Your guide to history at Oxford Lifelong Learning
Watch our History Discovery Session
The recorded session covers everything you need to know about studying history part-time at Oxford Lifelong Learning. Hear an overview of each undergraduate and postgraduate course, including:
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Who each course is for
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Course structures
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What you’ll study
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Opportunities for progression
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Assessments
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Oxford University benefits
More about our courses
Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your knowledge, our courses are designed to suit a range of experience levels. Each one stands alone or can be part of a pathway towards more advanced study.
Study in Oxford or online and access Oxford University’s teaching and resources from wherever you are. Learn from expert historians who bring their own insights into the classroom and help you build the skills of a historian.
If you have further questions that weren’t answered in the session, feel free to reach out to undergraduate@conted.ox.ac.uk or for postgraduate queries, pgt@conted.ox.ac.uk.
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Undergraduate Certificate in History
Equivalent to the first year of a full-time undergraduate history degree at Oxford University, this two-year part-time course introduces key historical periods and builds a strong foundation for further study.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.Undergraduate Diploma in English Social and Local History
Equivalent to second-year undergraduate study, this two-year part-time course explores English society from the early medieval era to the twentieth century, tracing how religion, reform, empire and industry shaped everyday life.Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Local History
Equivalent to third-year undergraduate study, this one-year part-time online Advanced Diploma helps you develop your skills and methodology in researching local, regional and social history.Postgraduate Certificate in Historical Studies
Equivalent to first-year postgraduate study, this course offers an exciting opening for graduates of all disciplines to pursue a taught postgraduate qualification in historical studies.MSt in Historical Studies
One-year part-time course combining focused study of key historical themes and concepts in British and Western European history.MSc in English Local History
The MSc programme draws on knowledge and skills acquired in many years of providing specialist classes in local history.DPhil in English Local History
Drawing on knowledge and skills acquired in many years of providing specialist classes in local history.