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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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Whether you want to try something new, revisit a past passion, or take your skills to the next level; we have a huge range of courses for you to explore. Our courses taught by experts and professionals with real world experience. Discover Languages, Art & Design, Drama, Music & Dance, Technology & Business, Writing, British Sign Language and much more!
Our online course are live, interactive and usually delivered in small groups. Read our guide to online learning for more information. Onsite courses are delivered at our world class London locations near Covent Garden.
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- Introduction to PythonCourse start date: Sun 1 Oct 2023 (and 10 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mohamad MarouniWant to learn more about how computers work or what computer programmers do? Get started in computer programming using the popular and easy-to-use computer programming language Python.Full fee £239.00 - Paper marbling
Course start date: Sun 4 Jun 2023Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Royston HawardThe paper marbling course takes you on a journey from the beautiful and abstract art of Japanese sumi-nagashi through the silk route to traditional 19th century paper marbling in Europe.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £162.00 - Photography for beginnersCourse start date: Sun 21 Jan 2024 (and 16 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Sara EpsteinAlways 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 £339.00 - Picture book writing Course start date: Sat 10 Jun 2023 (and 9 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew WealeWould you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories; a starter course to develop both your ideas and your technique.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 - Coaching and developing othersCourse start date: Sun 11 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Emma WinkleyLearn some key coaching skills and techniques and take this chance to practise and experience coaching. Develop your ability to facilitate positive change in others and work on your own coaching action plan.Full fee £129.00 - Reiki 1 CertificateCourse start date: Sun 11 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohLearn how to channel the gentle healing energy of Reiki, Japanese for 'universal energy'. Ground, centre and protect yourself, and learn a variety of treatments to practise on friends and family.Full fee £179.00 - Textiles: constructing pattern, colouring cloth Course start date: Sun 11 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Renata MinoldoExperiment with a range of heat transfer processes and hand painting methods. Develop initial ideas through mark-making and collage. Create fabrics or art works using a personal colour palette and embellish surface through foil print and simple stitch marks.Full fee £149.00 - Ikigai: the Japanese secret to a long and happy lifeCourse start date: Sun 1 Oct 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hilary LyonsThe people of Japan believe that everyone has an Ikigai or a reason for being. Finding it can lead to a happier, more fulfilled life. Learn how to live in the moment and pursue your purpose and passion.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 - Introduction to therapeutic writingCourse start date: Sun 11 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charmaine PollardPoetry therapy is the intentional use of poetry and other forms of literature for healing and personal growth. Learn how to introduce therapeutic writing into your work, to help people improve their health and wellbeing.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £229.00 - Introduction to collage and mixed media Course start date: Sun 11 Jun 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ruth FranklinCollage is an exciting, accessible and creative medium. Experiment with a rich variety of materials and found images to make vibrant work experimenting with surface, form, colour and pattern, inspired by artists who make effective use of this way of working.Full fee £279.00 - An introduction to project managementCourse start date: Sun 12 Nov 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ayo AlegbeleyeWant to learn about project management? On this course you will learn techniques to ensure that controlled management of a project is obtained from start to finish.Full fee £199.00 - Business skills for creative businessesCourse start date: Sun 18 Feb 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Christine RobertsonThis course will equip you with all necessary skills needed in starting, growing and managing a small business in the creative industries.Full fee £299.00 - The physics of time Course start date: Sat 17 Jun 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Gary RetallickExplore the various different conceptions of time within modern physics - from the absolute time of Newtonian mechanics to the relativistic time of Einsteinian gravity. The possibility that time is quantized, made up of discrete moments, is seen to emerge in some of the most cutting edge theories of physics, such as loop quantum gravity and string theory. Consider the emergence of time in the big bang, the direction of time, and the possibility of time travel.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £59.00 - Drawing and mindfulness Course start date: Sun 18 Jun 2023 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyAn opportunity to explore the beauty and simplicity of the ancient practice of mindfulness in the context of drawing. Through a range of traditional and experimental approaches to drawing, be inspired by new ways of seeing and approaching drawing. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing or a way for you to further integrate mindfulness into your drawing.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £279.00 - Writing a short film
Course start date: Sun 18 Jun 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sharmila ChauhanWould you like to write a script for a short film? This short course offers an insight into the fundamentals of screenwriting through tutor input, writing exercises, group work and discussion.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £69.00
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