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 - live • Short courses
'What is truth?' is a perplexing and elusive question. A good first response is that truth and falsity are properties of what people say or think. But how is what we think related to actual facts? And what caused the recent corrosion of truth?
- Wed 15 Apr 2026 – 24 Jun 2026
- 10 meetings
- 6:30 – 7:30pm
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.
- Wed 22 Apr 2026 – 10 Jul 2026
Online - flexible • Short courses
Do you think reproductive cloning is morally permissible? Do you check food labels to exclude buying any with GM ingredients? If so, you will be interested in this ten week online course for the thinking lay person.
- Wed 06 May 2026 – 17 Jul 2026
Online - flexible • Short courses
In this introduction to ethics, we shall examine four important ethical theories, applying them to two practical questions: the rights of animals and euthanasia. There will be plenty of opportunity to engage in debate and test your own thinking.
- Wed 06 May 2026 – 17 Jul 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.
- Wed 06 May 2026 – 17 Jul 2026
Online - flexible • Short courses
Political philosophy contains some of the greatest writings in the Western intellectual tradition. This online course introduces you to the central questions concerning the state, by means of classical and contemporary texts.
- Wed 06 May 2026 – 17 Jul 2026
Also available:
Philosophy
Short courses, summer schools and postgraduate courses in philosophy and ethics at the University of Oxford.MSt in Practical Ethics
A highly interdisciplinary course focusing on the application of rigorous philosophical analysis to real-life ethical problems