This course is for those who would like to write but don't know how; who tried once and gave up; or who already write but would like to improve; and for readers who have no desire to write but want a different perspective on how fiction works.
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Accredited courses include undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.
This course provides an historical introduction to the development of folklore studies in Britain. It will review historical conceptions and approaches to folklore from the seventeenth-century antiquarians to the present.
Join us to explore the rich and dazzling architecture of the Italian Renaissance in three key cities. We will investigate the differing ways in which the classical styles of the Renaissance found expression in Florence, Rome and Venice.
Every day we meet people with interesting life stories. Our lives are made up of tragic, uplifting and humorous experiences which shape us as individuals. We love, fight, apologise, account for and endure through whatever comes our way.
From Paris to Moscow, Glasgow to Barcelona, this short online course examines the richness and variety of European art nouveau.
This beginners' course will provide a solid introduction to some of the key concepts in film theory. Students will deepen their knowledge of the medium and develop their critical thinking skills through close analysis of films and individual sequences.
Many readers enjoy Austen's novels, but what makes them so special and enduring? Learn to analyse Austen's characteristic style and techniques and thus gain an enhanced appreciation of her art.
This course is for anyone with a passion for learning to sing. We will discuss and practise the fundamentals of vocal technique which will enable you to produce a well-supported and stable vocal tone.
Every day we meet people with interesting life stories. Everyone is exotic to someone else. We shall look at contemporary memoirs that are tragic, uplifting, humorous and wise, and learn how to present the pattern of ourselves to others.
Verdi is the most influential Italian opera composer of the later 19th century. This course will examine his life through a detailed study of his major operas, including Nabucco, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Aida, Otello and Falstaff.
Do you struggle to grab the reader's attention? Learn the craft of suspense: create compelling characters, make every scene tense, raise the stakes, and plant clues. Whatever your genre, you'll discover how to keep readers turning the page.
You will have the opportunity to revise, refine, and arrange your poetry in the workshops of this course, and you will be taught the techniques you need to become a discerning editor of your own and others’ work.