Online philosophy courses
Study from anywhere in the world with an online short course.
Our short online courses in philosophy include online courses with live-time sessions, flexible online courses, and day and weekend schools.
Credit earned from some of these courses is transferable towards our Certificate of Higher Education – a part-time undergraduate course in which you study a main subject discipline, but also undertake study in other academic subjects.
Browse below to find the online philosophy course for you.
Upcoming courses
Online - flexible • Short courses
We think we know, but do we? We think we are free, but are we? We think our actions are moral, but are they? What is this reality we take ourselves to live in? The oldest questions meet the newest technology in this online introduction to philosophy.
- Mon 12 Jan 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
Online - flexible • Short courses
The philosophy of mind is concerned with questions about the nature of mind and the relation between our minds and the physical world. This course provides an introduction to the mind body problem, one of the most intractable problems in philosophy.
- Mon 12 Jan 2026 – 27 Mar 2026
Online - live • Short courses
Augustine, the famous 5th-century North African bishop: profound philosopher, brilliant writer and preacher, fierce debater. Together we will read a wide selection of his works, including some transcripts of his sermons, to let him speak for himself.
- Tue 13 Jan 2026 – 24 Mar 2026
- 10 meetings
- 2:30 – 3:30pm
Online - live • Short courses
Why engage with an approach to ethics that is 2,300 years old? Because ethics without Aristotle is inconceivable, and his insights into what is good for humans remain invaluable. Join in to explore and discuss the 'Nicomachean Ethics'.
- Tue 13 Jan 2026 – 24 Mar 2026
- 10 meetings
- 1:30 – 2:30pm
Online - live • Short courses
Apologist for the Prussian state? Proto-totalitarian? Or liberal? This course will cut through the misconceptions and present Hegel's political philosophy in its full complexity and subtlety, by means of a close reading of his Philosophy of Right (1821).
- Wed 14 Jan 2026 – 25 Mar 2026
- 10 meetings
- 5:00 – 6:00pm
Online - flexible • Short courses
The course looks at what, if anything, it is that Jews, Christians and Muslims are agreeing about when they claim that there is a God; and we shall look at what, if any, prospects there are for rationally defending or attacking this claim.
- Wed 14 Jan 2026 – 10 Apr 2026
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