Medical and health sciences

Flexible postgraduate courses and training

Delivered through specialist departments of Oxford University’s Medical Sciences Division

Flexible postgraduate qualifications – study while working
Short training programmes and online courses for professionals
Insights into the latest advances in knowledge, skills and techniques
Career-enhancing opportunities

Our wide range of courses are designed for working professionals including, but not limited to: clinicians, researchers, scientists, managers and educators working in health care provision, health administration, research organisations, pharmaceuticals, academia, and regulatory and government bodies.

Programmes and short courses:

Paediatric infectious diseases

Postgraduate programmes for trainees in paediatrics, specialist trainees in paediatric infectious diseases and clinical research fellows. Taught through tutored online study and residential training.

Nanotechnology and nanomedicine

Postgraduate programmes and short training courses (in Oxford and online) for professionals working in industry, research, healthcare, business and commercialisation, and regulation.

Surgical science and practice

Flexible part-time graduate programmes and short training courses to develop leadership skills for surgeons and other healthcare professionals.

Experimental and translational therapeutics

Short training courses (in Oxford and online) and master's programme providing an opportunity to harness Oxford’s advances in modern molecular medicine and translate them into therapeutic benefits for patients.

Cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness

Flexible courses and training in cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness, offered part-time for professionals working in mental health and other areas of healthcare, including clinicians, nurses, therapists, researchers and trainers.

Evidence-based health care programme Overview

A world-class programme that equips individuals to transform health care with evidence-based methods. Short courses and postgraduate programmes (certificates, diplomas, master's and DPhil).