Access to higher education
An Access course is the ideal stepping stone if you want to apply for a university course but are lacking the necessary qualifications. City Lit's renowned part-time programme provides a supportive and friendly atmosphere, and tutors are accessible, experienced and highly qualified. Each year our learners grow enormously in confidence, with many gaining places at major universities.
You can choose how to study - whether in the daytime or evening, over one year or two - and individual tutorial support is available. The courses are accredited by OCNLR and lead to the Access Certificate.
- Access to HE diploma: creative studies
- Access to HE diploma: humanities and social science (2 days)
- Access to HE diploma: humanities and social science (2 years)
- Access to HE diploma: humanities and social science (2 years, evening)
- Access to HE diploma: humanities and social science (3 days)
- Access to HE diploma: humanities and social science (evenings)
Browse full range of courses
- Visual arts
- Art foundation and portfolio preparation courses
- Art history
- Bookbinding and conservation
- Calligraphy
- Ceramics
- Conservation
- Design
- Digital arts
- Drawing
- Drawing and painting from life
- Fashion
- Fibre arts: textiles and basketry
- Graphic design, DTP, illustration and cartooning
- Jewellery
- Mosaics
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
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- Find out more about the Visual arts department
- Languages
- Drama, dance and speech
- Advanced acting courses
- Bi-media courses: TV, radio and sound
- Communication courses for speakers of other languages
- Courses for professional actors
- Dance and movement
- Follow-on drama courses
- Introductory drama courses
- Musical theatre diploma
- One and two-day courses
- One-week intensive course
- One-year advanced diploma
- One-year drama access course
- One-year drama foundation course
- Professional skills - technical
- Professional skills for actors
- Professional theatre company
- Sunday courses
- Voice, speech and communication
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- Find out more about the Drama, dance and speech department
- Humanities
- Anthropology
- Business and economics
- Communications and study skills
- Creative writing
- English for speakers of other languages (level 2 and above)
- Film
- Folklore, myth and spiritual studies
- History and politics
- Latin America
- Literature
- London walks
- Media
- Philosophy
- Science and environment
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- Find out more about the Humanities department
- Music
- Health and movement studies
- Alexander technique
- Anatomy and physiology
- Complementary health studies
- Continuing professional development for therapists
- Energy, healing and meditation
- First aid
- Massage and bodywork: introductory level
- Massage and bodywork: professional practitioner level
- Movement classes
- Nutrition and food safety
- Self-defence
- Stress management
- Training for teachers
- Yoga
- Your progression routes to teaching
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- Find out more about the Health and movement studies department
- Computing
- Psychology, counselling & personal development
- English, maths & ESOL
- Deaf education
- Careers in care work
- Access to higher education
- Progress - courses for people with learning difficulties
- Basic skills
- Computing
- Health
- Learning together
- Music, drama and dance
- People and places, past and present
- Projects
- Visual arts
- Working with people with learning difficulties
- View all in Progress - courses for people with learning difficulties
- Find out more about the Progress - courses for people with learning difficulties department
- Speech therapy
- Teacher & management training
Why City Lit?
If you are looking for a great choice of inspiring courses; a bright, modern environment to learn in located in central London; the opportunity to have fun and meet like-minded people, we look forward to seeing you at City Lit!
