Short courses for professional development
Online and face-to-face courses for professionals
Short courses and workshops
Our extensive range of continuing professional development (CPD) short courses and workshops are designed with academic experts from across the University and beyond, allowing professional learners from across the globe the opportunity to benefit from Oxford University's excellence in research and teaching.
Develop or gain new skills in subjects including business and management, technology, medicine, natural sciences and cultural heritage.
We also offer a wide range of longer CPD programmes including part-time graduate awards and degrees.
Upcoming courses
Short intensive • Professional development
Conceptual and theoretical approaches to ethical issues in translational health sciences
- Mon 10 Feb 2025 – 14 Feb 2025
Short intensive • Professional development
Critical appraisal and application, at an advanced level, of the best evidence on diagnostic tests.
- Mon 10 Feb 2025 – 14 Feb 2025
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Improve your understanding of managing risk as we explore the PRAM guide, developed by the Association for Project Management, and explore practical project experience from real projects.
- Mon 24 Feb 2025
- 09:00 - 17:00
Short intensive • Professional development
This one-day course sets out to demystify artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). We will introduce the language and key ideas that will enable your business to unlock value from this powerful emerging technology.
- Tue 25 Feb 2025
- 09:00 - 17:00
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
An intensive introduction to the fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma methodology, which will open the door to improving your business processes, smoothing your service delivery and increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of your organisation.
- Wed 26 Feb 2025
- 09:00 - 17:00
Business and management skills
Short intensive practical courses for managers, project managers, engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs.Cultural heritage training
Expert tuition for those with a keen interest, professional or personal, in archaeology, historic buildings and cultural heritage.Data science, computing and maths
Qualifications, short courses, part-time study and online courses in data science, computing and mathematics.Diplomatic studies
Courses for early-to-mid career diplomats, as well as those who are new to the field of diplomacy and international relations.Education and study skills
Short, part-time and online courses in education and study skills at the University of OxfordEnvironment and sustainability
Courses in the environment, sustainability, urbanism, wildlife conservation and ecology - whether your interest is professional or personal.Medical and health sciences
Postgraduate qualifications, short courses, part-time study and online courses in medical and health sciencesPhilosophy
Short courses, summer schools and graduate courses in philosophy and ethics at the University of Oxford.Psychology and counselling
Short, part-time and online courses in psychology and counselling at the University of Oxford