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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?
- Assertiveness for newly qualified speech and language therapistsCourse start date: Thu 16 May 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vivien Grant-JonesDevelop your personal effectiveness by learning and practising some key assertiveness skills that are highly relevant in a range of situations including: attending an interview, working with clients, communicating with your manager/supervisor and contributing to an MDT meeting.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Generative AI: a short introductionCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Kate ScottThis is a short introduction to Generative AI for non-technical beginners who want to find out what all the fuss is about over ChatGPT, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion.
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 £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Reading Old Master Drawings - an art historical insightCourse start date: Wed 22 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayWhat is drawing and what is its unique place in the history of art? Come to understand this special medium through an exploration of some of the greatest draughtspeople in Western European art.
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 £7.00 - Spanish 2/3: Cultura andina y el españolCourse start date: Wed 22 May 2024
Location on this date: Online
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).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00
- Lunchtime lecture: Yoko Ono - viewer as participantCourse start date: Wed 12 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayGet to know the art of Yoko Ono from performance art to installation. We explore how the artist works in collaboration with the participant to create communal art for all.
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 £7.00 - London's smaller galleries: Apsley HouseCourse start date: Wed 12 Jun 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Julie BarlowExplore the home and art collection of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Spanish tasterCourse start date: Wed 3 Jul 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adriana Itriago GavidiaGet a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Art history tasterCourse start date: Fri 5 Jul 2024 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayCurious about art history? Join us for this taster session where we explore different ways into visual art and its histories from the ancient to the contemporary.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Sketching at the museum: Tate BritainCourse start date: Wed 10 Jul 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Mario Lautier VellaExplore the pleasure and challenge of sketchbooks: learn and improve your drawing skills and ‘ways of seeing’ and understanding by working from some of the iconic artworks at Tate Britain.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00 - French tasterCourse start date: Thu 25 Jul 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyGet a flavour of French and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and those who might like to take it further.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Spanish 2 lower tasterCourse start date: Mon 16 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Come and discover what an elementary Spanish class feels like.
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 - Literature Taster: ShakespeareCourse start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sophie OxenhamCurious about studying Shakespeare? Join us for this taster session in which we explore aspects of two of his plays: Hamlet and As You Like It.
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 - Lunchtime lecture: Cezanne - from aspiring Impressionist to Post-Impressionist revolutionaryCourse start date: Wed 23 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julia MusgraveExplore the development of Cezanne revolutionary approach to painting, his techniques and motifs and some of the many artists whose work he influenced.
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 £7.00 - Lunchtime lecture: Vincent van Gogh - London, Paris, and JapanCourse start date: Wed 20 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Julia MusgraveFollow Vincent van Gogh from London to Paris in the late 19th century and discover the artistic influences and friendships that informed his art.
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 £7.00
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