Psychology, counselling and psychotherapy
Understand the human mind
Short courses and training
Introducing a range of theories, skills and techniques to help you understand the human mind and its functions, and to gain an appreciation of how we think, both collectively and as individuals. There are options to progress your studies to postgraduate study.
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Many of our short courses,including short online courses (live and flexible), weekly classes in Oxford, and some summer schools, can be studied for credit, which means they can count towards a recognised qualification such as our Undergraduate Certificate of Higher Education.
Postgraduate programmes
Upcoming courses
Online - live • Short courses
Who am I? Why am I this way? Why do I make certain choices? Can I change? This introductory online day school presents the main psychological theories of personality and how psychologists measure it.
- Thu 26 Feb 2026
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Lead with confidence – This evidence-based course explores the unique challenges women face in leadership, equipping you with the strategies, insights, and confidence to navigate the path to senior roles.
- Tue 10 Mar 2026 – 13 Mar 2026
- 4 meetings
- 11:00-12:30 (UK time)
Online - live • Short courses
Positive Psychology offers a direct approach to help people create strategies towards wellbeing. Changing our interpretation of the world can help us feel happier, healthier, more positive, and become more resilient. Learn more at this online workshop.
- Thu 19 Mar 2026 – 20 Mar 2026
- 2:00 – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
This online day school introduces the brain and key topics of neuroscience. We will study biological theories in the context of psychology, covering basic brain neuroanatomy and linking it to human behaviour and mind functions such as learning and sleep.
- Thu 26 Mar 2026
- 10:00am – 5:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
This introduction to Existential Therapy will enable both experienced clinicians from other therapeutic traditions and those with a general interest in therapy to gain a foundation in key existential theory and skills.
- Tue 14 Apr 2026 – 23 Jun 2026
- 10 meetings
- 11:00am – 12:00pm
Online - live • Short courses
Explore the theory and practice of mindfulness/meditation effects within Eastern and Western religious traditions and in a modern therapeutic context. Try out various techniques. Learn about the art and science of meditation, including its controversies.
- Thu 16 Apr 2026 – 25 Jun 2026
- 10 meetings
- 2:30 – 3:30pm
Further study
Part-time postgraduate programmes and professional development courses.
Master's Programme in Psychodynamic Studies
Part-time master's programme providing training in psychodynamic counselling, including academic study and research.