Program Overview

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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 degrees.

Subject Areas

• Archaeology and anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Anthropology
• Architectural history
• Business and management
• Data science, computing, maths
• Diplomatic studies and law
• Economics and politics
• Education and study skills
• Environment and sustainability
• History of art
• History, including local and social
• Languages and cultural studies
• Literature, creative writing and film studies
• Medical and health sciences
• Music
• Natural sciences
• Philosophy
• Psychology and counselling
• Religion and theology
• 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

Research Degrees (DPhil)

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

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

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 exists to provide a stimulating and enriching environment for postgraduate students.

History, Politics and Society Summer School

Overview

The History, Politics and Society Summer School is a three-week immersive program that explores the issues and events that have influenced and shaped the contemporary world.

Programme Details

• Daily schedule: The academic timetable runs from Monday to Friday each week.
• Seminar options:
  • British Political History: 1945-Present
  • Europe in Times of Polycrisis and Uncertainty
  • Gender, Power and Social Change: Western Perspectives from the 1950s to the Present
  • The Making of the Modern Middle East
  • Security, Foreign Policy, and Identity in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia: 1990s to Present
  • The Social Mind and Matrix
• Teaching methods: Students will attend a lecture programme and participate in seminar teaching, which includes mini lectures, tutor-led class discussions, small group activities, and individual student presentations.
• Assessment methods: Tutors will monitor and assess students contribution to class discussions, and students are expected to submit an assignment of 2,500 words in length for each seminar taken.

Fees

• Non-residential: ｣2540.00
• Residential en suite single: ｣5365.00
• Residential standard single: ｣4935.00

Funding

The university is unable to offer any scholarships, bursaries, or reduction in fees for this summer school.

Application

• Application deadlines:
  • Gathered field 1: 15 February 2026
  • Gathered field 2: 15 March 2026
  • Gathered field 3: 15 April 2026
• Application process: To apply, students must submit an application form, a brief statement of purpose, and official evidence of English language proficiency (if applicable).
• Selection criteria: This is an intensive program of study taught to an informed international audience. Applicants should be confident that they are academically and linguistically prepared for such a program.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS Academic: minimum overall score of 7.5, with not less than 7.0 in each of the four components.
• TOEFL iBT: minimum overall score of 110, with not less than 22 for listening, 24 for reading, 25 for speaking, and 24 for writing.
• C1 Advanced: minimum overall score of 191, with not less than 185 in each of the four components.

Accommodation

• Residential options: Single bedroom with shared bathroom facilities, single bedroom with private en suite bathroom facilities.
• Non-residential option: Students are responsible for finding their own accommodation.