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.
Please use the filters on this page to search by subject, location/delivery mode, time of day, price and more to ensure you find the perfect course for you.
If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Design your own garden
Course start date: Fri 28 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterTransform your garden and learn design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. On this course you will discover how to understand your site and explore practical design solutions and tips on choosing the right materials and plants for your garden.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Social media content strategy Course start date: Fri 28 Mar 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeIn order to successfully use social media for business, it is essential to have a clear strategy and create good content to encourage audience engagement. You'll learn both in this class.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - In conversation with Nag VladermerskyCourse start date: Fri 28 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Nag Vladermersky, the organiser of the London International Animation Festival will be presenting the highlights of this year's Festival. It’s an amazing opportunity to see the latest contemporary traditional and experimental animations from international animators and find out about the animators and their techniques.
Tickets are free but space is limited, so early booking recommended.Full fee £0.00 - Drawing: charcoal techniques Course start date: Fri 28 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Desmond HaughtonExplore the creative possibilities that this fragile medium affords. Learn and develop the components of drawing with charcoal’s subtle yet dynamic lines. This is a course for beginners. No experience is necessary.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Procreate for illustration Course start date: Fri 28 Mar 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lucia VintiProcreate is an innovative digital drawing software taking the illustration world by storm! In this workshop you will explore a number of different techniques to create striking illustrations on Procreate.
Please note* you will need your own iPad with Procreate installed, and a stylus such as an Apple Pencil.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Business skills for creative businesses Course start date: Fri 28 Mar 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingThis course will equip you with all necessary skills needed in starting, growing and managing a small business in the creative industries.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Introduction to clay sculpture Course start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Whether you would like to try out sculpting with clay for fun, or it is something you wish to explore further, this beginners course is a great way to learn the first steps in design and basic clay modelling techniques. In it you can create either a realistic or an abstract sculpture.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Latin inscriptions: the basicsCourse start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sean GabbLatin inscriptions can be found almost everywhere, but can you work out what they mean? Learn how to interpret some of these inscriptions. A visit to the British Museum is included. - 19th century fashion: colour, design and revolution Course start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rachel SandersExplore the relationship between nineteenth-century society, from the Napoleonic era to the suffrage movement, and men’s and women’s fashions which witnessed constant change, restrictions, extremes and the start of the dress reform movement.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Write a short story in a weekend Course start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vicky GrutTurn your great idea into a short story on this fun practical course. You'll be introduced to some key fiction writing techniques and encouraged to draft a short story from beginning to end. Suitable for beginners who are comfortable learning at a fast pace. Includes a 1-hour break each day.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £60.00 - Given or Taken: African Heritage in European and American MuseumsCourse start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sunday Abraham OgunodeThe course explores the historical, cultural, ethical, and political dimensions of African artifacts housed in Western institutions.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - Screen acting: beginners (intensive)Course start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary GrantThis is a practical and intensive weekend course. Working in a friendly and supportive atmosphere, you'll explore and develop the key skills required for working on camera.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Literature taster Course start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Patricia SweeneyDo you want to explore how to go about understanding a poem? How to do a close reading of a work of fiction? Come and join this online taster session to find out what makes a literature class at City Lit so special.
The course also presents an overview of our literature offering for term three in fiction, poetry, drama and literary non-fiction (April-July 2025).
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 - Chinese philosophers: how does Zhuangzi help us live? Course start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louis TsangJoin this one-day course to discover insights and wisdom from Chuang Tzu, one of the great founders of Taoism.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Masters of cinema: Paolo Sorrentino Course start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Paul SuttonPaolo Sorrentino has been described as ‘the most promising Italian director of his generation’. This one-day course will explore the cinema of this Neapolitan filmmaker renowned for his ‘commitment to style’. We will look at a number of his films as well as his television work, and examine some of the themes that he has returned to throughout his career, for example, power, nostalgia and solitude. We will also consider his Sorrentino’s relationship with figures such as the cinematographer Luca Bigazzi and the actor Toni Servillo, both of whom have collaborated frequently with the director. So, join us in City Lit’s Cultureplex screening space for day-long immersion into the beautifully stylish cinematic world of Paolo Sorrentino.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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