Psychology and counselling
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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 • Professional development
Learn how to make the work system work and explore the ways in which you can create a more successful physical and psychological workplace.
- Mon 27 Jan 2025 – 30 Jan 2025
- 4 meetings
- 11:00-12:30 (UK time)
Online - live • Short courses
We will take a brief look at the workings of the brain, and how psychologists describe the functions of attention, perception and memory. Explore how these processes can work to fool us, and what we have learned from dysfunction.
- Thu 30 Jan 2025 – 31 Jan 2025
- 2:00 – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
Who am I? Why am I this way? Why do I make certain choices? Can I change? This online day school presents the main psychological theories of personality and explains how psychologists measure it.
- Thu 30 Jan 2025
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
Positive Psychology offers a direct approach to help people create strategies towards wellbeing. Changing our interpretation of the world can help us feel happier, healthier, more positive, and become more resilient. Learn more at this online workshop.
- Thu 06 Feb 2025 – 07 Feb 2025
- 10:00am – 1:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development
This course provides you with the terminology to identify workplace toxicity. You will learn about psychological tools and techniques to recognise and protect yourself, and be introduced to self-repair strategies to facilitate better mental health.
- Mon 10 Feb 2025 – 13 Feb 2025
- 4 meetings
- 11:00-12:30 (UK time)
Further study
Part-time postgraduate programmes and professional development courses.