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- In the footsteps of London's rebelsCourse start date: Tue 13 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: David RosenbergExplore London's places of protest and discover the stories of radicals, agitators and campaigners who fought for social justice, equal rights and better lives for all from the 1830s to the 1930s.
The first and the last sessions will be delivered via zoom. The other 10 sessions are guided walks.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £125.00 - BSL 1:1 coachingCourse start date: Tue 13 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
These sessions can be taught at any level and are designed to help you improve your BSL. You can ask your teacher to give guidance on specific areas of BSL. This can also be used to ‘brush up’ and practise before assessments and exams. If you are on one of our BSL courses and wish to undertake further practice in your own time then this course is for you! Please contact the department for further details and to discuss your requirements. You will then be assigned one of our BSL teachers to work with you.
Sessions can be face-to-face or via Zoom.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - London at warCourse start date: Tue 13 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Eleanor Jackson
London has been shaped by war, conflict and unrest. It's buildings, monuments and even street names reflect our embattled past. These walks examine London's wartime legacy from mediaeval fortifications to the War on Terror.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson
First lecture will be delivered via zoom followed by 8 guided walks.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £95.00 - City of words: London's literary landscapeCourse start date: Thu 15 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Eleanor JacksonLondon has been muse, magnet and mecca to writers for 400 years, home to Shakespeare's successes, Dickens' dramas and Wilde's witticisms. After an introductory lecture we walk a different London neighbourhood each week exploring its literary connections. Initial lecture is on zoom . This is followed by 8 guided walks.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £85.00 - The men who built LondonCourse start date: Thu 15 Sep 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Eleanor JacksonLondon was shaped by its architects, engineers, bricklayers, navies etc. Our lecture and walks examine London’s buildings and the men (and women) who worked throughout history to create this eclectic and wonderful city.
London guide: Eleanor Jackson
First lecture will be delivered via zoom followed by 8 guided walks.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £95.00 - Advanced painting: practice and discourseCourse start date: Sat 2 Oct 2021 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Gareth Berwyn, Michael Harding, Amanda Knight, Kim ScoullerDevelop your painting in greater depth on this new, advanced course, working with a team of artist-tutors and a committed network of peer-practitioners, across a set of projects focusing on a range of contemporary themes, processes, and debates. The course is intended for experienced painters with a positive and enquiring attitude to the practices and discourses of painting in its various forms, and a commitment to peer-dialogue and critical discussion. Focused and intensive studio-based weekend projects (once per month), are interspersed with weekly online tutorials, feedback, discussion and seminars.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £2,149.00 Senior fee £1,719.00 Concession £1,504.00 - City Lit fine art: year 2Course start date: Mon 3 Oct 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Kath Castillo, Anne-Marie Foster, Monika Kita, Lucinda Oestreicher, Steven ScottConsolidating the experience gained in year 1 of CLFA, you will pursue a more individual, self-motivated route, resulting in a body of work that reflects your own interests. You will have one-to-one tutorials and production sessions that allow you explore and refine your creative skills, plus seminars and lectures in which you will engage with new ideas and contexts; all delivered by experienced, practising artists. Basic materials are provided for working in the City Lit studios, but you may be required to source your own specialist materials, depending on your choices.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £1,949.00 Senior fee £1,559.00 Concession £1,364.00 - City Lit fine art: year 3Course start date: Mon 10 Oct 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Alexandra Harley, Amanda Knight, Steven ScottConsolidating the experience gained in year 1 and 2 of CLFA, or building upon experience of practicing to an equivalent level, you will pursue an individual, self-motivated route through year 3. This will be based upon an existing portfolio and ongoing creative projects and is designed to support your development of a body of new creative work that reflects and extends your personal creative practice. You will have group seminars, one-to-one tutorials and supported self-motivated production sessions that allow you explore and refine your skills and creative ideas. There will be seminars and lectures in which you will engage with ideas and contexts and examples of professional practice that support your development of a sustainable personal creative practice. Basic materials included. Please contact the department to arrange an interview for this course.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £1,389.00 Senior fee £1,111.00 Concession £972.00 - Contemporary practice: personal projectCourse start date: Tue 11 Oct 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Ian TucknottOn this course you will develop your creativity, your personal artistic understanding, and a body of contemporary art work at an advanced level through the experimental exploration of a personal project. The course is facilitated by practising artists and theorists, who will support you through guided critical and creative research, experimental workshops, critical studies, studio practice and tutorials.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £2,099.00 Senior fee £1,679.00 Concession £1,469.00 - Lipreading teacher training courseCourse start date: Fri 14 Oct 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Lorraine Braggins, Anita ThorntonPart-time 20 days spread over 10 lecture blocks
This course will be a mixed delivery mode. Students will attend City Lit, Covent Garden, London for some of the teaching blocks and access some of the blocks online.
You will attend lecture and teaching practice blocks on the following dates.
2022: October 14th/15th November 11th/12th December 9th/10th
2023: January 13th/14th February 3rd/4th March 3rd/4th March 24th/25th April 28th/29th May 19th/20th June 16th/17th
If combined with a teaching qualification such as our GT105 Award in Education and Training, this will qualify you to
teach Lipreading in the Further Education sector.
You cannot enrol online for this course. Please contact us at lipreading@citylit.ac.uk to request an application form.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £2,349.00 Senior fee £2,349.00 Concession £2,349.00 - Christmas Carols: a brief historyCourse start date: Thu 8 Dec 2022
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Edward BreenDiscover the rich heritage of Christmas carols. Learn about traditional forms of the carol and the history behind selected examples from the medieval to twentieth century.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00 - Transports of delight: London's railway stations
Course start date: Tue 10 Jan 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person) (other locations are available)
Tutors: Eleanor JacksonLondon's stations see over 1 billion journeys annually, but the buildings themselves are often ignored. Explore a different station and environs each week, discovering the architecture, history, stories and future of these lifelines of London. The course starts with an initial zoom lecture followed by a series of walking tours.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £95.00 - City Lit ceramics portfolioCourse start date: Wed 11 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Robert Cooper, Ruth FranklinSorry this course is now full for 22/23
Attending two days a week, you will develop your ceramic techniques and drawing skills to build a portfolio of 2D and 3D work. Focus on the development of your personal ideas within a structure of varied projects, which could lead onto study in further and higher education. Some materials are included.
Term dates :
11th Jan - 29th March
19th April - 12th July.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £3,129.00 Senior fee £2,503.00 Concession £2,034.00 - London's quartiersCourse start date: Fri 20 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Sue JacksonThrough 1 lecture and 7 guided walks, explore some of London’s quartiers – Soho, Mayfair, Covent Garden, Spitalfields, Clerkenwell, St James and Bloomsbury and understand how their very distinct characters were formed. The first session will be delivered via Zoom and other sessions will be guided walks.
London guide: Sue Jackson.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £85.00 - Great works: Allegri's MiserereCourse start date: Thu 6 Apr 2023
Location on this date: Mixed Mode (Online and In Person)
Tutors: Edward BreenExplore the history of this most famous choral work and trace the story of the famous high C from the castrati of the 18th century to today’s professional early music vocal ensembles.
This course will be delivered online and in person. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £29.00 Concession £29.00
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