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
Examining the economic and regulatory challenges of developing, implementing and sustaining innovations
- Mon 09 Dec 2024 – 13 Dec 2024
Short intensive • Professional development
Design, conduct and interpret epidemiological studies in large routine health care databases.
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 17 Jan 2025
Short intensive • Professional development
This module will focus on how to evaluate the impact of a translational science effort in a healthcare setting.
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 17 Jan 2025
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
A ten-week course taken entirely online. It explains the mathematical foundations for nanoscale phenomena, as well as their effects and applications including quantum dots, nanotubes and fullerenes.
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – 23 Mar 2025
- 10 meetings
Short intensive • Professional development
An introduction to the basic concepts and skills for evidence-based health care.
- Mon 20 Jan 2025 – 24 Jan 2025
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