How our short courses work
Join us online or in Oxford
Ways to study with Oxford Continuing Education
Explore a new topic or revisit a favourite subject over a few days, a few weeks or a term. Our short courses run in person or online, with some offered in both formats – so you can choose the study option best for you.
- ‘Online – live’ courses are taught completely online and have scheduled, live-time meetings to attend. Live-time discussions and Q&A take place via an online platform. Additionally, some ‘online – live’ weekly courses have prerecorded lectures to enjoy. Courses include day events, weekend schools, lecture series and weekly classes.
- ‘Online – flexible’ courses are taught fully online but have no live-time meetings – so you can study when it suits you at any time of the day or night. Teaching takes place in a virtual learning environment, with students and tutors interacting in online text-based forums. The forums are not live and students can add their comments at any time.
- In-person events require attendance in Oxford and have no online components. These include weekly classes, day events and weekend schools.
- Hybrid teaching events are livestreamed from Oxford and include lecture series, day events and weekend schools. You can choose to join either in person or online.
Upcoming courses
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
A more advanced workshop for experienced essay and report writers who would like to improve the style and structure of their writing and to develop the technique of persuasive argument.
- Sat 22 Mar 2025
- 9:45am – 1:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
Medicinal products are developed from nature and may offer therapeutic benefit. This day school is designed to provide an understanding and insight into how medicinal products are discovered and developed into approved pharmaceutical agents for human use.
- Sat 22 Mar 2025
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
This event will explore the Battle of Naseby, a turning point in British history. We will explore the battlefield itself (accessing locations not open to the public), why it occurred where it did, and how its participants determined Naseby’s outcome.
- Sat 22 Mar 2025 – 23 Mar 2025
- 9.45am Sat - 5.00pm Sun
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Learn how emerging technologies, such as AI and extended realities (VR/AR/MR), can empower social innovation, guiding you to develop tech-enhanced solutions for sustainable social change.
- Sat 22 Mar 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
This five-day course provides a thorough overview of the exciting and emerging discipline of nanomedicine, which is already starting to transform the way that medical and health care solutions are developed and delivered.
- Mon 24 Mar 2025 – 28 Mar 2025
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Good communication is key to achieving high performance in the workplace. Technical people need to communicate with multiple stakeholders using multiple communication methods. This course will cover how to excel in written and verbal communication.
- Mon 24 Mar 2025 – 27 Mar 2025
- 4 meetings
- 9.30am - 12.30pm (UK time)
Day and weekend events
Join us in Oxford or online to explore a topic in depth over one or two days with multiple speakers or extend your knowledge over several weeks with a lecture series.Lecture series
Weekly lectures on a given topic. All can be enjoyed in person at Rewley House, with the majority also being livestreamed – so you can choose to attend online or in Oxford.Weekly learning
Study with Oxford on a weekly schedule over one or two terms. Choose from courses that meet in-person in Oxford, online courses with live-time sessions and flexible online courses.