Courses in London & Online
Thousands of short courses in London and online as well as longer skills-based courses and qualifications available to book online now!
Whether you want to try something new, revive your passion, or take your skills to the next level; we have a huge range of courses for you to explore. Discover Languages, Art & Design, Drama, Music & Dance, Technology & Business, Writing, British Sign Language and much more!
All our courses here at City Lit are taught by expert tutors such as published authors, academics, practising artists, and experienced professionals. Our friendly, supportive, and inspiring tutors are here to boost your confidence and motivate you at every step. We always ensure that your journey with us is enjoyable, positive, and thought-provoking.
We offer online courses and in-person courses. Our interactive online courses are taught live and in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. In-person courses are delivered at our modern college campus in London near Covent Garden.
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If you can't decide which subject to study, why not try some of our short taster courses?
- Foundation Open DayCourse start date: Tue 25 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jera MayJoin us for our art and design Foundation open day. You will have the opportunity to meet tutors and students on our Foundation Diploma and Pre-Foundation courses, and view our workshops, facilities and gallery. We're also offering portfolio surgery sessions, application advice and interviews.Full fee £0.00 - Spanish beginners: tasterCourse start date: Tue 16 Sep 2025 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Get a flavour of a new language and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £19.00 - Children's writing: a taster
Course start date: Tue 1 Apr 2025 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew WealeFind out more about writing children's stories in this short, practical and interactive taster session.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Spanish 4/5: Spanish accents explained - ChileCourse start date: Tue 1 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Pilar Villanueva MartinezHow do you cope with different Spanish accents? Do you find some easier to understand than others? This series of short courses will help you understand the specificities and intricacies of a variety of Spanish and South American accents, so you can spot their speakers more easily and understand them better to keep the conversation going.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Tuesday talks: Donald Rodney and the BLK Art GroupCourse start date: Tue 1 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sarah JaffrayAn introduction to the BLK Art Group, an artistic and cultural movement begun in 1980s Wolverhampton that inspired a generation of British artists. Get to know some of its major artists (Claudette Johnson, Keith Piper, Sonia Boyce and Donald Rodney) and how they created a new art histories for Britain and beyond. This talk corresponds to a major exhibition of Donald Rodney’s work at the Whitechapel Gallery, on until 4th of May, 2025.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - French 2 upper: tasterCourse start date: Tue 1 Jul 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezCome and discover what a lower intermediate French class feels like.
This course is suitable if you have studied French for 2-3 years recently or have done a GCSE some time ago.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - French beginners: taster Course start date: Tue 1 Jul 2025 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pascale VuittenezGet a flavour of French and its basic sentence structure. Learn some useful phrases and some pronunciation guidelines. A fascinating introduction for complete beginners and those who might like to take it further.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Gateway to maths GCSE Course start date: Tue 27 May 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to gain a Maths GCSE but are not ready yet to achieve this in a single year? Do you need to test your abilities before attempting the qualification course? Then this Preparing for Maths GCSE is the course for you. It will prepare you for the accreditation and familiarise you with its content, level and expectation. You will need to complete and pass an initial assessment before starting this course to demonstrate at least a Level 1 Functional Skills level of Maths.
You need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 8078 0489 for a face-to-face assessment or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name).
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £105.00 - Chinese history taster: the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1636-1912) Dynasties Course start date: Tue 8 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Qiuyang ChenTo understand China of our present means understanding China of the past. Why not join PhD Fellow Dylan Wang for a taste of the histories of the Ming and Qing Dynasties from 1368 to the new Republican era in 1912?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - German 2: Easter workshopCourse start date: Tue 8 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Barbara PölletCome to this one off German lower intermediate Easter special in the heart of London.Full fee £29.00 Senior fee £23.00 Concession £19.00 - Writing creative non-fiction: a tasterCourse start date: Tue 8 Apr 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Julie GartonHave you had experiences that will move, delight or entertain readers? This taster session in creative non-fiction explores approaches to capturing your most poignant moments and crafting them into inspiring pieces of literature.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Taster: Black History Month or Black History 365?Course start date: Tue 15 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Join Jamila Thompson in a discussion on the differences, contributions and challenges of Black History Month and Black History 365.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - Ethics and the environment : a short introductionCourse start date: Tue 15 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Denis MaederAs a result of the tremendous destruction that industrial societies have inflicted on nature, environmental issues are becoming ever more pressing, even more so in an age of rapid climate-change. However, most people would agree that natural world – the land, the oceans, non-human life – has some kind of value beyond the value it has for humans as resources or commodities. How can we argue systematically for a more ethical conduct towards nature?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £10.00 Concession £10.00 - Environmental justice keynote – by Amnesty International UK Rapid Response Campaigner Elaine van der SchaftCourse start date: Tue 15 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Opening the day, Amnesty UK’s Amnesty UK’s Rapid Response Campaigner Elaine van der Schaft will give the keynote talk focused on working with communities in the Niger Delta who are seeking justice in the UK for Shell's human rights abuses. The talk will take place from 10.30am to 12 noon, in the Cultureplex.Full fee £0.00 - Hunger: a story of colonisation, extraction, and monocultureCourse start date: Tue 15 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Olivia DurandExplore how the legacies of European colonialism, industrial agriculture, and capitalist extraction shape global food systems, deepening inequalities and environmental destruction in this session (part of the joint day between Amnesty International UK and City Lit on climate change and environmental justice) Through case-studies, we will discuss how contemporary resistance movements are reclaiming food sovereignty and sustainable alternatives.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00
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