Short courses
Flexible formats, focused learning, Oxford expertise.
Choose from a range of short course formats designed to suit different interests, schedules, and ways of learning. Whether you prefer intensive study, weekly engagement, or flexible online learning, our courses offer a variety of ways to build your knowledge and skills.
Options include short, focused events, structured lecture series, and courses that run over several weeks, as well as professional development programmes and immersive summer schools. Many are available in Oxford, online, or in hybrid formats, giving you the flexibility to study in a way that works for you.
With a range of formats to choose from, you can tailor your learning to your goals and availability, and join a global community of learners.
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Live courses combine online course materials that you can explore in your own time with a weekly live video webinar, led by an expert tutor.
You will therefore expect to commit to a 1-hour meeting at the same time every week. Find out more about how the courses are structured using the links below.
Flexible courses have no live meetings. You study structured online course materials and do not have to be online at any specific time.
As part of the course, you will also receive a weekly video message from your tutor, complementing the written materials and helping to guide your learning.
You will be led through the course on a week-by-week schedule by your expert tutor, but you can access the course according to your own schedule.
Explore your interests in historic Oxford through engaging, in-person short courses that open doors to future learning, inspire personal growth and enable lasting connections with a vibrant and collaborative community.
Courses run between 5–10 weeks and are led by tutors selected for their expertise and dedication to the exceptional teaching you expect from a world-class university.
We offer short events which may take place over the course of a day or weekend, alongside lecture series spanning multiple weeks.
Whether you’re joining us in-person or online, you’ll gain access to leading thinkers, with opportunities to ask questions and expand your understanding in a supportive setting.
Online and in-person courses for professionals. Our extensive range of continuing professional development (CPD) courses are designed for those who wish to update their skills or advance in their career. We work with academic experts across Oxford University and beyond to deliver world-class programmes to professionals from across the globe, both in Oxford and online.
Join us for a study holiday in Oxford – for personal enrichment, academic progression or professional development. You’ll live and study at one of Oxford’s historic colleges or at Rewley House, experience dining in hall, and explore the world’s most famous university city.
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or already know the city well, our small-group tours offer an unforgettable way to experience Oxford and gain fresh perspectives on Oxford’s architecture, literature, politics and culture.
Each event includes lunch at Rewley House after the tour, offering time to reflect and share discoveries, and some continue after this with a lecture and discussion.
