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 - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
An exploration of the artistic movement that came to embrace both art and music, looking at the major visual and musical works of the Impressionists, and tracing the roots of this aesthetic upheaval that laid the foundations for modernism in the arts.
- Sat 22 Feb 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development
Gain a solid understanding of the global financial system, covering key institutions, market dynamics, monetary and fiscal policy, and risk management. Ideal for financial professionals, new entrants to the profession and students wishing to deepen their
- Mon 24 Feb 2025 – 07 Mar 2025
- 4 meetings
- 7.00pm - 8.30pm (UK time)
Online - live • Short courses • Lecture series • Hybrid - in person or online
Explore British art during the interwar period. How did British artists react to the arrival of Surrealism in Britain? Featured artists include Barbara Hepworth, Paul Nash and Henry Moore. Part of the 'Art in Britain' lecture series.
- Wed 26 Feb 2025
- 2:00 – 3:15pm
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is particularly relevant in today's commercial environment where change is inevitable and uncertainty is common. EI skills are shown to facilitate higher resilience levels, both in leaders and their teams.
- Tue 04 Mar 2025 – 07 Mar 2025
- 4 meetings
- 11:00-12:30 (UK time)
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 08 Mar 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
From its origins in 70s New York, hip-hop has become a global phenomenon. This day school charts the history of that development, looking also at the appearance of regional styles in the West Coast, southern states and abroad.
- Sat 08 Mar 2025
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
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.