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Whether you’re interested in a one-off talk or taster class, a short course over a few weeks, or a year-long programme. You'll find a course to suit your schedule and goals.

We offer online courses as well as hybrid and blended learning, and in-person courses in London.

 

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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 £359.00 Senior fee £287.00 Concession £233.00
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  2. Nutrition to improve mood, energy and mental health
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Ellie Holly
    Eating for a happy mind: how food can influence your mood and energy levels, which foods will enhance brain function, energy levels and positive thought and which will do the opposite!
    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00
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  3. Spanish beginners at a gentle pace: module 2
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Want to learn Spanish but worried that you might not be able to keep up? Spanish beginners at a gentle pace is designed to cover the same material as our standard Spanish beginners course, but at a slightly slower pace, and with more opportunities for revision built in.







    Please do not buy the book until after the first session, as if you transfer to another level you might use a different book.
    Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00
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  4. Discover Art (for people with learning disabilities)
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    This is a foundation course for students with an ability in art. In the art studio you will explore a range of art materials and equipment.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00
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  5. City Lit Children's book illustration course
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tim Ellis, Ciara Flood, Dee Shulman, Robyn Wilson-Owen
    This 30-week course will take you on a journey from beginner to intermediate, direct.







    The Children’s Book industry is thriving, largely due to globally 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), sequencing and pacing the narrative, to editing the images digitally and overlaying text.







    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 £2,849.00 Senior fee £2,279.00 Concession £1,852.00
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  6. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00
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  7. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  8. Nineteenth Century American Literary Classics
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Richard Niland
    This class explores the wonderful world of 19th century American literature, reading classic texts to broaden knowledge of literary history through a range of influential novels, stories, and poems. Among the writers considered in their literary, political, and cultural contexts will be Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Herman Melville, Mark Twain and Kate Chopin.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  9. Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
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  10. Mixed Media Art (for people with learning disabilities)
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Explore ways to combine and collage using a range of materials including fabric, photocopies, found materials and painting to create contemporary art works.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00
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  11. Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00
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  12. Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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  13. Film and Philosophy: Thinking through Cinema
    Evening
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Is The Matrix a science-fiction movie starring Keanu Reeves, or the most influential work of philosophy of the last fifty years? Who is more nihilistic, Humphrey Bogart or Frederic Nietszche? In this course, we will examine the relationship between film and philosophy, engaging with current debates in film theory and in wider society. We will consider whether it is appropriate to label film as a form of philosophy, how film acts as philosophy, and the ways in which our experiences of watching film helps up to think through ideas about the human experience that have received attention amongst centuries of philosophical literature. Is film merely entertainment, or is it our most important form of philosophy?
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  14. Soundscapes (for people with learning disabilities)
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Compose music with computers. Make music with keyboards and synthesizers. Upload your music to Soundcloud.



    Present your work in performance.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00
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  15. Introduction to chamber music
    Course start date:  Fri 26 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Pauline Greene
    What is chamber music, and how is it different from a Symphony or an opera? What sort of musicians would play chamber music and which periods of music history does it come?
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00
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