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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. German advanced
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 4 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Tim Matschak
    Vertiefen Sie Ihre Deutschkenntnisse durch eine vielseitige Auswahl an aktuellen Materialien, Texten, Videos und Hörverständnissen. In diesem Kurs können Sie auch Ihre Diskussionfähigkeit, Ihre Grammatik und Ihren Wortschatz erweitern. This is an advanced German course.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  2. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £40.00
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  3. Hitchcock's Horror Thrillers 2: The Birds, scene by scene
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 5 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    Hitchcock's The Birds (1963), sees the director exploring a familiar theme: the 'romantic couple' tested by suspenseful events. But unlike his glossy 1950s hits, Hitchcock opts for muted visuals and performances in an unflinching examination of femininity under threat and masculine cruelty, framed by a dystopian revenge of nature narrative. Explore the master's last great film, scene by scene.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  4. Advanced painting: practice and discourse
    Course start date:  Mon 6 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Clare Barton-Harvey, Michael Harding, Stuart Jones, Mario Lautier Vella, Joe Richardson, Benjamin Senior, Ian Tucknott
    Develop your painting in greater depth on this advanced course, working with a team of artist-tutors and a committed network of peer-practitioners, across a set of projects focusing on a range of contemporary themes, processes, and debates. The course is intended for experienced painters with a positive and enquiring attitude to the practices and discourses of painting in its various forms, and a commitment to peer-dialogue and critical discussion. Focused and intensive studio-based weekend projects (once per month), are interspersed with weekly online tutorials, feedback, discussion and seminars.
    Full fee £2,649.00 Senior fee £2,119.00 Concession £1,854.00
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  5. Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00
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  6. Contemporary practice: personal project
    Course start date:  Tue 7 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Ian Tucknott
    On this course you will develop your creativity, your personal artistic understanding, and a body of contemporary art work at an advanced level through the experimental exploration of a personal project. The course is facilitated by practicing artists and theorists, who will support you through guided critical and creative research, experimental workshops, critical studies, studio practice and tutorials.
    Full fee £2,399.00 Senior fee £1,919.00 Concession £1,679.00
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  7. Ruling Russia: Tsars, Revolutions, Civil War , and the Triumph of Lenin (1860-1924)
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 13 May 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Zoe Quinn
    This course explores the transformative period of Russian history from 1860 to 1924, encompassing the autocratic rule of the Tsars, the revolutionary upheavals of 1905 and 1917, the chaos of the civil war, and the consolidation of the Bolshevik regime. Students will examine key events, figures, and ideologies that shaped modern Russia, delving into the complexities of political, social, and economic changes during this era.



    Please note: this course includes much of the material covered in previous Russian Revolution courses at the City Lit. Moreover this course is taught at an introductory level. Tutor: Zoe Quinn.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00
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  8. The City of London: the Square Mile
    Course start date:  Wed 8 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Off Site

    Tutors:  Hazel Baker
    Explore the City’s development from Roman and medieval times through to the Tudors and Stuarts. This course will consist of 8 guided walks starting with Roman London.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  9. Italian 4/5: Storia della pittura italiana: Il Medioevo
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ottavia Castellina
    The history of Western art cannot be understood without an understanding of the importance of Italian art. This short course, delivered in Italian, will introduce you to some of the major figures in the history of Italian art. The first module of 5 lessons will cover Medieval painting in Italy and each lesson will be devoted to a particular artist who is representative of their time. The course will be delivered online.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  10. French 5: La France au XXième siècle; Un évènement, un auteur
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Frédéric Fournier
    Dans la lignée de Voltaire qui au XVIII siècle annonça la Révolution puis de Victor Hugo qui au XIX annonça la République, les écrivains Francais du XX siècle ne sont pas restés insensibles aux évènements de leur temps. Tous les ont commenté et beaucoup y ont participé. De l’entrée fracassante de Zola dans l’affaire Dreyfus avec son “J’accuse” suivie par le traumatisme de la 1 ere guerre mondiale véçu par Céline, Barbuse et Genevoix, l’engagement sur la question coloniale dans les années 30 avec Malraux, Gide et Duras, la résistance à l’occupation nazie des poètes Vercors, Éluard et Aragon, le conflit est-ouest avec la célèbre querelle de Sartre et de Camus, jusqu’aux année 60 et 70 ou l’engagement et la signature de pétitions deviendront la norme.







    Le XX siècle restera celui de l’engagement des écrivains de des intellectuels. Ils nous a laissé quelques unes des plus belles pages de la littérature Francaise. Nous les découvrirons et les lirons ensemble.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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  11. Italian 3: practise and consolidate: module 1
    Course start date:  Thu 9 Oct 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Roberto Minardi
    Questa classe di conversazione ti offre la possibilità di consolidare il tuo livello intermedio di italiano praticando e perfezionando I punti grammaticali studiati al livello 3. Adatto a chi frequenta un corso al livello 3 lower or 3 upper oppure a chi ha una conoscenza equivalente della lingua. Attenzione: le lezioni si svolgeranno a settimane alterne, cioè ogni quindici giorni.







    Please note this course takes place every other week.
    Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00
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  12. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  13. Art and creative thinking with Rod Judkins
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sun 12 Oct 2025 (and 5 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Rod Judkins
    Art is fundamentally about communicating ideas. If the idea is strong, the work of art is memorable.
    This exciting, one day workshop, led by Rod Judkins (artist, tutor and author of ‘The art of Creative thinking’ and ‘Ideas are your only currency’) will explore methods to create ideas and concepts and combine them with the process of making. You will receive a signed copy of Art and Creative Thinking when you attend this course.
    Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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  14. Spanish 5: Spanish book club
    Course start date:  Mon 13 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Elena Ugarte

    ¿Te gusta leer en español? ¿Te interesa practicar tu español leyendo novelas y compartiendo tus ideas con otras personas? Si es el caso, este Book Club es para ti. En dos sesiones tendrás la oportunidad de descubrir la novela de un(a) autor(a) español(a) o suramericano/a y de analizarla en grupo, lo cual te permitirá mejorar tu comprensión escrita y tu conversación en un ambiente relajado pero enfocado. 

    Please note that there are two options for this course: LS517 and LS518; each happening on a different day of the week. You may choose the option that suits your schedule best. However, please note that it is not possible to alternate between the sessions of one course and those of the other. 

    Course dates for LS517: Mondays 13th of October and 10th of November 2025

    Course dates for LS518: Thursdays 16th of October and 13th of November 2025

    Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00
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  15. Working with adults who stammer: a course for speech and language therapists
    Course start date:  Mon 13 Oct 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Carolyn Cheasman, Vivien Grant-Jones

    Designed for speech and language therapists, this four-day interactive workshop will cover assessment and selection, stammering modification, interiorised stammering, cluttering, acquired stammering and an introduction to mindfulness. Opportunity to practise teaching techniques to clients included.

    Note: this course runs on these days: October 13-15; and a final follow-up day on March 30..

    Full fee £599.00 Senior fee £599.00 Concession £599.00
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