Online short courses and events
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Explore a topic in depth over one or two days; extend your knowledge over several weeks with a lecture series; or join a weekly learning programme.
Browse all online short courses or explore the different online course types below.
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Flexible short online courses: these have no live-time meetings so you can study when it suits you.
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Live-time weekly classes: these have scheduled, live-time online meetings to attend.
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Day schools and weekend events: include livestreamed lectures and small online workshops.
Upcoming courses
Online - flexible • Short courses
This course introduces you to Old English literature: from tales of heroism, courage and fellowship, to poignant elegies of love and loss.
- Mon 23 Sep 2024 – 06 Dec 2024
Online - flexible • Short courses
Reasoning enables us to acquire knowledge, to persuade others and to evaluate their arguments. But only if we reason well. We shall be learning how to recognise, evaluate, construct and analyse arguments, and how to recognise common fallacies.
- Mon 23 Sep 2024 – 06 Dec 2024
Online - flexible • Short courses
Why were the inter-war years a period of such political extremism and dictatorial rule across Europe?
- Mon 23 Sep 2024 – 06 Dec 2024
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development
This online course will provide you with a thorough introduction to finance, financial markets and how financial markets interact with the wider economy.
- Mon 23 Sep 2024 – 04 Oct 2024
- 4 meetings
- 19:00 - 20:30 (UK time)
Online - flexible • Short courses
This global course analyses one of the most controversial public policy issues of the 21st century: how to regulate international labour migration and the rights of migrant workers.
- Mon 23 Sep 2024 – 06 Dec 2024
Flexible learning with Oxford
As well as short online courses, we also offer flexible Oxford University qualifications and professional development programmes. Many can be studied fully online, some require short residencies in Oxford.
Distance learning
Study with Oxford from anywhere in the world. From part-time Oxford University qualifications and professional development programmes (CPD), to online short courses.Low-residency programmes
Our low-residency programmes allow students the flexibility of studying primarily from home, with short residential stays in Oxford.Continuing professional development
Professional development (CPD) with Oxford University. From short courses and training in Oxford and online to flexible graduate programmes and bespoke courses.