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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 £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  3. Contemporary art photography
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 25 Jun 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Kean Street Photography Studio

    Tutors:  Holly Falconer
    Become an expert in the fine art world of contemporary photography. Learn about the history, concepts and theories behind the art form, and the technology and techniques now influencing it. Develop practical skills to realise your own creative ideas, discuss your photography portfolio with others, and learn about platforms to showcase your work on the commercial fine art market.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  5. Adobe Illustrator: stage 2
    Course start date:  Tue 1 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gita Hahn

    Learn advanced features of Adobe Illustrator and how to use the application more intuitively, accurately and creatively.This course is an ideal follow-on to 'Adobe Illustrator:stage 1' for those who have an interest in design and Illustration.

    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00
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  6. Italian beginners: module 3
    Course start date:  Tue 8 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anna Giuffria
    Suitable if you have completed 'Italian beginners: module 2' or equivalent. This revision course for beginners aims to recap the key grammar and vocabulary of first-year Italian so that you feel confident about joining a second-year course in the new academic year (Italian 2 lower: module 1). It will also mean there is less of a gap between your courses, so you'll have a better chance of maintaining your level.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  7. Arabic beginners: module 3
    Evening
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Micheline Antonian
    Continue to learn to speak, understand, read and write Modern Standard Arabic on these lively courses, which also refer to other Arabic dialects. You should have completed Arabic beginners: module 2 or equivalent.
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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  8. Spanish beginners: module 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 29 Jul 2025 (and 11 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Amaia Ibargüen

    Continue learning to speak Spanish on this lively, communicative course for near beginners. Taught in Spanish with the emphasis on developing your listening and speaking skills.

    Based on Units 5-6 Nos vemos Hoy 1 Compacto; publisher: Campus Difusión, (please see the coursebook section below for the ISBN).

    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 £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  9. Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £167.00
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  10. Piano/keyboards 4A
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Edward Henderson
    For pianists with around three years' experience. Improve your finger technique, coordination, phrasing, music



    reading, and your confidence.
    Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00
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  11. Cultureplex Ciné-Club: The Films of David Cronenberg
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 16 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Katie Goss

    Over six weeks, this Ciné Club will dive into the singular, unsettling world of David Cronenberg - one of modern cinema’s most provocative and visionary directors. 

    We will explore Cronenberg’s evolution from early body horror classics to his later psychological thrillers, questioning what his work reveals about human nature and our ever-evolving relationship with the body, technology and culture.

    Each session will feature a screening of a key film from his filmography, followed by an in-depth discussion examining its central themes, cinematic techniques, cultural and cinematic impact. From the merging of flesh and technoscientific apparatus, to the themes of obsession and transgression, we will see how Cronenberg’s cinema helps us explore the complexities and obscurities of modern life. 
     

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  13. Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00
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  14. Italian beginners: module 1
    Weekend
    Course start date:  Sat 20 Sep 2025 (and 13 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Blended (learn both online and in-person)

    Tutors:  Stefano D’Egidio

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can start communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.

    With its rich culture and history and its incredible landscapes and architecture, there are countless reasons to learn Italian. Whether you wish to learn Italian in order to make your visits to Italy more enjoyable, or because you'd like to speak with family and friends in their native language, this course will provide the groundwork for you to begin your journey towards fluency. Our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills so that you can begin communicating quickly in Italian. Once you've completed this course you can continue with 'Italian beginners: module 2.'.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  15. German beginners intensive: module 1 + 2
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Heiner Schenke

    Choose between studying in the heart of London or online. This course aims to enable students to begin to communicate with some fluency in a range of everyday situations. This is an intensive programme for beginners to German, with the emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills. Suitable for complete beginners. Based on Willkommen Chapters 1-6 (Hodder Arnold).

    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00
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