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Looking for a course? City Lit has you covered. We have lots of courses, guided walks, expert talks, and events — more than any other college in London.

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 £699.00 Senior fee £559.00 Concession £454.00
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  2. Modern Greek 2 upper: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Maria Contos, Florendia Yiannoullou
    Improve your elementary Greek on this lively online course. The emphasis is on listening and speaking, and on extending your reading and writing skills.Suitable if you have completed Modern Greek 2 lower: module 2 or equivalent (a year and a half of study).
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  3. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  4. Irish Gaelic 3: module 3
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  William Brady
    Continue learning Irish in central London in this supportive in-person class. Building on foundations set in Irish 3: module 2, students will explore a variety of topics, using a variety of tenses, with a continuing emphasis on the spoken language.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  5. Portraits and people photography
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Lorenzo Berni
    Discover the secrets of successful portraiture, from the studio-lit portrait to street and documentary photography, or those special moments for the family album. Gain confidence in photographing people through practical work indoors and out, teaching you invaluable skills in lighting, composition and poses, to produce a beautiful portrait portfolio.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  6. Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00
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  7. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  8. Embodying Culture: An Introduction
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katie Goss
    This Culture course will give you an opportunity to explore the variety of ways that embodiment has been thought and theorised. Across six weeks we will cover a variety of influential approaches to embodied life in the twentieth and twenty-first century, including biopolitics, psychoanalysis, posthumanism, affect theory, science and technology studies, feminism and queer theory.
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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  9. Exploring American cinema
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Jon Wisbey
    American, or 'Hollywood' cinema, remains the dominant form of popular film and filmmaking, seen and enjoyed by millions of cinemagoers around the world. Explore its history, from the earliest days of the industry to its 'golden age' and its contemporary incarnation in popular culture, and the ways in which it has continually transformed itself in order to retain its position as the popular cinema.
    Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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  10. Classical guitar 4C
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Tony Rowden
    For experienced classical guitar players, this online class will work on scales and arpeggios at grades 6 and 7, and fingerstyle versions of Baroque, Latin and popular music.
    Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  11. Sing jazz 1
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Emzee Haywoode
    Improve your singing technique and solo performance and learn some standard repertoire and jazz protocol. Explore style, develop good timing and phrasing, breath control, and extend your vocal range. Not suitable for beginner singers.
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £181.00
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  12. Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00
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  13. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00
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  14. Italian rapidamente: module 2
    Course start date:  Wed 30 Apr 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Paola North
    Suitable if you have completed Italian Rapidamente: module 1.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  15. Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00
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