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University Program Information

The university offers a wide range of programs, including short and online courses, undergraduate, postgraduate, professional, and research programs.

Subject Areas

• Archaeology and anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • English Local History
• Architectural history
  • Architectural History
  • History of Design
• Business and management
  • Business and management
• Data science, computing, maths
  • Data science, computing, maths
  • Nanotechnology
• Diplomatic studies and law
  • Diplomatic Studies
  • Foundations of Diplomacy Pre-Master's Course
• Economics and politics
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  • Historical Studies
• Education and study skills
  • Education
• Environment and sustainability
  • Environment and sustainability
  • Sustainable Urban Development
• History of art
  • History of Art
• History, including local and social
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• Languages and cultural studies
  • Languages and cultural studies
• Literature, creative writing and film studies
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  • English Literature
• Medical and health sciences
  • Medical and health sciences
  • Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
• Music
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• Natural sciences
  • Natural sciences
• Philosophy
  • Philosophy
  • Practical Ethics
• Psychology and counselling
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Counselling
• Religion and theology
  • Theological Studies
• Technology and AI
  • Technology and AI

Course Format

• Day and weekend events
• In-person learning
• Lecture series
• Online learning
• Professional
• Summer schools
• Weekly learning

Academic Credit

Many courses can be studied for academic credit, which means they can count towards a recognised qualification.

Undergraduate Programs

Certificates

• Archaeology
• Certificate of Higher Education
• English Literature
• History
• History of Art
• Theological Studies

Diplomas

• Archaeology
• Creative Writing
• English Social and Local History
• History of Art

Advanced Diplomas

• British Archaeology
• IT Systems Analysis and Design (Online)
• Local History (Online)

Pre-Master's

• Advanced Pre-sessional Course for Graduate Students (nine weeks, full-time)
• Foundations of Diplomacy Pre-Master's Course (six months, full-time)

Postgraduate Programs

Certificates

• Architectural History
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Ecological Survey Techniques
• Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Health Research
• Historical Studies
• Nanotechnology
• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
• Psychodynamic Counselling
• Qualitative Health Research Methods
• Teaching Evidence-Based Health Care

Diplomas

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Severe Mental Health Problems
• Health Research
• International Wildlife Conservation Practice
• Psychodynamic Practice

Master of Studies (MSt)

• Creative Writing
• Diplomatic Studies
• Historical Studies
• History of Design
• Literature and Arts
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
• Practical Ethics
• Psychodynamic Practice

Master of Science (MSc)

• Applied Landscape Archaeology
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• English Local History
• Evidence-Based Health Care
• Evidence-Based Health Care Medical Statistics
• Evidence-Based Health Care Systematic Reviews
• Evidence-Based Health Care Teaching and Education
• Experimental and Translational Therapeutics
• Nanotechnology for Medicine and Health Care
• Surgical Science and Practice
• Sustainable Urban Development
• Translational Health Sciences

Research Degrees (DPhil)

• Archaeology
• Architectural History
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• English Local History
• Evidence-Based Health Care
• Literature and Arts
• Sustainable Urban Development

Professional Programs

Continuing Professional Development

• Business and management
• Cultural heritage
• Data science, computing, maths
• Diplomatic studies
• Education
• Environment and sustainability
• Medical and health sciences
• Nanotechnology and nanomedicine
• Philosophy and ethics
• Psychology and counselling
• Research methods and skills
• Technology and AI
• Urban studies

Research

The university has an active interdisciplinary research community, with a strong focus on the humanities and social sciences.

Graduate School

The Graduate School offers a supportive and stimulating environment for both internal and external postgraduate students and researchers.

Course Details

How to Think Like a Behavioural Economist

• Code: O25P491SOW
• Credit: 10 CATS points
• Fees: From Ł300.00
• Dates: 21 Apr 2026 - 23 Jun 2026
• Sessions: 10
• Day of week: Tuesday
• Time: 7:00-9:00pm
• Location: Ewert House, Ewert Place, Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DD

Overview

This course introduces students to the central ideas of behavioural economics and how they depart from traditional Neo-classical models of rationality.

Programme Details

• Week 1: Introduction to Scarcity
• Week 2: Scarcity and Attention
• Week 3: Choice Under Scarcity
• Week 4: Decision-Making and Fairness
• Week 5: Borrowing Behaviour
• Week 6: The Scarcity Trap
• Week 7: The Nature of Poverty
• Week 8: The Road to Prosperity
• Week 9: Organisational Scarcity
• Week 10: Life and Scarcity

Certification

• Credit Accumulation Transfer Scheme (CATS) Points
• Digital Certificate of Completion

Fees

• Course fee (with no assessment): Ł300.00
• Assessment and Accreditation fee: Ł60.00

Funding

If you are in receipt of a UK state benefit, you are a full-time student in the UK or a student on a low income, you may be eligible for a reduction of 50% of tuition fees.

Tutor

• Dr Sangaralingam Ramesh

Course Aims

To provide a conceptual and applied introduction to behavioural economics, focusing on how psychological and social factors affect decision-making under conditions of scarcity, uncertainty, and constraint.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand the foundational concepts of behavioural economics and how they differ from traditional models.
• Explain key behavioural concepts such as bounded rationality, cognitive bias, heuristics, mental accounting, and present bias.
• Apply behavioural theories to real-world economic behaviour, including borrowing, saving, consumption, and poverty.
• Critically analyse how behavioural insights inform policy design and economic development strategies.
• Reflect on their own decision-making processes and economic behaviours through the lens of behavioural economics.

Teaching Methods

The course is taught through weekly two-hour sessions consisting of an interactive lecture and seminar-style discussion.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Describe and distinguish between behavioural and neo-classical economic assumptions.
• Identify cognitive and emotional factors that influence individual economic behaviour.
• Interpret economic decision-making using behavioural concepts such as loss aversion, status quo bias, and framing effects.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of behavioural interventions (e.g. nudges) in public policy and development contexts.
• Communicate behavioural insights effectively in writing and discussion, using real-world examples.

Assessment Methods

Students registered for assessment will complete the following:

• Formative assessment: a 750-word reflective essay based on content from Weeks 14.
• Summative assessment: a 1,500-word essay.