the Stage One and Stage Two dates before making an application.  Unfortunately, no alternative dates can be offered.
     





    The course fee is £5099.00. If you are unable to pay the course fee upfront, you can choose to apply for an Advanced Learning Loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC) to help cover the cost. The Advanced Learner loan available for this course is £2225.00. The remaining fee of £2874.00 will need to be paid at enrolment. If you are unable to pay this fee upfront, you can talk to our Information, Advice and Guidance team who will advise you on other financial support available. You can contact the Advice and Guidance Team by phone on (0203 871 3111) or by email: advice@citylit.ac.uk. The Loan is repayable after the course ends. For more information, please call Psychology, Counselling & Personal Development on 020 4582 0403. You can find more information about the Advanced Learner Loan here www.citylit.ac.uk/advanced-learner-loans
    Full fee £5,099.00 Senior fee £5,099.00 Concession £5,099.00
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  4. Phenomenology: an introduction
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  John Goff
    Phenomenology, one of the most influential approaches in contemporary philosophy, asks: how do we constitute experienced reality? Following Husserl and Heidegger, phenomenologists try to understand what it means, if anything, to be in the world.
    Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00
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  5. Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £479.00 Concession £389.00
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  6. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  7. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00
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  8. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £167.00
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  9. Craft focus: grammar, syntax, and style for creative writers
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  William Brady
    Great poetry and prose begin when the writer puts the right words in the right places. Learn how and why the rules and conventions of language matter in this course, which combines creative writing with opportunities to learn/revise essential points of grammar and useful literary concepts. Suitable for beginning writers looking to build confidence, and those with more experience who would like to practise these essential skills.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £209.00 Concession £105.00
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  10. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £130.00
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  11. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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  12. Clarinet advanced workshop
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    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  George Sleightholme
    This course is for students who have a minimum of five years' experience on clarinet (playing at grade 6 standard or above), come and work on both technique and solo repertoire and enjoy some group playing. Offered every term. Break week 27th October 2025.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £181.00
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  13. Classic jazz guitar
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Martin Wheatley
    If you have played jazz styles and are familiar with some standard tunes, this course will develop your technical and musical skills in 'comping', soloing, and playing with others.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £153.00
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  14. Classical singing workshop
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Hakan Vramsmo
    A lively workshop class for singers with a solid foundation in vocal technique and musicianship: employ your vocal technique in a more flexible and artistic way and deepen your understanding of critical evaluation of singing. Break week 27th Oct 2025.
    Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £223.00
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  15. Music theory: grade 7
    Course start date:  Mon 15 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Simon Rigby
    Learn more complex elements of music: figured bass, melodic and harmonic decoration, writing for instrument or voice with given accompaniment, and score analysis of harmonic and phrase structure, style, performance and directions. Break week: 26 Oct, Dec 01 until return on Jan 12.
    Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £369.00 Concession £258.00
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