Days and times

Our programme of short courses varies for each term of the academic year. You can explore the range of Continuing Education courses for each specific term by day and time, ideal if you have a particular day of the week or time slot in mind.

Choose the relevant day of the week to find out which short courses usually have classes on that day and whether delivery is online or in-person. This page will be updated as new courses are announced.

Term 1: September start

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 1 by subject area.

Term 2: January start

Information about courses in term 2, commencing January 2026, will be available later this year. Please keep checking this page for updates.

Monday

Course	Location	Time
The Poets of Liverpool: From Felicia Hemans to Paul Farley	Campus	11am - 1pm
Turkey in the Age of Empires	Online	10am - 12pm
The Book of Jeremiah Chapters 1-20	Online	1.30 - 3.30pm
The Booker Prize: Stories, Successes and Scandals	Online	6 - 8pm

Tuesday 

Course	Location	Time
21st Century Women Writers:  Away	Campus	11am - 1pm
The Great Goddesses of Ancient Egypt	Campus	11am - 1pm
WAR PIGS – Liverpool & Conflict, 1775-1981, A Visual History	Campus	11am - 1pm
Python in Practice: Transforming Ideas into Projects	Campus	6 - 8pm
Flash Fiction: Short Shorts and Restrictive Briefs	Campus	6 - 8pm
Alexander the Great: The Man and the Myth	Campus	2 - 4pm
Your benefits and the law: Introduction to Welfare Rights	Online	6 - 8pm

Wednesday 

Course	Location	Time
CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE – Cemeteries of Liverpool, A Visual History	Campus	11am - 1pm
Great Thinkers Series: Modern and Contemporary Western Thought	Campus	6 - 8pm
Falling in love with love: A History of Popular Romance	Online	6 - 7.30pm
Storytelling Progression: From Page to Publication	Campus	7 - 9pm

Thursday 

Course	Location	Time
Women of achievement: authors, cooks and painters  in the 18th century	Ness Botanic Gardens	2 - 4pm
Myths and Legends, Gods and Heroes: Fame and Celebrity in Art History	Campus	1 - 3pm
Shakespeare: 'Richard II' and the idea of kingship	Campus	2 - 4pm
Hystories: Psychology, culture and 'hysteria' from the 18th century to the present.	Campus	11am - 1pm
Revisiting The Beatles: Gender, Fashion and Fandom in the 1960s	Campus	1 - 3pm

Friday

Course	Location	Time
Power Couples in Revolutionary Paris	Online	11am - 12pm
The Art of Spain	Campus	2 - 4pm
The Women Art Forgot	Campus	2 - 4pm
Myths and Legends, Gods and Heroes: Fame and Celebrity in Art History	Campus	1 - 3pm
The Monthly Novel:  Family Histories	Campus	11am - 2pm
European Literature in Translation: Voices from Eastern Europe – Novels by Kadare, Kertesz and Tokarczuk	Campus	11am - 1pm

Saturday

Course	Location	Time
Dorothy Wordsworth	Campus	10am - 4pm
The Pit and the Pendulum: Edgar Allen Poe & Liverpool	Campus	10am - 4pm
From Coast to Canvas:  Abstract Art in 20th Century Cornwall	Campus	10am 4pm
Shakespeare on the Couch: As You Like It	Campus	10am - 4pm
‘The Most Discussed Painter in England’: Rediscovering John Maler Collier	Campus	10am - 1pm
Album Club – Appreciating Classic Rock and Pop Music	Campus	1 - 3pm
The Gods of Ancient Egypt: Protection by Day and Night	Campus	11am - 4pm

Term 3: April start

Information about courses in term 3, commencing April 2026, will be available early next year. Please keep checking this page for updates.

Intensive summer courses

Details about our summer school in July 2026 will appear here when confirmed.