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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?
- Improve your speaking voiceCourse start date: Sat 19 Oct 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Giles AbbottImprove the quality of your voice and standard of speech through relaxation, stance, breath capacity/control, articulation, forward placing and expression. This Saturday course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £104.00 - Ways into creative writing: intensive
Course start date: Tue 29 Oct 2024 (and 10 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Claire CollisonNot sure whether creative writing is for you? Give it a try on one of these fun and supportive short courses covering the basics of fiction and poetry. Increase your confidence and produce work through guided exercises and discussion.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Return to French (lower intermediate)Course start date: Thu 31 Oct 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stephanie RadetRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed completed 2-3 years of study in the past.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Podcasting: introduction Course start date: Tue 5 Nov 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouDo you want to create your own podcast? This is your chance to develop your ideas into a podcast which you will produce in this course.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - Generative AI: a short introduction Course start date: Thu 7 Nov 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouThis is a short introduction to Generative AI for non-technical beginners who want to find out what all the fuss is about over ChatGPT, Gemini, and Firefly.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Life drawing after work Course start date: Mon 18 Nov 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca AllenA 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 - Portrait drawing: expression in the face Course start date: Thu 21 Nov 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This short course will develop your existing knowledge and skills in drawing portraits to meet the challenge of creating expression. Bring your portrat drawing to life by exploring character, personality and emotion in the face of your subject, working from the life model.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Generative AI: safety and risks Course start date: Sat 23 Nov 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouIn this course on Generative AI: Safety and Risks we will explore the critical safety considerations associated with generative AI adoption, emphasising risk management and ethical practices.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Looking beyond headlines: colonialism and contemporary conflictsCourse start date: Thu 13 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Salome IetterThis course will provide a reflection on the colonial, post-colonial and neo-colonial aspects and underpinnings of contemporary conflicts.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Introduction to Buddhist art Course start date: Thu 27 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Arjmand AzizExplore the early history of Buddhist art in South Asia in this introductory course with a focus on objects in the British Museum.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Women with a view: British short fiction of the mid-centuryCourse start date: Thu 12 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Patricia SweeneyExplore and discover extraordinary short stories from renowned women writers of the 1940s and 50s, which present an insight into a time of great change in Britain, when domestic situations were rewritten, social customs challenged and new freedoms embraced. Authors include Elizabeth Bowen, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Penelope Mortimer, Elizabeth Taylor and Daphne du Maurier.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00
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