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The University of Kent is committed to providing free educational opportunities for those who have not been to university. We believe that education is for everyone and want to help people to take the next step in their learning.
Summer 2022
Book your place now on our FREE short courses for adults.
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See Yourself Write: Poetry
Learn how to use ordinary words in extraordinary ways and practice with form and style.
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Getting to Grips with Shakespeare
Help your children to appreciate his plays and learn why Shakespeare is still so popular today.
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Access to HE Taster Evenings
Thinking of returning to learning but not sure if it's for you? Book your place on a taster evening.
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Writing Fantasy
From Westeros to Middle Earth, fantastical fiction is everywhere. We can help you create your own.
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Exploring Detective Fiction
Explore the nature of the fictional detective on books, television and film.
Coming in 2023
Whilst the pandemic has slowed us down, we are hoping to be able to run a much wider range of short courses in 2023, including those below.
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Inspiring the Future You!
Explore some of your hidden truths and find answers to important questions.
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Understanding Autism and Mental Health
Explore the myths around mental ill health, Autism and neurological difference.
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Sociology - Contested Cities
Are you interested in the way cities control us? Are cities gender neutral?
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Teenagers: Why do they do what they do?
Using ideas from sociology and psychology, examine why teenagers do what they do.
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Maths Isn't Scary
Improve your confidence with numbers. Take the fear out of maths and you could progress to GCSE.
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Writing Crime
Investigate the various forms of crime writing and start developing your own plots and characters.
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Writing for Children
Create several different forms of children's literature, from picture books to young adult fiction.
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Writing Short Stories
Are you interested in stories and how they work? Develop your storytelling with creative writing.
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Forensic Psychology
Explore forensic psychology, offender profiling, jury decision making and eyewitness testimony.
Short courses for adults
We understand that returning to education can sometimes be daunting and therefore we provide short courses in welcoming and informal environments with no expectation of further study. Priority for these courses will be given to those who do not already hold a qualification from a Higher Education Institution.
For further information please contact adultlearning@kent.ac.uk
Access to Higher Education Taster Sessions
Find out if Access to Higher Education is for you by coming along to one of our subject taster sessions.
You can study a wide range of subjects including Psychology, Sociology, Biology, English Literature, Creative Writing, Politics and Law.
Access to Higher Education
Want to study at university but don’t have the qualifications? The Access to HE Diploma is:
- an evening course for adults
- in Chatham and Herne Bay
- only £150 for the two year programme.