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
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Providing a new understanding of the origins of psychoanalysis in the UK, through an examination of Freud's forgotten British family and the institutions and individuals who really contributed to the dissemination of psychoanalytic ideas in Britain.
- Sat 18 Feb 2023
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
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 to addiction.
- Sat 11 Mar 2023
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
Who am I? Why am I this way? Why do I make certain choices? Can I change? This one-day online course presents the main psychological theories of personality and explains how psychologists measure it.
- Thu 30 Mar 2023
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Searching for happiness has been a major preoccupation through centuries. At present, more than ever, we need to answer those simple questions: what is happiness? How to get there? Positive psychology offers some interesting answers.
- Sat 01 Apr 2023
- 9.45am - 5.00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Drawing on psychology, sociology, anthropology and education, this day aims to help coaches of all backgrounds, and levels of experience, explore recent developments that affect their practice, highlight sources and pinpoint themes to watch in the future.
- Sat 15 Apr 2023
- 9.45am-5.00pm
Postgraduate study
Part-time graduate courses for those looking to gain an Oxford qualification.
Master's Programme in Psychodynamic Studies
Part-time master's programme providing training in psychodynamic counselling, including academic study and research.