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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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- Art and Ideas: Time and MemoryCourse start date: Wed 8 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charles ChambersThis course if for students and creative practitioners interested in memory as a creative and conceptual theme. Explore and discuss ideas, theories and work by significant artists and writers to enhance and inspire the development of creative work.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Art and Ideas: Identity and the selfCourse start date: Thu 9 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ian TucknottThis course is for students and creative practitioners interested in identity as a creative and conceptual theme. Explore and discuss ideas, theories and work by significant artists and writers to enhance and inspire the development of creative work.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Art in theory: politics and societyCourse start date: Thu 9 Jan 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charles ChambersCritical thinking course for creative practitioners exploring culture, society and politics drawing on a range of cultural theories and work by significant artists and designers to enhance and inspire creative thinking and practical work.
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 £132.00 - Exploring classical music: module 2Course start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Edward BreenDo you want to know more about classical music history? Explore selected topics and key works in Baroque to Classical music on this highly informative 10 week course. Ideal for people with no specialist knowledge. Please note this course has a scheduled mid-term break: 30 May 2024.
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 £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Piano/keyboards 2C
Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025 (and 3 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jonathan WilsonMove beyond grade 1 piano repertoire and develop your technique and fluency. The repertoire in this module will encompass more complex rhythm patterns and scales from the grade 2 syllabus.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £139.00 - Art and Ideas: space and placeCourse start date: Wed 19 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charles ChambersExplore concepts and theories of space and place in relation to historical and contemporary art and making, and engage in discussion and debate related to landscape, urban, site-specific and place-based creative arts.
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 £132.00 - Art and Ideas: What is visual language?Course start date: Thu 20 Feb 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ian TucknottThis course is for students and creative practitioners interested in visual language as a creative and conceptual theme. Explore and discuss ideas, theories and work by significant artists and writers to enhance and inspire the development of creative work and build an understanding of your own visual language.
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 £132.00 - Biblical Hebrew 2: module 3Course start date: Mon 15 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rachel MontaguContinue learning to translate the Bible from Hebrew with confidence, understanding what translations are unable to convey.
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 - German beginners: module 3Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Elizabeth Garner, Barbara PölletImprove your elementary German on this course for near beginners. The emphasis is on the practical use of German and the development of your speaking and listening skills. Suitable if you have studied German for approximately 35 hours. Based on Willkommen Chapters 7 and 8 (Hodder & Stoughton).Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Arabic beginners: module 2Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Taïssir K MahmoudContinue learning to speak, understand, read and write Modern Standard Arabic, with reference to to other Arabic dialects. You should have completed Arabic beginners: module 1 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 - Ancient Greek 3: module 3Course start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew DavidSuitable if you have completed Ancient Greek 3 module 2 or have an equivalent knowledge. Further your knowledge of grammatical structures and vocabulary so that you can read more complex Ancient Greek prose.
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 - Scottish Gaelic beginners: module 3Course start date: Thu 18 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Morag TraynorSuitable if you have completed Gaelic beginners: module 2 or have an equivalent level. Continue learning to speak and understand Gaelic in this communicative course for beginners. The course also provides an introduction to Gaelic culture, poetry and songs. Based on units 8-10 of the coursebook 'Teach Yourself Gaelic'.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 - Chinese beginners: module 2Course start date: Fri 19 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Zhonghan LinContinue learning Chinese on this beginners course.You should have completed Chinese beginners: module 1 or equivalent.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Violin and viola 2CCourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Robert PuzeyA course for those who have been playing violin/viola for about a year, know the D major scale finger pattern and basic music notation. Learn classical and jazzy music in a friendly class. Continues with Violin and viola 3A next term. Break weeks 6 May & 27 May 2024.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - Ukulele 3Course start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jake RodriguesFor ukulele players who have completed terms 1 and 2. Refine your technique, get a better understanding of fretboard navigation, and learn to play a range of new songs.Full fee £189.00 Senior fee £189.00 Concession £132.00
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