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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?
- Comedy writing and performing
Course start date: Tue 15 Oct 2024 (and 2 other dates)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alan NixonExplore your comedy writing and performance potential under the guidance of an Emmy-award winning comedy producer/director. Alan Nixon shares the skills behind creating powerful comedy using classic and modern techniques.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Global arts of Africa Course start date: Tue 15 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Thomas BalfeThis course introduces major forms of African art in their regional and global contexts. It studies classical traditions of carving, metal casting, architecture and textile arts as well as twentieth-century and contemporary developments, including the work of photographers and conceptual artists.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Drawing: colour pastel techniquesCourse start date: Tue 15 Oct 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ro SylvesterExplore the versatility and rich colours of this beautiful drawing and painting medium. Through practical exercises, discover its potential to create a variety of surface effects and its suitability for sketching and colour work.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Accents: Standard EnglishCourse start date: Wed 16 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jonathan MulquinAre you an actor or other public speaker stuck in a regional or international accent? Would you like to learn how to speak Standard English? This course is not for speakers of other languages who should take English Pronunciation courses instead. This course will be taught online.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - French beginners: module 1 Course start date: Mon 30 Sep 2024 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Isabelle FontanLearn French on this lively interactive course for beginners. The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Sexuality, Colonialism and Law: is there a dark side to gay rights?Course start date: Tue 22 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Joshua HeppleNearly seventy countries still criminalise gay sex. Why is this? This course will attend to this question by examining the links between sexuality, colonialism and postcolonial gay rights.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Sampling, beat-making and synth programming Course start date: Fri 25 Oct 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Max La VillaLearn to create your own more original tracks by recording and manipulating samples, beats and synth sounds to individualise your sound.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £179.00 - French 2 lower: module 1 Course start date: Sat 12 Oct 2024 (and 8 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Isabelle FontanImprove your elementary French on this lively interactive course. The emphasis of the course will be on the developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Acting: improvers Course start date: Tue 29 Oct 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Juliet PragueLearn acting techniques and skills while exploring contemporary playwrights from the last 20 years including: Martin McDonagh, Chloë Moss, Aleasha Harris, Simon Stephens and Caryl Churchill.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Accents: London and British regionalCourse start date: Tue 29 Oct 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jonathan MulquinExpand your skillset as an actor or as someone with an interest in speech and phonetics by mastering British regional accents, including London; West Yorkshire; Liverpool and Bristol. Other accents can be negotiated with the tutor.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Preparing digital images for printmaking (online)Course start date: Tue 5 Nov 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Claire HyndsThis online workshop in preparing digital images for printmaking will provide an introduction to specialist tools and techniques required using Adobe Photoshop in order to prepare your imagery for printmaking processes such as screen-printing, photo-etching, polymer gravure and relief, and photo litho.
Please note this course is online, for same course in the studio please see below.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £169.00 - Drawing: ink and wash techniquesCourse start date: Mon 11 Nov 2024 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
The immediacy and versatility of ink and wash is perfect for those sketching on location, for designers and for students interested in watercolour techniques. Take the opportunity to explore the basic techniques of this exciting process.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - An introduction to medieval art and architecture Course start date: Tue 7 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Richard PlantAn introduction to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. Study the art of the era and the architecture of the prominent Gothic cathedrals and medieval buildings of the continent and England.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00 - Tap dance: beginnersCourse start date: Mon 13 Jan 2025 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jacqueline PertIf you are new to tap then this is the place to start. Come and find your dancing feet. Suitable for students of all ages with good general fitness. Tap shoes are essential.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Italian 3 upper: module 2 Course start date: Mon 13 Jan 2025 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Paola NorthQuesti corsi ti daranno la possibilitá di migliorare le tue capacitá di comprensione ed espressione scritta ed orale e sono basati sull' uso di materiale audiovisivo, lettura, discussione e pratica grammaticale. É necessario aver completato il 'module 1' o equivalente. Il corso si basa sul libro Espresso 3 (Alma Edizioni).
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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