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In-person short courses
Join us for in-person learning
From single day events to short courses that meet weekly
Explore a topic in depth over one or two days or extend your knowledge over several weeks with a weekly class or lecture series.
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In-person day and weekend events: one or two-day courses which meet face-to-face for in-person teaching. Some are livestreamed so you can watch online if you can't attend in person. Most of these courses are non-assessed and involve no coursework.
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In-person weekly classes: courses of 5 or 10 weeks duration. Most take place at Ewert House in Summertown or at Rewley House in central Oxford. The majority of these courses require coursework and are assessed.
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Lecture series: enjoy a weekly series of lectures on a given topic in the Lecture Theatre at Rewley House, Oxford. The majority are also livestreamed. No coursework is required.
Upcoming courses
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
This is a dynamic multi-media day-school in which we will explore the evolution of popular culture from the 1950s to the present day, from the earliest stirrings of rock’n’roll youth culture, to the social media-saturated anxieties of our own time.
- Sat 11 Jan 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
In-person day/weekend • Short courses
Music is all around us, woven into the fabric of our lives. Explore some of the properties of music that might hold the key to its power over our minds, our bodies, our social lives and even our souls at this day event in Oxford.
- Sat 11 Jan 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
In-person weekly • Short courses
Based on Harvard's famed introductory course in computer science, CS50 is now available at Oxford. This course teaches you how to solve problems, both with and without code, with an emphasis on correctness, design, and style.
- Mon 13 Jan 2025 – Mon 31 Mar 2025
- 11 meetings
- 7:00 – 9:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
Illness loomed large in the Victorian period, and in this day school leading scholars on the topic will introduce you to important ways in which it was a central preoccupation of Victorian literature.
- Sat 18 Jan 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
In-person weekly • Short courses
A journey through operatic history, pausing at ten important turning points on the way, starting at the birth of opera in Italy around 1600 and ending in 'fin-de-siècle' Paris at the turn of the 20th century.
- Mon 20 Jan 2025 – Mon 24 Mar 2025
- 10 meetings
- 2:00 – 4:00pm
Online short courses and events
Study with Oxford University whenever it suits you, from anywhere in the world, with a flexible online course, live-time weekly class, online lecture series or day event.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 'live-time' classes
Classes which meet once per week either online or in Oxford. Most require coursework and are assessed.Summer schools in Oxford
Study with us this summer in Oxford – for personal enrichment, academic progression or professional development. Explore a favourite topic while you discover the world’s most famous university city.Undergraduate Certificate of Higher Education
A flexible, part-time route to an Oxford University qualification. Gain credit from flexible short online courses, weekly classes, and the Oxford University Summer School for Adults. Explore a wide range of subjects in this multidisciplinary programme.