Courses in London & Online
Thousands of short courses in London and online as well as longer skills-based courses and qualifications available to book online now!
Whether you want to try something new, revive your passion, or take your skills to the next level; we have a huge range of courses for you to explore. Discover Languages, Art & Design, Drama, Music & Dance, Technology & Business, Writing, British Sign Language and much more!
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?
- Podcasting: introduction
Course start date: Sat 22 Mar 2025 (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 - Portrait drawing: expression in the face Course start date: Mon 24 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Brian SayersThis 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 - Social Media Manager Skills: introduction Course start date: Thu 27 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeThis course will introduce you to how you can become a social media manager. Managing the social media platform for someone else’s business or organisation takes skills, knowledge and a full understanding of marketing for that business to their target audience. By offering social media manager services, you are able to assist a business in their marketing needs and help promote their business to new audiences. - Contemporary Current Affairs and Politics in Gender, Women, Masculinity and SocietyCourse start date: Thu 27 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michele ScottThis course focuses on contemporary current affairs and political issues currently being discussed in society and intertwined with issues of gender, women and masculinity.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Digital photography printing with Adobe Photoshop Course start date: Wed 2 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Lorenzo Berni, Scott PerryWant to give your portfolio or exhibition prints the professional edge? This hands-on course will guide you in printing top-quality inkjet (or giclee) prints as used by fine art photographers. Get to grips with Adobe Photoshop and our top-of-the-range Epson photo printers, and experiment with different paper types and inks.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - French beginners: module 3 Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Isabelle FontanContinue to learn French in the heart of London on this lively interactive course for near beginners.The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Drawing for beginners Course start date: Thu 3 Apr 2025 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyExplore traditional and less traditional methods of drawing simple objects. Using structured activities, you will be introduced to key concepts such as line, tone, composition and mark making. Ideal if you have little or no drawing experience; a great way to learn the basics or prepare for longer courses.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £139.00 - Art and Critical Theory: Indigenous ‘art’ and colonial systemsCourse start date: Thu 1 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ben PollittExplore, through case studies, how the production of Indigenous material culture has been shaped by colonial definitions of ‘art’ and, alternatively, how Indigenous people have used ‘art’ as a means of resisting colonial authority. We will also investigate the contested terms: Indigenous and Indigeneity.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Understanding the different political systems across the United KingdomCourse start date: Thu 1 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ian McGarvieWant to understand how the different political systems across the United Kingdom works? Join our tutor Ian McGarvie to explore!Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Introduction to artificial intelligence Course start date: Wed 14 May 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Muhammad KhanStephen Hawking and Elon Musk say it's humanity's biggest threat, but you use it every day. Learn what artificial intelligence is, what it will become, and how it works.
This course will be delivered online or in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Improve your speaking voiceCourse start date: Thu 15 May 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lloyd WyldeCome and improve your vocal skills through voice production and speech exercises. Learn about self presentation, develop spontaneity and gain greater confidence in your communication skills. This is a practical course based in the college.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Return to French (lower intermediate)Course start date: Thu 15 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Silvana AvramCome and join this lively interactive course to refresh your lower intermediate French. After attending this course you will be able join a level 2 course starting soon.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Ways into poetry: intensive Course start date: Tue 20 May 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alice FrecknallAre you just starting to write poetry? This shorter version of our introductory Ways into poetry course offers an opportunity to experiment with language and a variety of poetic devices. Discover the key elements of a poem in a friendly and interactive class.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £75.00 - Political Parties in Modern British PoliticsCourse start date: Thu 5 Jun 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ian McGarvieThis course explores the historical origins, key developments in leadership and ideas, key policy and its foundations, recent electoral success, and support within the wider community of the major political parties in contemporary Britain. Join us to discuss!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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