Engineering
Oxford University's short courses in engineering are designed to help you build smarter, more reliable designs. Gain practical skills in high-speed systems, PCB layouts, signal integrity and EMC/EMI – taught by expert tutors. Study in Oxford and earn a credential that reflects your professional development.
What you'll learn
- High-speed system design – Gain practical techniques for designing PCB layouts, managing power distribution and maintaining signal integrity.
- Interference troubleshooting – Apply techniques to analyse, identify and resolve EMI and EMC issues.
- Real-world simulations – Use case studies and simulation tools to test and improve your designs.
These courses are for
Ideal for electrical, mechanical and systems engineers, as well as designers and technical specialists working in high-speed digital, analogue, signal integrity or system architecture.
Whether you're developing PCBs, troubleshooting EMI issues or optimising performance, these courses provide tools you can apply immediately in your work.
Upcoming courses
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Learn the pragmatic and practical methods and tools that support the systems engineering process, as well as how to design and manage complex systems, on this intensive four-day course.
- Mon 23 Feb 2026 – 26 Feb 2026
- 9.00am - 5.00pm
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Discover a unique blend of theory, applications and numerous hardware demonstrations to describe effective PCB design strategies to eliminate EMC problems, and improve the low- and high- frequency signal integrity of analog and digital sensors.
- Mon 13 Apr 2026 – 16 Apr 2026
- Monday 1:00pm - Thursday 5.30pm
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
We will explore DSP concepts and algorithms to develop your understanding of DSP principles and their implementation, equipping you to put ideas into practice and to tackle advanced aspects of DSP.
- Tue 26 May 2026 – 28 May 2026
- 09:00 - 17:00
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
A practical hands-on supplement to our Digital Signal Processing course, where you will put the theory of DSP into practice.
- Fri 29 May 2026
- 09:00 - 17:00
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
Enhance your knowledge of some of the most important and often counter-intuitive aspects of signal integrity that are a must for all engineers, whether they work at relatively low-speed or on cutting-edge signalling.
- Wed 03 Jun 2026 – 05 Jun 2026
- 09:00-17:00
Short intensive • Short courses • Professional development
An overview of all aspects of good power distribution design practices, where good and bad solutions are illustrated and put into context of layout constraints, cost and performance so you can apply the trade-offs and design solutions in your work.
- Mon 08 Jun 2026 – 10 Jun 2026
- 09:00-17:00