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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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- Life drawing and painting
Course start date: Thu 9 Jun 2022 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Louisa Buck, Luke JonesJoin us to draw from the nude model. Through structured teaching, you'll explore a range of materials and approaches to this fascinating genre, learning about proportion, tone, line, scale and mark making, with reference to other artists. For all levels.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £158.00 - Clothes making IIICourse start date: Mon 23 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Silvia SacrestanoPractice working with silk or fine luxury fabrics & sew a summer dress or party wear from a pattern.
Learn how to cut, sew and work neatly. Suitable for those with some sewing experience.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £158.00 - Expressive colour drawing with mixed mediaCourse start date: Mon 23 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ute KreymanUse mixed media and colour to enrich your understanding of drawing; engage with different drawing techniques and materials, collage, mono print, simple models of spaces and a short introduction to colour theory.
All levels welcome.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00 - English Communication Skills for professionals: finding the right word in business (advanced)Course start date: Mon 23 May 2022
Location on this date: Online
Are you already working at a good level of English but still not sufficient for the needs of your workplace or to develop your career? Do you need to find just the right word, the correct tone, the exact phrase' This course will help you develop the right English for the right situation particularly in the world of work. Learn about different styles of writing, and effective and appropriate communication.
Before this course, you need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 7492 2511 or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name). Use Chrome if possible.
This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). 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 £189.00 Senior fee £151.00 Concession £115.00 - Writing for magazinesCourse start date: Tue 24 May 2022
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 £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £52.00 - Life drawing: an extended studyCourse start date: Tue 24 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Chris HoughA comprehensive course to build skills, vision and flair in drawing the human form. Use traditional and experimental approaches and a range of media, including charcoal and pastel.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £195.00 - Contemporary printmaking studio: focus on colourCourse start date: Tue 24 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kath CastilloA course for intermediate and experienced printmakers wanting to build on previous experience and experiment with process to consolidate and hone technical skills. The focus is on colour application, advanced intaglio processes, realising personal projects and the production of high quality prints.Full fee £389.00 Senior fee £311.00 Concession £237.00 - Drawing 3Course start date: Tue 24 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Andrea VoiseyExplore a range of materials and challenging approaches to develop your creative potential in drawing, informed by artists contexts. Building on your previous experience, develop your observational drawing skills for greater accuracy and complexity as well as learning to manipulate composition, surface and mark-making to create dynamic, expressive drawings.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £231.00 - Ways into creative writing: an introductionCourse start date: Tue 3 May 2022 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Online (other locations are available)
Tutors: Eleanor PennyNot 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 £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £52.00 - Jewellery: raising repousee and fold-formingCourse start date: Fri 27 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rebecca IlettLearn the traditional techniques of repousse (pushed metal) and fold forming. You will learn the basics of the traditional method of creating a raised design or pattern using punches and hammers to form flat sheet and explore the use of single and multiple folds in sheet metal to help you create your own 3-dimensional forms. Emphasis will be on experimentation of the demonstrated techniques with copper, as the organic processes create a wide variety of unique results.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £121.00 - Italian 4/5: cultura e attualita'Course start date: Fri 27 May 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Roberto MinardiAttraverso attività basate su articoli, servizi di programmi, interviste ecc., questa classe ti offre la possibilità di dibattere e approfondire argomenti riguardanti l’attualità italiana e la cultura del Paese in generale. Praticherai e perfezionerai diversi punti grammaticali e accrescerai il tuo vocabolario. Adatto a chi frequenta un corso al livello 4 o 5 oppure a chi ha una conoscenza equivalente della lingua.
Attenzione: le lezioni si svolgeranno nelle seguenti date: 27/05, 10/06, 24/06, 08/07 and 22/07.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £73.00 - ITEC Level 3 Award in Indian Head MassageCourse start date: Sat 28 May 2022
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Ameena RahmanIndian Head Massage is an ancient tradition that provides many therapeutic benefits. Learn the theory and practice of Indian massage at a professional level. City Lit is a leading training provider in London for Massage and Complementary Therapies, providing outstanding achievement at high industry standards. Our courses are taught by experienced and practising industry professionals who have current knowledge of the massage sector. Please download an application form from the link below, and read the full course outline before applying.Full fee £469.00 Senior fee £469.00 Concession £469.00 - Intermediate handbuildingCourse start date: Sun 29 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Josie WarshawExplore your personal creative ideas in clay, increase your making and decorating skills. Use a range of hand building techniques to develop your practical skills and expand your knowledge of ceramic materials.Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £304.00 - ESOL and making podcasts: pronunciation, presentation, expression (level 1-2)Course start date: Sun 29 May 2022
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Do you want to improve your pronunciation, learn more about how you sound when you speak English and develop your speaking? A podcast is a digital recording which can be used in a very practical way to help develop your English. On this course, you will discover how to make a podcast to record yourself, edit and upload your files as well as what to say and how to say it. You will be able to practise speaking on your own and interviewing others as well as learn how to prepare what to say and how to say it. Podcasting is a fantastic way of improving your pronunciation, your vocabulary, your spoken accuracy, and your fluency.
Before this course, you need to do a pre-course assessment. Contact universal.skills@citylit.ac.uk / 020 7492 2511 or click the Start Assessment button on this page. Log on with your email address (not name). Use Chrome if possible. Please note you will need to download the free Audacity software and have a headset with mic to do this course.
This course is FREE if a) you are on a Low Wage or b) you are either on Jobseekers' Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance(ESA) or c) you want to get a job or progress into a better job and you receive other state benefits (including Universal Credit). For more information click hereFull fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £79.00 - Children's book illustration: developing stories and narrativesCourse start date: Mon 30 May 2022
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dee ShulmanDevelop your knowledge of the children's book industry and your professional children's book illustration practice. Get creative and innovative in your character design, storyboarding and layout skills, develop your professional portfolio and get critical feedback in a supportive environment.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £195.00
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