Program Overview

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University Programs

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
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  • History of Design
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• Economics and politics
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• History of art
  • History of Art
  • The History of Oxford Art Collections
• History, including local and social
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Course Formats

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

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

Research Community

Research at Oxford Lifelong Learning extends across the disciplines and is supported by a research culture that encourages interdisciplinary initiatives.

Research Areas

• Academic staff profiles
• Part-time DPhil programmes
• Research areas
• Research students

Research Forums

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Steering Group
• Lifelong Learning Pedagogies forum
• Research Ethics Colloquium
• The Vice-Chancellors Colloquium

Course Details

The History of Oxford Art Collections

Overview

The museum and gallery collections of Oxford University are justly renowned for their richness, diversity, and eccentricity.

Programme Details

• Course starts Tuesday 21 April 2026
• This is an in-person course which requires attendance at the weekly meetings in Oxford on Tuesdays, 2-4pm.
• Week 1: Course Introduction Connoisseurs to Curators
• Week 2: Site Visit 1 Ashmolean Museum. Guy Fawkes Lamp to Arthur Evans.
• Week 3: Site Visit 2 History of Science Museum.
• Week 4: Site Visit 3 Oxford University Museum of Natural History / Pitt Rivers Museum.
• Week 5: Site Visit 4 Ashmolean Museum. Baroque to Neoclassicism.

Fees

• Course fee: Ł180.00

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 David Morgan

Course Aims

To provide a general introduction to some of the main museum and gallery collections of Oxford.

Course Objectives

• To introduce students to the broad institutional histories of the main Oxford museums and galleries.
• To provide students with a critically informed overview of some of the most significant curatorial and theoretical issues associated with the acquisition and display of these collections.
• To acquaint students with the diversity of content which is characteristic of the collections concerned.

Teaching Methods

The course will consist of both classroom presentations and guided site visits to galleries and museums in Oxford.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be given the opportunity to have learnt how to:

• Understand the broad institutional histories of the museums and galleries featured.
• Understand and critically evaluate some of the most significant curatorial and theoretical issues related to the acquisition and public display of such collections.
• Appreciate the diversity of content visible in these collections and institutions.

Assessment Methods

This course is not accredited, so there are no assessments or coursework.

Level and Demands

The Department's Weekly Classes are taught at first-year undergraduate level. No prior knowledge is required. Please note, we will be visiting museums onsite and therefore a certain level of mobility is required.