Courses in London & Online
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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?
- Learning Korean through K-pop SongsCourse start date: Sat 22 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jiyeon KimDive into the vibrant world of K-Pop music in our exciting two-hour workshop, where you'll explore the infectious beats and captivating melodies that have taken the world by storm.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Spanish 2/3: cultura andina y el españolCourse start date: Wed 26 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Natalia Fajardo IlajaCome and explore the life style of the ancient Andean civilizations. You will learn about their traditions, music, arts and the main groups that inhabited this wonderful area of South America.
Please note that this course will be taught in Spanish. You should have an elementary level of the language (at least an A2 level).Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - History of ideas: thinking about conspiracy theories - a tasterCourse start date: Thu 27 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: John Holroyd'In the age of social media, the globalisation of information in a way not seen before, so many narratives about aspects of history, science, government policy and behaviour abound. In this situation we have become familiar with the phrase 'conspiracy theories'. Join this two-hour interactive lecture if you would like to find out more about what philosophers have to say about conspiracy theories.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Words that Burn: Human Rights and Poetry WorkshopCourse start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Unlock the transformative power of words with Amnesty International UK’s 'Words that Burn: human rights and poetry workshop'. Co-delivered by award winning poet Deanna Rodger and AIUK Education Officer, Sita Kenyon.Full fee £0.00 - Spanish 2 lower taster
Course start date: Wed 2 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Keylor Murillo MoyaCome and discover what an elementary Spanish class feels like at City lit.
This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for 1-2 years recently.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Great works: Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilègesCourse start date: Wed 2 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Trish ShawThe fantastical opera L'Enfant et les sortileges, by Maurice Ravel, was first performed in March 1925 at the Monte Carlo Opera. Come and explore this delightful work, with plot and libretto by the novelist Collete, and its magical characters and even more magical music.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £39.00 - Great composers: Puccini Course start date: Thu 3 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneEveryone knows at least one Puccini tune, even if they’ve never seen a Puccini opera. Football fans, for example, can sing ‘Nessun dorma’, and there are plenty more where we know the tune even if we can’t sing all the words or know which opera it comes from. What is it about this composer that made him so famous in his own time and in ours? In this centenary year of his death we look at his operas, his bohemian lifestyle, and his reputation. Is he a ‘great’ composer? How can we decide?Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Great works: Allegri's MiserereCourse start date: Thu 3 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Edward BreenExplore the history of this most famous choral work and trace the story of the famous high C from the castrati of the 18th century to today’s professional early music vocal ensembles.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Film studies taster Course start date: Sat 5 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jon WisbeyThis taster of forthcoming film courses at City Lit in 2025 offers you the chance to think about which ones to take while also providing an opportunity to explore some of the key areas in film studies more generally.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - German 2: Easter workshopCourse start date: Tue 8 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barbara PölletCome to this one off German lower intermediate Easter special in the heart of London.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Great works: Bizet's Carmen Course start date: Thu 10 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pauline GreeneBizet’s Carmen is one of the most performed operas world-wide. We know it as a thrilling drama involving love, betrayal and death, focused on a charismatic character who brings about her own destruction at the hands of the man who loves her. Bizet never saw the popular version of his opera and died thinking it was a flop. We explore the story behind its composition and how it became a super-hit.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Environmental justice keynote – by Amnesty International UK Rapid Response Campaigner Elaine van der SchaftCourse start date: Tue 15 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Opening the day, Amnesty UK’s Amnesty UK’s Rapid Response Campaigner Elaine van der Schaft will give the keynote talk focused on working with communities in the Niger Delta who are seeking justice in the UK for Shell's human rights abuses. The talk will take place from 10.30am to 12 noon, in the Cultureplex.Full fee £0.00 - Writing environmental justice through poetryCourse start date: Tue 15 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah WestcottLearn how your poetry can explore non-human voices take aim at environmental injustices.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £5.00 - Empowering Communities: Social Purpose and Environmental JusticeCourse start date: Tue 15 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouJoin us for an engaging and interactive 2-hour session on the joint day between Amnesty International UK and City Lit on climate change and environmental justice, where we explore the vital connections between social purpose, community involvement and environmental justice.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Drowned Worlds: climate fiction by JG Ballard and Jessie GreengrassCourse start date: Tue 15 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lewis WardFor this in-college literature session we will compare two depictions of climate disaster written fifty years apart, JG Ballard’s The Drowned World (1962) and Jessie Greengrass’ The High House (2021). We will explore how both novels depict the encroachment of water on human civilisation and the psychology of the survivors, but with very different styles, approaches and conclusions.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
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