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All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Life drawing after work
Course start date: Fri 13 Sep 2024 (and 7 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyA fun, relaxed and shorter life drawing class better suited for people coming straight from work. You will be able to work from a variety of life models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses. You will be working from the unclothed model, both male and female.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Writing for magazines Course start date: Mon 16 Sep 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alice RobbGet inspired to write on this practical course for freelance journalists and bloggers. Learn to carry out research, interview people, pitch and publish stories, and build your presence on social media.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - How to read a film: a beginners' guide to cinema Course start date: Tue 17 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul SuttonThis course will develop your critical appreciation of the cinema by teaching you how to read and understand film texts. We will look at the elements that underpin film form – narrative, mise en scène, cinematography, editing and sound – alongside its historical development. We will consider film style by exploring classical, post-classical and art cinema and we will examine influential critical modes of analysis, such as genre, authorship and spectatorship.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Contemporary dance: beginnersCourse start date: Tue 17 Sep 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Orley QuickThis Contemporary dance class is a dynamic and fun experience based on the principles of Release-technique and some playful explorations. Simple movement phrases and tasks are built upon to develop greater awareness of the body in space and in relation to others. Floor, centre and travelling exercises lead to efficiency of movement, rhythmical and free-flowing dance sequences. There is no class on Tuesday 22 October 2024.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00 - French 4: conversation Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Valerie JézéquelVenez discuter d'une diversité de sujets dans ce cours vivant et créatif qui vous aidera à renforcer vos compétences orales.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00 - Ballet pointe: beginners Course start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Abigail BulfinThis short course offers you the opportunity to get introduced to pointe work at a pace that allows you to understand how to execute the basic exercises correctly. Working with correct alignment and safely are a focal point and to address any issues and concerns you may have. To get the most out of this course you should have attended regular ballet classes for at least 6 to 12 months. - Self defence and personal safety for womenCourse start date: Sat 28 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carla DraytonExplore physical and non-physical techniques for self defence, developing your assertiveness, body language and more. Women of any age or fitness level are welcome to come and enhance their confidence.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Ancient Greek 5Course start date: Mon 30 Sep 2024 (and 13 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Doukissa KaminiIn this advanced course, you will read and translate unadapted texts by ancient Greek authors to deepen your enjoyment and appreciation of their work.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - The 60 minute writer Course start date: Fri 27 Sep 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Fit creative writing into your busy day: a relaxed, informal rolling programme for writers of all levels of experience who enjoy being thrown new ideas and experimenting with poetry and prose.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £65.00 - Chess for beginners Course start date: Tue 1 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David RowsonLearn one of the world’s most popular games, beginning with the basic moves and fundamental strategies. Includes a wide range of practical activities in a fun environment that will encourage you to pursue your interest further. - Latin 5 advanced: poetry groupCourse start date: Tue 1 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Justin MurrayIn this advanced course, you will read and translate unadapted texts by Latin authors to deepen your appreciation of their work and your knowledge of Roman culture, history and society.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Develop your confidence in writing: grammar, punctuation, expression (level 1-2) Course start date: Tue 8 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Would you like to be more confident in the way you write whether emails or reports at work or messages to friends? Do you want to work on how you form sentences, understand grammar and use punctuation so your writing is more creative? Do you want to learn how to create meaning in your writing?. This course will help you be more secure in your professional, academic or creative writing skills and help you improve some of your weak areas around forming and punctuating sentences with appropriate grammatical form. You will develop your confidence in the most essential areas of writing including different sentence structures, writing paragraphs, using punctuation effectively, using active and passive voices and proofreading.
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).
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 £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £65.00 - Return to Spanish (advanced)Course start date: Tue 5 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paula RiofrioIf you have learned Spanish in the past, but it has been a while, then come and join this lively course to refresh your advanced Spanish. You wil review, revise and practice in a course that is tailored to your needs. After attending this course, you will be able join a level 4 or 5 course in January.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Exploring the music of Gustav Holst
Course start date: Tue 5 Nov 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Katy HamiltonComposer, teacher, trombonist… Gustav Holst is known above all for his orchestral suite The Planets, premiered in 1918. But this intriguing musician was also profoundly interested in Hindu literature and philosophy, early British music, English folksong and Wagner. This course provides a brief introduction to his life and career.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £90.00 - Ancient Greek dramaCourse start date: Tue 12 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Maria ContosHave a taste of exploring the ancient Athenian stage, and how they still speak to us about the challenges we face today.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00
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