Technology, Science & Business Courses in London and Online
Excited by new technology, scientific breakthroughs or business success? Want to improve your digital skills for the workplace or for personal use? Or perhaps you'd like to delve deeper into nature, conservation or astronomy?
We have a huge range of courses to support you in your learning in programming and coding, help you understand new developments in technology with Generative AI, machine learning, data analysis with Python and web design, give you the tools to succeed in business and digital marketing, or enable you to explore more of the world around you with our science and nature courses.
Our tutors are highly qualified industry professionals and will help you reach your personal goals whether you are a complete beginner or are building on existing experience.
Learning with us is flexible, with part-time courses available online in daytime, evening and weekend formats. For more information about our tutor-led interactive online courses please see our guide to online learning.
We also offer corporate training for your employees. This can be customised to your company’s training needs and the areas we cover are Programming, Web development, Adobe Creative cloud, Advanced MS Office, digital marketing and social media. We have been successfully delivering ad hoc workplace training courses for over two decades to companies in London. In recent years we have also been offering staff skills training courses online or in hybrid format to provide more flexibility to employees looking to develop their skills. For more information on employee development courses please contact our department computing@citylit.ac.uk.
Browse technology, business and science courses below and enrol today!
- Blogging: build your own blog using WordPressCourse start date: Tue 26 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea MarzanoLearn to create your own blog with this beginners course and raise your online profile.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Introduction to programmingCourse start date: Sat 13 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Mohamad MarouniThis is a beginner's course designed for anyone who wants to dip their toes into the exciting world of programming and see what all the fuss is about. Perfect if you want to make your first step in learning any of the programming languages at City Lit.
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 £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Introduction to PythonCourse start date: Sat 11 May 2024 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Timothy MarleyWant to learn more about how computers work and what computer programmers do? Get started using Python, the most popular and easy-to-use programming language in the world.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00 - Looking at winter treesCourse start date: Sat 14 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Letta JonesJoin Letta Jones for two tree Identification walks in Regent’s Park. Saturday mornings. looking at common trees, focussing on bark, twigs, leaves, outline, seeds and fruits aiming to give you the confidence to get to know what to look for when identifying trees.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Communicate with confidence through voice and body languageCourse start date: Sat 23 Sep 2023 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jonny BlackDiscover how to enhance your vocal impact and physical presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back from achieving your full potential. Skills on this intensive Saturday course include communicating with confidence, establishing rapport, learning assertive posture and gesture, vocal energy and projecting an effective personal style.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £0.00 - Physics unravelled: navigating the maze of string theoryCourse start date: Sat 21 Oct 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gary RetallickWith its promise of answering questions about black holes, gravity and dark matter/energy, string theory has captivated many physicists for the past 50 years. In this course, we will look at string theory in a non-technical way and consider what the prospects are for this remarkable theory.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - HTML5 & CSS: introduction (stage 1)Course start date: Sat 4 Nov 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: George StickneyHTML is the foundation language of web sites and web based apps. It's easy to learn and can help you to begin a career in tech, update web sites and content management systems, have a better understanding of UX/UI, gain skills for SEO and digital marketing, collaborate more effectively with developers and much more!Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Generative AI: a short introductionCourse start date: Fri 15 Sep 2023 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
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.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £0.00 - Podcasting: introductionCourse start date: Sat 28 Oct 2023 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sheila KnowlesDo you want to create your own podcast? This is your chance to develop your ideas into a fully-fledged podcast which you will produce in this course.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Introduction to Blockchain and CryptocurrenciesCourse start date: Sat 27 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
This is a new course in the Business and Technology department for the new academic year 2023-24 and the course outline is being developed.Full fee £349.00 Senior fee £279.00 Concession £227.00 - Search engine optimisation (SEO)Course start date: Sat 4 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Salvatore MaioranoWould you like your website to appear higher up in search results, in Google or other search engines? Learn the basics of ethical optimisation and how to set up site structure and website copy for optimum search engine coverage.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - LinkedIn: a detailed introductionCourse start date: Sat 17 Feb 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Manideepa PaulIn this longer, in-depth course, take a look at the crucial features to get started on building your network with LinkedIn.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - Public speakingCourse start date: Sat 11 Nov 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gavin IllsleyThis intensive Saturday course will help you to learn techniques and develop skills which will boost your confidence for all types of situations when you have to say a few words in public. This course will be delivered in the college very near Covent Garden- do your Christmas shopping at the same time!Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Publish your first book onlineCourse start date: Sat 11 Nov 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Christine RobertsonLearn how to publish your first book electronically on the Amazon Kindle and other e-book devices using an existing Word document. You will need good internet and file management skills and experience of using Microsoft Word.
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 £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £142.00 - Introduction to JavaScriptCourse start date: Sun 12 Nov 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alexander Adu-SarkodieAdd interactivity and animation to your website. Start with simple scripts and proceed to challenging applications: Computation and String operations, DOM manipulations, AJAX, Form validation, Content Panels and Carousels.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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