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Online and distance courses

Join a global community of adult learners studying online with Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education. Whether you wish to study for pleasure, advance in your career or gain a qualification, we have a course for you.
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Short online courses

Explore a topic over one or two days or join a weekly learning programme. Choose from courses that have live, real-time meetings or study when it suits you with a flexible online course.

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Oxford University qualifications

The Department offers a number of part-time undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications. All are designed for the specific needs of adult learners and many can be studied mostly, or entirely, online.

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Professional development

From short online courses and training to part-time postgraduate programmes; update your skills, change career or earn a qualification.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

Oxford's Department for Continuing Education is one of the oldest providers of part-time adult education, having been founded in 1878 at the forefront of the University Extension movement.

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