Top rated courses
Whether you are looking to learn a new skill, pick up a hobby or progress in your career then City Lit is the perfect place to start. Try one of our top rated courses as chosen by our students.
- Advanced fiction writing workshopCourse start date: Thu 28 Sep 2023 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Livia FranchiniFor experienced writers, this supportive but rigorous workshop offers the perfect opportunity to develop your novel or short story. Receive in-depth feedback and benefit from detailed group discussions on the art of fiction.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £115.00 - Introduction to BSLCourse start date: Thu 28 Sep 2023 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Samuel GeorgesInterested in learning British Sign Language? Learn some basic vocabulary and grammar, and decide if you want to progress to the level 1 qualification.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £167.00 - Drawing 1Course start date: Fri 29 Sep 2023 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullExplore the creative possibilities of drawing, gain confidence and broaden your expectations and understanding. Learn and develop key drawing concepts: function of line, tone, texture, form, composition and mark making through a carefully structured approach. Suitable for beginners.Full fee £409.00 Senior fee £327.00 Concession £266.00 - Introduction to programmingCourse start date: Sat 30 Sep 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
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.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Design with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesignCourse start date: Sun 1 Oct 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Gita HahnA fun and challenging introduction to these three programs, regularly used together for everything from infographics to packaging and magazine work. Learn how to integrate vector graphics, photographic images and page layout and design.Full fee £549.00 Senior fee £549.00 Concession £357.00 - Introduction to PythonCourse start date: Sun 1 Oct 2023 (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 £191.00 Concession £155.00 - City Lit photography courseCourse start date: Wed 4 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Adam Hogarth, Maria Tzili, Matthew WardDelve deep into the world of photography, working with a selection of fundamental projects that will support you in developing the confidence and skills required for your own photographic practice.
The City Lit photography course offers both knowledge and practical experience within photography, exploring its various contexts and genres. You will get to grips with your camera, explore different photographic techniques and gain new skills using industry equipment and software. Working through a series of creative projects you will start developing your own ideas and finish the course with an extensive portfolio of photographic work.Full fee £1,499.00 Senior fee £1,199.00 Concession £974.00 - Writing for magazinesCourse start date: Wed 4 Oct 2023 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Susan GrossmanGet inspired to write on this practical course for freelance journalists and bloggers. Learn to carry out research, interview people, pitch and publish stories, and build your presence on social media.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Yoga: beginnersCourse start date: Fri 6 Oct 2023 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Caroline Ings-ChambersEnergise your body and release your mind ahead of the weekend in this gentle, structured Yoga class for beginners. Explore the benefits of Yoga through mobilising your spine, stretching muscles, and freeing your joints. Then let's go and relax! For those with little or no experience of Yoga.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Write a short story in a weekendCourse start date: Sat 7 Oct 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vicky GrutTurn your great idea into a short story on this fun practical course. Through a series of inspiring exercises, you'll be introduced to some key fiction-writing techniques and encouraged to draft a short story from beginning to end. - Contemporary dance: beginnersCourse start date: Tue 10 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Orley QuickThis Contemporary dance class is a dynamic and fun experience based on the principles of Release-technique and some playful explorations. Simple movement phrases and tasks are built upon to develop greater awareness of the body in space and in relation to others. Floor, centre and travelling exercises lead to efficiency of movement, rhythmical and free-flowing dance sequences.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Garden design for beginnersCourse start date: Wed 11 Oct 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alison WorsterLow maintenance doesn’t mean low style. Inspired by the informal gardens of the Mediterranean, this online course shows you a style of planting that’s both low maintenance and drought tolerant. Discover how to achieve this relaxed look for your garden on this short, informed course.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Cut, stab and etch: printmaking with linocutsCourse start date: Mon 16 Oct 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lisa CradduckCut, stab and etch your way to dynamic blocks and exciting prints. Practical instruction in both traditional and inventive linocut printmaking techniques, including the reduction method developed by Picasso, multiple block printing and Polish dot linocut.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Communicate with confidence through voice and body languageCourse start date: Wed 18 Oct 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 course include communicating with confidence, establishing rapport, learning assertive posture and gesture, vocal energy and projecting an effective personal style. This course will be delivered in the college.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - Ways into abstract paintingCourse start date: Tue 24 Oct 2023 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor BedlowEncounter different approaches to making abstract paintings while developing your skills in using a variety of painting materials. With reference to the work of a variety of abstract artists explore the visual language common to both representation and abstraction, eg. colour, composition, tone and paint application.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00
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