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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. Thinking through philosophy: a guide
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Christopher Horner

    What is morality and what is it based on? Is the mind a ghost in the machine?  What can I really know? This is a beginner’s introduction to how philosophy tackles questions like these and many others.

    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  2. Return to Spanish (upper intermediate)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 2 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Cristina Casado

    If you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your upper intermediate Spanish. You will review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 3 lower or 3 upper course in September.

    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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  3. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00
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  4. Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  5. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  6. The philosophy of race
    Course start date:  Tue 3 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ovett Nwosimiri

    This course session touches upon the philosophical foundations of race, engaging with historical and contemporary debates on racial identity, racism, and justic

    Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00
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  7. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00
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  8. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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  9. Introduction to children's book illustration
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Dee Shulman
    Our Introductory courses provide a perfect way-in to a creative field.







    The Children’s Book industry is thriving, largely due to rising literacy levels, and a growing awareness of the importance of early childhood education. As a result, Children’s Book creators are in demand.



    Our tutors will teach you the many and various skills you’ll need to illustrate books for children - from drawing and painting (analogue and digital), to sequencing and pacing visual narratives.



    You'll learn about the children’s publishing sector; gaining a sense of the different genres and markets for children's books, and where your illustration style might fit.
    Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00
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  10. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  11. Improve your speaking voice
    Course start date:  Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Lloyd Wylde
    Come and improve your vocal skills through voice production and speech exercises. Learn about self presentation, develop spontaneity and gain greater confidence in your communication skills. This is a practical course based in the college.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00
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  12. Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  13. Printmaking in Europe 1400-1920: from Dürer to Munch
    Course start date:  Tue 10 Jun 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Caroline Rae

    During the course we will learn about the materials and techniques of printmaking including woodcut, etching, engraving and aquatint, and engage with prints by some of the most innovative printmakers of the era (Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya and Munch). We will consider prints in relation to several key themes including religion, colonialism, nationhood, and artistic practice, authorship and expression.

    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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  14. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  15. Acting for radio and podcast dramas: improvers
    Course start date:  Wed 11 Jun 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  David Gooderson
    Explore microphone techniques and demands across different areas of acting work in radio and podcast dramas. For those who have completed a beginners’ course or have previous relevant industry experience. This course will be delivered in the media studio.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £174.00
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