- Studying Film: A TasterCourse start date: Sat 3 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Paul SuttonThis taster of forthcoming film courses at City Lit in 2026 offers you the chance to think about which ones to take while also providing an opportunity to explore some of the key areas in film studies more generally.
Learn how to evaluate and discuss films while enjoying a working example of a City Lit film studies class.
We will view clips from a wide variety of films, exploring themes and technique in British, European and modern American cinema. There will be a chance to review term two film courses at City Lit (January - July 2026).Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Spanish 5 tasterCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Diego IudicissaCome and discover what an advanced Spanish class feels like.
This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for about 5-6 years recently.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - South Bank and the Festival of BritainCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Diane BursteinOn this virtual tour we go back to 1951 when the Festival of Britain took Londoners out of post war austerity to marvel at the latest innovations in art, design, industry and technology at a festival to celebrate the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. Find out how this event was a catalyst for the regeneration of the entire South Bank which is today famous for its arts centre. We trace the surviving remnants of the festival including a mural by artist Topolski, two sculptures and the recently restored Royal Festival Hall. We view the post festival arts centres such as the National Theatre and finish with a great riverside panoramic view from the Oxo Tower.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Counselling as a careerCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Delrose BowesThinking of becoming a counsellor? Wondering about gaining a counselling qualification? In this short workshop, you will find out about training and jobs in this field and gain a clearer idea of whether counselling training is for you.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Philosophy and memoryCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Anita KasabovaWhat is memory? How does memory impact our sense of self and time? Why does memory often go wrong? If our memory is unreliable, can it provide knowledge of our personal past? How is memory registered in the body? What is collective memory? This course explores memory through philosophical and psychological lenses.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Spanish beginners: revisionCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 1: module 3' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (one year's study).
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Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Art history tasterCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026 (and 7 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 £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Natural Face Lift: Taster workshopCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Interested in anti-ageing facial massage tecniques but don’t know where to begin? Why not try this general introduction? This highly effective and popular massage can delay the visible signs of ageing, without the need for invasive surgery. Perfect to use on yourself or friends and family.
Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Spanish 4 tasterCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Diego IudicissaCome and discover what an advanced Spanish class feels like.
This course is suitable if you have studied Spanish for about 4-5 years recently.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Counselling: an introductionCourse start date: Mon 5 Jan 2026 (and 14 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nadia PerezEnhance your personal skills, learn more about yourself and take your first step in counselling training on this primarily experiential course, underpinned by the 3 main theoretical approaches in counselling. We have courses running daytimes, evenings and weekends. Whatever your schedule, you can find a course that works for you!
Full fee £399.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £259.00 - The Asante EmpireCourse start date: Tue 6 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Apeike UmoluChart the rise and fall of the Asante Empire, how it became synonymous with wealth, culture, and military prowess in the 19th century, and how it used religious and political innovations to become a global economic superpower. Tutor: Apeike Umolu.
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Spanish 2 lower: revisionCourse start date: Tue 6 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Diego IudicissaRevise and consolidate your speaking and listening skills, as well as your grammar. Suitable if you have completed 'Spanish 2 lower' or have an equivalent knowledge of the language (two years of study).
Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00
- Spanish beginners: tasterCourse start date: Tue 6 Jan 2026 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Analía ToloneGet a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure in this lively taster course. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Art and empire: in the early modern eraCourse start date: Tue 6 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Emma Rose BarberStudy the art of the Dutch Golden Age from 1600 to 1750 looking at the luxurious, tactile paintings of domestic life and landscape of this gloriously rich period in art. Consider the role that commerce, travel and trade played in how these paintings were made and through critical analysis of texts, try and evaluate the validity of the term ‘Golden Age’.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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