54 Short courses in Literature in United Kingdom

This Literature In Transition - From 1800 To The Present module at The Open University UK draws you into the main currents of literature from 1800 to the present day. You'll engage with some of the most stimulating literary works ever written, and track the seismic historical transitions and transformations relevant to them – with an eye on our present and the future.

This Editing Part 2 course from Warnborough College is designed for self-editors, aspiring professional editors and desktop publishers. Its aim is to develop the student's understanding of the editing processes.

This intermediate Creative Writing - The Next Chapter (Stage 2) course at the Arts University Bournemouth allows you to explore specific writing techniques and is perfect for aspiring writers to take the step from beginner to experienced.

The Literary London course from UCL Summer School introduces you to the life and literature of London from the 18th century to the present.

Top class training by our experienced, highly-qualified exam teachers. This FCE Exam Preparation course provides a motivating way to improve every area of your English and to learn and develop all the skills and techniques needed to do well in the FCE exam. This FCE Exam Preparation course is offered by the Oxford English Centre. 

Well-designed learning Intensive Examination English Course Cambridge (CPE) programmes at Severnvale Academy, small classes and excellent teaching – our key resources in helping you to achieve rapid progress. This Intensive Examination English Course Cambridge (CPE) is offered by Severnvale Academy.

IELTS Preparation Courses from British Study Centres are a combination of 15 lessons of specialist IELTS preparation plus 5, 10 or 15 lessons per week of the following afternoon options: Speaking & Listening, Grammar & Writing and/or Wordpower. These IELTS Preparation Courses are offered by the British Study Centres.

Students undertaking the Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE) course from St Giles International will be fully prepared for the internationally recognised CPE exam. It is aimed at students with an advanced or proficient level of English. 

This online Editing Practice course from Warnborough College will teach you how to edit content and prepare layouts. 

Improve your academic English writing skills: analyse questions, structure essays, research effectively and avoid plagiarism with this An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for University Study from the University of Reading delivered through FutureLearn.

The Shakespeare and the interpretation of history course offered by University of Cambridge will look closely at two of Shakespeare's plays, Richard II and Henry V, asking what interpretation they make of history, and what they have to say about the ways in which history is shaped by interpretation, not only in retrospect but at the very time when it is being made.

If you are a keen reader and wish to study a variety of prose, poetry and drama from a selection of different eras from both sides of the Atlantic, this An Introduction to English and American Literature course at Warwickshire College is for you.

Summer Shakespeare at Stamford Academy is a course for those who love the plays and sonnets of Shakespeare and who also wish to explore the social, political, economic and artistic background against which they were written.

Fall in love with Shakespeare all over again on the Fall in with Shakespeare programme from the University of Birmingham and benefit from the world-leading expertise of our Shakespeare Institute and our collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).