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 the course of 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 discussion 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, or another specified location, and include lecture series, day events and weekend schools. You can choose to join either in person or online.
Upcoming courses
Online - live • Short courses • Hybrid - in person or online
Sixty years from their debut, this event traces The Beatles' recording history and their music's key features, using audio and film. It reflects on the meaning of the 'psychedelic moment' of 1967-68 and The Beatles' reputation and releases since 1980.
- Sat 25 Mar 2023
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the largest cloud computing service provider and one of the leaders in machine and deep learning. Learn a collection of their powerful cloud-based machine/deep learning services at this online day school.
- Sat 01 Apr 2023
- 9:45am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development
Develop your knowledge in the leading Agile method (Scrum) so that you can complete projects quickly and efficiently. An online, tutor-led, interactive course taught by Oxford University tutors.
- Mon 03 Apr 2023 – 13 Apr 2023
- 09:30 - 11:00
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development
This online course sets out to demystify artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). We will introduce the language and key ideas that will enable your business to unlock value from this powerful emerging technology.
- Mon 03 Apr 2023 – 13 Apr 2023
- 12:00 - 13:30
Online - live • Short courses • Professional development
Design Thinking is an innovation method that enables the creation of great new products and services - both for existing businesses and for start-ups.
- Mon 03 Apr 2023 – 14 Apr 2023
- 15:00 - 16:30
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 lecture series of up to 6 weeks in duration. All can be enjoyed online via a livestream, with the majority being offered in a hybrid format – 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.