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Term dates

Spring Term
Starts: Mon 9 Jan 2012
Half Term: Mon 13 Feb - Sat 18 Feb 2012
Ends: Sat 31 Mar 2012

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Adult Community Learning Centre (ACLC)
Australia Road
W12 7PT
020 8753 6252

Macbeth Centre (MAC)
Macbeth Street
W6 9JJ
0845 839 7912

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Humanities

Assertion Training, Art Appreciation, Geology, History, Psychology, Trauma, Domestic Abuse, Counselling, Creative Writing, Journalism


Programme manager

Angelo Cappetta
0845 839 7912
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In this section you will find a wide range of courses of all levels, from personal development to pre-degree courses accredited by Birkbeck College, University of London. You need no previous experience to join any of these courses, but please read the course information sheet before you enrol.

It may be possible to pay course fees by regular installments throughout your course, instead of paying the full amount at the start. Please ask about installment plans when you enrol.

Further education/qualification classes
Courses with a blue band are accredited and are aimed at those who would like to work towards a nationally recognised qualification. The exam fee is included in the course fee for all qualification courses.

Courses leading to a qualification will require an interview before you can enrol.

Concessions
If you are entitled to a concessionary fee and join any accredited course, you will receive a £20 discount for every additional accredited course you join.

To help pay for course fees and materials, it may be possible to apply for the Learner Support Fund.

Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck’s Faculty of Lifelong Learning in partnership with Hammersmith & Fulham Adult Education offers part-time Higher Education modules. Part of the University of London, Birkbeck is a prestigious and unique institution with a mission to provide part-time teaching to mature learners across London and the South East. The modules are accredited, and all lead to University of London Certificates & Diplomas, and all offer CATS points.

Ring 0845 601 0174 for a prospectus or for more advice and information about Birkbeck’s modules and courses. There is also a minicom number, 020 7631 6630, for students with hearing impairments. Alternatively, you can send an email to info@bbk.ac.uk or visit the website www.bbk.ac.uk/ce.

To enrol on any of the Birkbeck courses listed here, please enrol directly with Birkbeck Faculty of Lifelong Learning. This can be done online at www.bbk.ac.uk/ce, or by telephoning the Central Enrolment Facility on 020 7631 6651. Please make sure you have all the details of the course (particularly the course code to be found in each course listing) in front of you before you phone. You will also need your credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Switch or Delta) details. If you are claiming a concessionary fee, you must enrol by post or in person at 26 Russell Square, WC1B 5DQ as you will need to show proof of your eligibility.

Please note: for all Birkbeck college courses you need to enrol direct with Birkbeck College. Quote the code for the course you want to join.
No one under 18 may enrol for a Birkbeck course.

 

Club Classes

Club Classes
Club Classes are privately run classes held at venues used by the Adult Learning and Skills Service. To enrol on a Club Class, please contact the tutor directly as all tution fees must be paid directly to the tutor. For further information about any Club Class, please contact the tutor.



Geology: a study of the Earth   Club Class   
This course will cover 20 fully illustrated lectures over two terms and it will cover a broad introduction to the study of the Earth. Topics covered will provide answers to questions like: ‘How, when, and of what was the Earth formed?’, ‘What can we expect to find at depth or at the Earth’s core?’ and ‘What causes the Earth’s crust to move and create earthquakes?’ There will be opportunities to handle and examine specimens of rocks, minerals and fossils from sources worldwide. Typical meeting lectures will include: Origins: of the Universe, the Solar System and the Earth, its atmosphere and life The Interior of the Earth: its composition and structure The Earth’s Crust: Structure and composition, variable thickness, floating continents, isostacy Plate Tectonics and Mountain Chains: Mechanisms, orogenic and magmatic cycles Earth Stability: Expanding or contracting? Magnetic rocks and magnetic reversals; land bridges, convection currents and coral clocks. Mass extinctions and Ice Ages. Stable and unstable areas, continental shields. A pulsating Earth? Major Deformation Processes: Faults, folds, rifts And Much More Meetings held at: Macbeth Centre, Macbeth Street, Hammersmith. London W6 9JJ On:Wednesdays, 2.30 to 4. 30 pm Commencing: 21st September 2011 Term 1 21/09/2011 to 30/11/2011 (half-term Wed 26 October) Term 2 11/01/2012 to 21/03/2012 (half-term Wed 15 February) A two term course: of 20 lectures plus field excursions Lecturer: Prof. John F. Potter Cost: £110 per term or £200 if paid all in advance  
Fees   full £110
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End  
Wed   14:30-16:30   10   MAC   11/01/12   21/03/12  
Tutor:  John Potter   Tel:     
Email:  jfpotter@btinternet.com 
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Counselling: advanced skillsIs counselling for me?
Understanding Mental HealthWriting & Illustrating Children's Books
Creative WritingWriting for Magazines and Newspapers: Stage 2
 

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Counselling: advanced skills   
The course will build on participants skills of listening and responding taking them a step further, to introduce and review counselling models,increase self awareness,focus on change in counselling, and link in to diversity and difference . The aim is for participants to to develop a deeper understanding of counselling theory and practice for use in a range of helping settings and for some as the next step towards a counselling training. More information...
Fees:   full £124   conc £46   non EU £224
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Fri   14:00-16:00   10   MAC   13/01/12   30/03/12   HC2025Elizabeth Martindale   Nearly Full
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Is counselling for me?   
Learn the basic skills of counselling to increase your effectiveness at work or with friends and family. We cover: active listening; providing a counselling structure to build trust; show respect; handle feelings while helping people to understand themselves better; move through difficulties; think freshly and make appropriate changes; resolve problems. Use this course to see if you want to take further counselling training More information...
Fees:   full £99   conc £37   non EU £364
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   18:45-20:45   10   MAC   26/04/12   05/07/12   HC3025Elizabeth Martindale   
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Understanding Mental Health   
This course will explore how we understand mental distress and how individuals can be helped to restore mental well being. It will look at a range of disorders including anxiety, post traumtic stress disorder, depression, self har, suicide, addictions, personality disorders, schizophrenia and sexual dysfunction. Emphasis will be placed on what causes mental distres and how it can be treated. More information...
Fees:   full £99   conc £37   non EU £184
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Fri   14:00-16:00   10   MAC   27/04/12   06/07/12   HC3050Christiane Sanderson   
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Writing & Illustrating Children's Books   
Have you ever wanted to write or illustrate a children's book? By the end of this course, you will have finished at least one text, and/or several illustrations. We will look at writing for different ages from earliest concept books to teenage fiction. We will look at how to submit work to a publisher, as well as the publishing process from beginning to end, focusing on how to pace the text and how to best illustrate it, and the importance of a strong title and appealing cover image. We will be looking, too, at books already published, both classic and contemporary.  More information...
Fees:   full £124   conc £46   non EU £224
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   13:00-15:00   10   MAC   17/01/12   27/03/12   HW2025Susanna Gretz   
Tue   13:00-15:00   10   MAC   24/04/12   03/07/12   HW3025Alison Sage   
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Creative Writing   
The course will cover all aspects of the process of writing fiction, from the finding of inspiration to the craft of making a story work on paper. We will work on structure, pace, dialogue, scene-setting, mood and plot. We will work together to find ways of writing that work for different people. To help with this process, we will read some published fiction, and discuss it.  More information...
Fees:   full £124   conc £46   non EU £224
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Wed   15:30-17:30   10   MAC   18/01/12   28/03/12   HW2030Fleur Lloyd   Full
Wed   15:30-17:30   10   MAC   18/01/12   28/03/12   HW2030Catherine Charlotte Palmer   Full
Wed   15:30-17:30   10   MAC   25/04/12   04/07/12   HW3035Fleur Lloyd   
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Writing for Magazines and Newspapers: Stage 2   
The British newspaper market, how to write news and features, how to conduct a vox pop, how to write with an awareness of the law as it applies to journalists, interviewing technique, how to ask the killer questions, research and how to get work as a journalist More information...
Fees:   full £94   conc £36   non EU £184
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   3   MAC   17/03/12   31/03/12   HW2050Tony Padman   
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