Imperial after:hours Course Descriptors

Most of the courses listed here are available starting in October each year, although some start in January and also in April. Not all of the courses are offered every year and new courses may be added that are not shown here.

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Languages

• Arabic 1 (Beginners)
• Arabic 2
• Arabic 3
• French 1 (Beginners)
• French 2
• French 3
• French 4
• French 5
• German 1 (Beginners)
• German 2
• German 3
• German 4
• German 5
• Greek: Beginners Greek (Greek 1) - NB: This course is not currently available.
• Italian 1 (Beginners)
• Italian 2
• Italian 3
• Japanese 1 (Beginners)
• Japanese 2
• Japanese 3
• Japanese 4
• Japanese 5
• Korean 1 (Beginners)
• Korean 2
• Korean 3
• Korean 4
• Korean 5
• Korean 6
• Korean 7
• Korean 8
• Mandarin Chinese 1 (Beginners)
• Mandarin Chinese 2
• Mandarin Chinese 3
• Mandarin Chinese 4
• Portuguese 1 (Beginners)
• Portuguese 2
• Russian 1 (Beginners)
• Spanish 1 (Beginners)
• Spanish 2
• Spanish 3
• Spanish 4
• Spanish 5

Other Imperial after:hours Courses

• Abstract Strategy Games
• African Art Now
• AI-enhanced Storytelling Techniques in the Digital Age
• An Introduction to Science (short course)
• An Introduction to Western Philosophy
• The History of Botanic Gardens
• Discovering Classical Music: Late Beethoven
• Showtime
• Classical Music in Focus: The Twentieth Century
• Collecting Photographs
• Creative Writing - Short Stories and First Chapters
• Discovering Classical Music
• Discovering Opera
• Opera in Focus: Verdi and Wagner
• Discovering the Fine and Decorative Arts in the V&A Museum
• Drawing and Painting from Nature
• Drawing for Beginners
• Watercolour Painting for Beginners
• Oil Colour Painting for Beginners
• Acrylic Painting for Beginners
• Manuscript Illumination for Beginners
• Printmaking for Beginners
• English Cathedrals: Art , Architecture and Legends
• Armed Conflics and Politics of the 21st Century
• Espionage, Terrorism and International Security in the Cyber Age
• Propaganda, Resistance and Underground Operations in the Second World War
• How to Make a Great Website
• Images, Visions and Dreams: Mediaeval Manuscripts and Visual Culture
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• Innovation Strategy and Digital Transformation
• Inside Dante's Inferno
• Italian renaissance gardens
• Learn to Play Acoustic Guitar
• Machines, Algorithms, and Art: A History of Mechanical and Digital Creativity
• Medieval Wonders: Art, Architecture, and Tales of Pilgrimage
• Music and Sound Technology Using Reaper for Beginners
• Opera in Focus: Verdi and Wagner
• Our Changing Planet: Understanding Climate Change and its Impact on the World
• Philosophical Wellbeing through the Philosophies of Buddha and Aristotle
• Philosophy for Psychotherapists
• Photography: Practical Photography
• Practical Busness English
• Practical Gardening: Gardening Fundamentals for Beginners
• Spellbound A History of Magic and the Occult
• Strategic Thinking and Communication
• Study Skills in Art History
• Ten Great Western Philosophers
• The Art World: From Studio to Art Market
• Film and Cinema
• The Story of Modern Architecture
• The Story of Modern Art
• Themes in Western Philosophy
• Understanding Science: DNA and the Genetic Revolution 
• Understanding Science: The Brain - Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Psycholog
• Understanding Science: The Human Body
• Visions and Dreams: Medieval Manuscripts and Visual Culture
• Western Art from Classicism to Impressionism
• Women and Art