Psychology and counselling
Understand the human mind
Short courses and training
Introducing a range of theories, skills and techniques to help you understand the human mind and its functions, and to gain an appreciation of how we think, both collectively and as individuals. There are options to progress your studies to postgraduate study.
Many of our short courses, including flexible online courses, weekly classes (both in Oxford and online) and some summer schools, can be studied for credit, which means they can count towards a recognised qualification such as our Undergraduate Certificate of Higher Education.
Postgraduate programmes
Upcoming courses
Online - live • Short courses
An online day school presenting experimental and theoretical information for clinical and experimental psychologists, therapists, counsellors, psychiatrists and other clinicians, taking as a starting point that brain and mind are linked and overlapping.
- Thu 20 Feb 2025
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is particularly relevant in today's commercial environment where change is inevitable and uncertainty is common. EI skills are shown to facilitate higher resilience levels, both in leaders and their teams.
- Tue 04 Mar 2025 – 07 Mar 2025
- 4 meetings
- 11:00-12:30 (UK time)
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Addiction is a complex construct in which an individual takes a substance or engages in behaviour that is pleasurable but eventually becomes compulsive with harmful consequences. This day offers interesting multidimensional explanations of addiction.
- Sat 15 Mar 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
This course introduces coaches to Positive Psychology, offering new perspectives on client development and practical, evidence-based tools for immediate use.
- Fri 21 Mar 2025
- 09:30 - 17:00
Online - live • Short courses
An introduction to the brain, presenting the main topics of neuroscience. Biological theories are discussed in the context of psychology, covering basic brain neuroanatomy and linking it to human behaviour and mind functions such as learning and sleeping.
- Thu 27 Mar 2025
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is particularly relevant in today's commercial environment where change is inevitable and uncertainty is common. EI skills are shown to facilitate higher resilience levels, both in Leaders and their teams.
- Thu 27 Mar 2025
- 09:30 - 17:00
Further study
Part-time postgraduate programmes and professional development courses.
Master's Programme in Psychodynamic Studies
Part-time master's programme providing training in psychodynamic counselling, including academic study and research.