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Unheard Voices Scholarship
City Lit’s Malorie Blackman Scholarships for 'Unheard Voices' provide three annual awards to fund one year’s study within the Creative Writing department at City Lit. Learn more >
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- Spectacles of the Ancient worldCourse start date: Thu 22 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael BloomfieldThis course explores some of the most elaborate and powerful displays of the Graeco-Roman world. Designed to entertain, inform, and elicit support, often at times of great political or religious significance, they were unforgettable, and have long exercised an influence on our own understanding of the nature of power.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Introduction to Robotics
Course start date: Thu 22 May 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Muhammad KhanRobotics is transforming industries and daily life through automation. Building on your basic technical skills, this course teaches you to design, build, and program robots through hands-on projects.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Acting: scenework Course start date: Thu 22 May 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyContinue your development as you explore a range of acting exercises that will illuminate and bring to life a variety of scripts and scenes. Consolidate skills and techniques, and deepen your understanding in a safe and supportive atmosphere. We will focus on ensemble and group scenes this term.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00 - 17th century England, revolution and restoration: Oliver Cromwell and the Protectorate era Course start date: Thu 22 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CarpenterA 'Brave, Bad Man?' Join us to explore the life of Oliver Cromwell, from his rise to power during the Civil Wars to his brief rule as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in the period 1653-1658. We will also assess the brief rule of Cromwell's son, Richard, and his deposal in 1659.Where did it all go wrong for Richard?Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Photography for beginners Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 17 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Sara Leigh LewisAlways wondered what half the buttons on your camera actually do? Discover how to use them properly and produce impressive photographs, even as a complete beginner. Gain useful technical knowledge and get expert creative guidance in easy-to-understand language. An ideal first step before enrolling on our intermediate courses.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Painting from plants and flowers Course start date: Tue 27 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Explore a variety of creative approaches for painting flowers from observation. Discover the rich history of this genre while taking inspiration from artists who use flowers as their subject matter.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - Garden design: small spaces Course start date: Thu 29 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alison WorsterMake the most of your small garden and learn design and plant selection techniques tailored to your space. 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 £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - An introduction to the philosophy of Simone WeillCourse start date: Thu 29 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karl WhiteIn this course we will look at aspects of the wide-ranging and intriguing philosophy of Simone Weil, one of the 20th century’s most intriguing and mysterious thinkers.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - In conversation with Simon Poulter Course start date: Thu 29 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Join us as artist and curator Simon Poulter speaks about his present focus - a series of paintings and online works documenting the ‘New Normal’. Recent work has included three large scale commissions working with Mutiny, as part of the University of East Anglia’s Future and Formprogramme. Mutiny is about to undertake a large scale commission in 2022/23 for Hull City Council, developing a digital platform and new work for the Old Town.Full fee £5.00 Senior fee £5.00 Concession £5.00 - Instagram for business: intermediate Course start date: Thu 29 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Amber Raney-KincadeThis is a follow on course from 'Instagram for business: introduction' which is designed to expand your skills in using Instagram for business even further.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - An introduction to Mah Jong: learn to play Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Caroline HoughLearn to play Mah Jong, a sociable game involving skill, strategy and luck, which uses Mah Jong sets and has ancient traditions from the East. We will learn to play using British Association Rules.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - Linear algebra: introductionCourse start date: Thu 29 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rich CochraneGet to grips with the language of vectors and their transformations, which lie at the heart of machine learning, computer graphics, financial engineering and all other mathematical subjects. - Spanish 2: focus on pronunciation Course start date: Thu 29 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
This short course is geared towards helping you produce Spanish sounds more accurately, as there are quite a few elements that require focus and practice. This course will allow you to concentrate on the sounds of Spanish - how to produce them when speaking and how to recognise them when listening.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £32.00 - Online marketing: a detailed introduction Course start date: Thu 25 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Hybrid (choose either online or in-person)
Tutors: Julian HoldenA popular course that provides an in-depth look at the tools and techniques you can use to market your business on the internet. Examine Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), web advertising with Google AdWords and social media marketing among other topics, along with the management tools needed to measure success.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Chinese beginners: short introduction Course start date: Thu 20 Nov 2025 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Xiaolan BiGet a short introduction to the Chinese language and discover aspects of Chinese language culture in these face-toface communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £51.00
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