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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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- Humanity and agriculture - the Neolithic revolutionCourse start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Simone ChisenaDiscover how, from the depths of prehistory, our species turned from nomadic hunter gatherers to stable, town-dwelling farmers across the Mediterranean and Europe.
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 - French beginners: module 1ACourse start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Yolande Mallet De ChaunyLearn to speak French on this short course for complete beginners. You will be able to continue by joining French beginners: module 1B if you want more than just an introduction.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Biblical Hebrew 1: module 2Course start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Rachel MontaguFurther your knowledge of Hebrew grammar and develop your ability to translate from the Bible. Suitable for those who have completed Biblical Hebrew Level 1 module 1 at City Lit or have an equivalent knowledge.
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 £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Music theory: grade 3Course start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Selena KayDevelop your understanding of musical language by learning to read and write rhythm and melody in compound time, phrase structure and anacrusis (upbeat/pickup), transposing between clefs, major and minor keys up to four
sharps/flats. Break week: 30 May 2024.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Portraits 1
Course start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024 (and 3 other dates)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Luke Jones, Andrea VoiseyThis course aims to introduce you to this fascinating genre in both drawing and painting portraits through practical experience of the basic skills and concepts involved, including structure and proportion of the head and features, tone, colour, pose and expression.Full fee £439.00 Senior fee £351.00 Concession £285.00 - Jazz harmony, ear training and ensembles: advancedCourse start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Della RhodesFor this 3rd term of the year course we focus on ear training and jazz improvisation, applying theoretical understanding to practical ensemble situations. We will learn more jazz standards and unusual repertoire. This is musicianship training at a high level. New students may apply to music@citylit.ac.uk to arrange your assessment to join this class.
Break week: 24th May.Full fee £379.00 Senior fee £303.00 Concession £265.00 - Cornish advanced: module 3Course start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jo P'RhysDevelop your advanced Cornish conversation and discussion.Suitable for anyone who has studied Cornish for several years and wants to improve their oral skills.
The course prepares you for the 4th grade (final grade) of the Cornish Language Board examinations.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - German beginners: module 3Course start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: 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 £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Voiceovers: improversCourse start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David ThorpeDevelop your microphone skills and knowledge of the Voiceovers sector. Open to those who have completed a beginners' course or have previous industry experience. This course will be delivered in our media studio.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £97.00 - Classical guitar 1BCourse start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jeff RodriguesThis 2nd term of study is for players who have 3 months experience of learning classical guitar and can play and read one octave from G to G.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Arabic 4: module 3Course start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Alaa SonjoqPractise your conversation skills in Arabic and further develop your fluency in the language.
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 - Large-scale sketchbook
Course start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Tony HullExplore the sequential and adaptive nature of large format sketchbook drawing as a site for generating personal material, inviting connections, and extracting patterns of meaning. Includes artist research, set-project as stimulus, and practical exploration of contemporary drawing techniques.Full fee £339.00 Senior fee £271.00 Concession £220.00 - Children's book illustration: portfolio preparationCourse start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dee ShulmanThis course is for experienced Children’s Book Illustration learners who wish to put together a portfolio of their illustration work for applications to City Lit Advanced courses, higher education, or agents and publishers. Some learners may also wish to create a ‘dummy’ picture book, for the same purposes.Full fee £499.00 Senior fee £399.00 Concession £324.00 - A day in the life of the everyday: the twentieth century circadian novel: Mrs. Dalloway, One Fine Day, The HoursCourse start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jenny StevensNovels that fit all their action into just one day (‘circadian novels’) have been penned by some of literature’s most esteemed authors. This course focuses on three novels which use the one-day structure to tell their stories: Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway (1925), Mollie Pater-Downes’s One Fine Day (1947), and Michael Cunningham’s The Hours (1999). It explores how they portray the inner life of characters, at the same time as engaging with broader social issues of the time.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Italian cinema: from Neorealism to the genre filmCourse start date: Fri 26 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Cristina MassaccesiThis cinema course focuses on Italian cinema in the years between 1945 and 1980. It will provide you with an overview of the main historical, cultural and social aspects of Italian filmmaking in Italy by looking at the work of some of its most influential author/directors.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00
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