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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?
- Try it out: jewellery makingCourse start date: Mon 8 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Noon MitchelhillAn introduction to jewellery techniques and skills to enable you to make a simple pendant. A starter course for beginners.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £159.00 - Tai Chi: intermediateCourse start date: Wed 10 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Kamal ThapenCarry on discovering the gentle, graceful movements of Yang style Short Form T'ai Chi in classes designed to introduce you to the T'ai Chi and Qi Gong basics. Learn and develop clear, powerful and effective practice designed to give you a solid grounding in T'ai Chi and Qi Gong and an insight into their wonderful possibilities. This is a follow on to the beginner’s course and will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £104.00 - Life drawing after workCourse start date: Wed 6 Mar 2024 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Joe RichardsonA fun, relaxed and shorter life drawing class better suited for people coming straight from work. You will be able to work from a variety of life models, in a range of materials and with a variety of poses. You will be working from the unclothed model, both male and female.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Ancient Greek 5Course start date: Mon 15 Jan 2024 (and 15 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jordan DyckIn this advanced course, you will be reading Plutarch’s Life of Alexander, and revising grammar, with translation both from Greek and into Greek.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - French beginners: module 3Course start date: Wed 1 May 2024 (and 7 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Pierre PorcheronLearn French on this lively interactive course for near beginners.The course will be taught in French, with an emphasis on developing your speaking and listening skills.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - The 60 minute writerCourse start date: Wed 17 Jan 2024 (and 14 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tasha KavanaghFit creative writing into your busy day: a relaxed, informal rolling programme for writers of all levels of experience who enjoy being thrown new ideas and experimenting with poetry and prose.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £55.00 - Ways into creative writing: intensiveCourse start date: Wed 15 May 2024 (and 12 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Suzannah V. EvansNot sure whether creative writing is for you? Give it a try on one of these fun and supportive short courses covering the basics of fiction and poetry. Increase your confidence and produce work through guided exercises and discussion.
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 - Modern Greek beginners: module 3Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maria ContosSuitable if you have completed Greek beginners: module 2 or equivalent.
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 - Preparing digital images for printmakingCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Claire HyndsDigital technologies play an increasing role in the world of more traditional printmaking. Screenprinting, photo-etching, polymer gravure and relief, and photo litho all require imagery that has been generated using digital image manipulation software. This 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 these printmaking processes.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £119.00 - Freelance writing and bloggingCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Laura SilvermanGet 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 - Writing a memoirCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick BarlaySome moments in our lives are so powerful they beg to be shared with the world. This six week course will help you plan and craft a memoir that will resonate and inspire.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £70.00 - Matters of opinion (level 2)Course start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you need to improve your fluency, your vocabulary and your pronunciation? Join this course and learn how to express your opinion and talk about important topics: love, politics, films, current affairs, morals. This course will help you develop your grammar and to talk in a more complex way.
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 hereFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - Digital skills for business: presenting and managing professional-looking documents with Word and Excel - from reports to newsletters (intermediate)Course start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Do you need to present well-organised complex documents at work that are easy to read and follow? Are you responsible for compiling reports or other long documents? On this course, you will develop all the skills you need to use Microsoft Word to create data rich documents which meet professional standards. You will learn time-saving techniques and become skilled in using outlines, templates, consistent formatting, headers, footers, tables, images as well as controlling text flow. You will also work on integrating Excel data into your Word document as well as using mail merge to distribute your documents. These are vital skills across a range of jobs that will not only save you time but also reduce the frustrations often associated with use of Word.
This course is FREE if you are employed and on a low wage or you are claiming benefits. For more information Click here
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £75.00 - Yoga for Deaf people: mixed levelsCourse start date: Wed 24 Jan 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottDevelop your awareness and practice of Yoga by going into more depth and detail with basic postures and learn new more challenging ones. Increase your strength and stamina and enhance your health and wellbeing. Learn pranayama - breathing practices - and mudras. - Russian Through ArtCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eugeniya ClarkLearn Russian through culturally immersive language with the focus on Russian art. The emphasis is on developing listening and speaking skills. There will be some writing assignments too.
This course is a continutation of Russian Through Art (offered in Term 2). The focus this term will be on Russian sculpture.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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