Continuing Education Courses: Days and Times

The typical days and times when Continuing Education courses are taking place in academic year 2024/25 are outlined below.

Our programme of short courses varies by semester. This page will be updated as new courses are announced.

Click the relevant day of the week for each term to find out which short courses usually have classes on each day and whether delivery is online or in-person.

Term one

When browsing the course options for any day in term one, click the course name for further details about the programme. You can also browse the courses for term one by subject area.

Term one courses start from September 2024.

Course Location Time
Journey to the Stars: An Introductory Astronomy Course with Observational Experience  Campus 7-9pm
Wonders of the Night Sky Online 7-8pm
Paul's Prison Letters Online 1.30-3.30pm
An Introduction to Ancient Mexico Online 10am-12pm
Screenwriting for TV and Film with Adam Simpson Campus 6-8pm
The Call of the Coast: Artists' Colonies in Britain 1890-1940 Campus 11am - 1pm
Monday
Tuesday
Course Location Time
Bach and Beyond: A Journey into Baroque Music Online 10am-12pm
A practical Introduction to Python Campus 6-8pm
21st Century Women Writers: American Stories and Conversations Campus 11am-1pm
The Genius of Italian Art from Cimabue to Caravaggio Campus 2-4pm
The Call of the Coast: Artists' Colonies in Britain 1890-1940 Campus 11am-1pm
Egyptology: Evolution of a Discipline Campus 11am-1pm
Egyptology: People and Places Campus 11am-1pm
The Army of Caesars: The Imperial Roman Armuy Campus 2-4pm
Streets of Liverpool, 1725-2008 Campus 11am-1pm
Reading World Literature: The Song of Kiều, Vietnam's national epic Campus 6-8pm
Wednesday
Course Location Time
Advanced Screenwriting and Story Solutions with Adam Simpson Campus 6-8pm
The Art and Craft of Screenwriting for TV and Film Campus 6-7pm
Storytelling Fundamentals: From Planning to the Page Campus 7-9pm
An Introduction to Philosophy through Thought Experiments Campus 6-8pm
Parklife: Public Parks and Gardens of Merseyside, 1802-2020 Campus 11am-1pm
Ancient Greek I: An introduction Online 6-8pm
Ancient Greek Language Taster Online 6-7pm
Reformation, Rebellion, and Resilience: Ireland in the Early Modern Era Campus 2-4pm
Discovering Liverpool's Pre-Rephaelite Legacy: Exploring the Art and Artists that Revolutionised the British Art Scene Campus 2-4pm
Why You're Not Writing (and how to get started) Campus 7-8pm
Thursday
Course Location Time
In Perspective: Structures in Art Campus 1-3pm
Exploring John Donne: Poet and Preacher Campus 2-4pm
The Discovery of the Unconscious: A Historical Journey in Psychology Campus 11am -1pm
The Birds and the bees and Much More: Animal Life in the Art of Ancient Greek World Ness Botanic Gardens 2-4pm
Echoes of Antinquity: Debating the Parthenon Sculptures Ness Botanic Gardens 2-3pm
Latin I: An Introduction Online 6-8pm
Latin Language Taster Online  6-7pm
Youth Subcultures: Fashion, Style and Identity  Campus 1-3pm
Reading Sensation Fiction Campus 11am - 1pm
     
Friday
Course Location Time
In Perspective: Structures in Art Campus 1-3pm
The Monthly Novel: Close Communities Campus 11am - 2pm
European Literature in Translation: European Auto-Fiction: Sebald, Ernaux, Erpenbeck Campus 11am - 1pm
Saturday
Course Location Time
The Evolution of Istanbul: From Byzantium to Constantinople Campus 11am - 4pm
The Evolution of Istanbul: From Constantinople to Istanbul Campus 11am - 4pm
Eco Fiction: Reimaginging the Future Campus 11am - 4pm
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out: Psychedelia in Art, Design and Popular Music Campus 1 - 3pm
Made in Liverpool: Celebrating a City's Historic Achievements Campus 10am - 4pm
From Op to Pop: Music, Fashon and Media in the 1960s Campus 1 - 3pm
Shakespeare on the Couch: 'Measure for Measure'  Campus 10am-4pm

Term two

To give you an idea of potential options in term two, we've compiled a provisional course timetable and indicated whether each course is expected to be available online or in person.

Full details about these courses, including how to enrol, will be available later this year.

Term two courses start from January 2025. 

Course Location Time
Unravelling the Mysteries of the Universe: An Astronomy Course for Curious Minds  Campus  7 - 9pm
The Book of Isaiah - Chapters 1-23 Online 1.30-3.3opm
Ancient Peru and the Spanish Conquest Online 10am - 12pm
The Art and Craft of Screenwriting for TV and Film Campus 6 - 7pm
Hieroglyphs 101: Learn to Read Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs Campus  5 - 7pm
The Prison Writings of Jim Phelan Campus  11am - 1pm
Wonders of the Universe Online 7 - 8pm 
Monday
Tuesday
Course Location Time
Piano Playing through a study of the life and works of Ludwig Van Beethoven Online 10am - 12pm
21st Century Women Writers: Myths and Portents Campus 11am - 1pm
The Masters of Northern Art, from Van Eyck to Vermeer  Campus 2 - 4pm
Women in the Roman World Campus 2 - 4pm
Memento Mori: The Celebration of Death in Liverpool, 1524 - 2016 Campus 11am - 1pm
An Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt: Predynastic to the Middle Kingdom Campus 11am - 1pm
Flash Fiction: Short Stories and Restrictive Briefs Campus 6 - 8pm
Critical Skills for Welfare Rights Professionals: Navigating DWP Disability and Sickness Processes Campus 6 - 8pm
Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art Online 6 - 8pm
Wednesday
Course Location Time
Storytelling Progression: From Page to Publication  Campus 7 - 9pm
Philosophy and Contemporary Crises Campus 6 - 8pm
Identifying the Archaeology of Prehistoric Britain Campus 11am - 1pm
In Cauda Venenum: Religious Art in Liverpool Campus 11am - 1pm
An Introduction to Album Cover Art Campus 1 - 3pm
Revealed! The Nude in Victorian Art Campus 2 - 4pm
Getting Stories Unstuck  Campus 7 - 8pm
Pottery and People in Ancient Britain: The 'Beaker' Phenomenon Campus 11am - 12pm
Thursday
Course Location Time
Food for Thought: The Role of Food in Artistic Expression Campus 1 - 3pm
Gentle Dissidence: Jane Austen's Heroines Campus 2 - 4pm
Sigmund Freud: Explorer of the Unconscious Campus 11am - 1pm
Reading A.S. Byatt Campus 11am - 1pm
European Literature in Translation: Early Literary Giants Online 12pm-2pm
Women of Distinction: The Artist, the Countess and the Diplomat's Wife Ness Botanic Gardens 2 - 4pm
Defying Conventions: Female Icons of the 18th Century Ness Botanic Gardens 2 - 3pm
The Final Frontier: Street Art in Liverpool - A Survey Campus 11am - 1pm
Latin II Online 6 - 8pm
     
Friday
Course Location Time
Food for Thought: The Role of Food in Artistic Expression  Campus 1 - 3pm
The Monthly Novel: Love and War Campus 11am - 2pm
European Literature in Translation: The European Crime Novel Campus 11am - 1pm
The Booker Prize: Stories, Successes and Scandals Online 5 - 7pm
Saturday
Course Location Time
From Fringe to Page: Crafting Stories in Liverpool's Edgelands  Campus 11am - 4pm
From Streets to Stories: A Place Writing Workshop in Liverpool's Historic Georgian Quarter Campus 11am - 4pm
Shakespeare on the Couch: Cymbeline Campus 10am - 4pm
Victorian Design and Society  Campus  1 - 3pm
1960s Fashion and Popular Culture Campus 1 - 3pm

Term three

To give you an idea of potential options in term three, we've compiled a provisional course timetable and indicated whether each course is expected to be available online or in person.

Full details about these courses, including how to enrol, will be available in Spring 2025.

Term three courses start from April 2025.

Course Location Time
The Wonders of our Solar System: A Journey through Planetary Landscapes Campus 7 - 9pm
The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 24 - 39 Online 1.30 - 3.30pm
Lost Languages: Cracking the Code Online 10am - 12pm
Screenwriting for TV and Film with Adam Simpson Campus 6 - 8pm
Wonders of the Solar System Online 7 - 8pm
Monday
Tuesday
Course Location Time
The Sacred Garden: Trees and Flowers in the Belief System of Ancient Egypt and the Prehistoric Aegean  Campus 11am - 1pm 
The 10 Artists Who Changed the Face of Art Campus 2 - 4pm
Blood and Sand: The Real Lives and Deaths of Roman Gladiators Campus 2 - 4pm
An Illustrated History of Ancient Egypt: New Kingdom to Greco Roman Period Campus 11am - 1pm
21st Century Women Writers: Contemporary Japanese Fiction Campus 11am - 1pm
Schools of Rock II: Ten More Iconic Liverpool Live Music Venues Campus 11am - 1pm
Critical Skills for Welfare Rights Professionals: An introduction to Welfare Rights Online 6 - 8pm
Taylormade: the Literary Merit of Taylor Swift’s Songs Online 6 - 8pm
     
Wednesday
Course Location Time
Advanced Screenwriting and Story Solutions with Adam Simpson  Campus 6 - 8pm
Beyond Reality: Crafting Speculative Fiction Campus 7 - 9pm
Ghosts of Orion: Legacy of Liverpool's Collectors Campus 11am - 1pm
Ancient Greek Reading Group Online  6 - 8pm
Reading Ancient Greek Taster Online  6 - 7pm
Writing Worlds into Being Campus 7 - 8pm
Thursday
Course Location Time
Latin Reading Group  Latin Reading Group   Online 6 - 8pm
Reading Latin Taster Online 6 - 7pm
Women and Popular Music Campus 1 - 3pm
Friday
Course Location Time
The Monthly Novel: New York  Campus  11am - 2pm
Saturday
Course Location Time
Vulgar Display of Power: Sculptural Portraiture of Liverpool  Campus 10am - 4pm
Views of Britain and Wales: Poetry Writing Workshop  Ness Botanic Gardens 11am - 4pm
From Story to Screen: Adapting Fiction for Film Campus 11am - 4pm
Expressionism in Painting: New Ideas, New Techniques Campus 10.30am - 4.30pm
Commemorating Conflict in Liverpool  Campus 11am - 4pm
Exploring New Pop of the 1980s Campus 1 - 4pm

Summer Bootcamp

Further details about our summer school in 2025 will appear here when confirmed.

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