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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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  2. Exploring classical music 3
    Course start date:  Thu 15 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Neil Luck
    Do you want to know more about Western classical music? Explore selected topics and key works in Romantic and modern music on this informative 10-week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. NB: Break week 19 Feb 2026.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00
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  3. Modern Greek beginners: module 2
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    Course start date:  Mon 19 Jan 2026 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Yannis Papalexandris

    Continue your Modern Greek learning journey with City Lit. Develop your speaking and listening skills on this communicative course, which emphasises the practical use of the language. Suitable if you have completed Modern Greek beginners: module 1 or equivalent (about 15 hrs of learning).

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  5. History of ideas: believing and belonging 2 - from religion to spirituality
    Course start date:  Thu 22 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  John Holroyd

    In recent times an interest in spirituality has developed that is independent of mainstream religious institutions and traditions. This course will consider why this has happened and how it is best understood.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  6. ICM: Intentional camera movements
    Course start date:  Thu 22 Jan 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ed Gregory
    Create images using intentional camera movement (ICM). On this workshop course you will experiment with different techniques of camera movement to create abstract art with your digital camera.
    Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  7. Illustrating narratives
    Course start date:  Thu 5 Mar 2026 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ciara Flood

    On this course you will explore practical methods of storyboarding and the ability to take a narrative and translate it into a sequence of images. This skill is essential for children’s book illustrators, graphic novelists, animators and film makers. 

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  8. Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00
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  9. Layout and grid design
    Course start date:  Thu 23 Apr 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  John Smyth

    Learn the skills required to create your own publication in this layout and grid design course. This course will teach you the design principles for layout design, exploring magazine layout and other publication design and empowering you to innovate and create your own publication.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  10. Introduction to clay sculpture
    Course start date:  Thu 18 Jun 2026

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Shelley Wilson
    Whether you would like to try out sculpting with clay for fun, or it is something you wish to explore further, this beginners course is a great way to learn the first steps in design and basic clay modelling techniques. In it you can create either a realistic or an abstract sculpture.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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