Graduate Studies Prospectus - University of Oxford

Continuing EducationArchaeology 139Architectural History 140Bioinformatics 141Cognitive Therapy 142Creative Writing 144English Local History 145Evidence-Based Health Care 146Experimental Therapeutics 147International Human Rights Law 148International Wildlife Conservation Practice 149Mathematical Finance 150Nanotechnology 151Paediatric Infectious Diseases 152Provision of Healthcare toPeople Experiencing Homelessness 153Psychodynamic Studies 154Software Engineering 155Continuing EducationThe need for educational opportunities that extendthroughout life is now recognised in all sectors of modernsociety: an intensive period of initial education, even of thehighest quality, is simply not sufficient in times of rapid social,economic and technical change. Through the work of theDepartment for Continuing Education, Oxford is recognisedinternationally as a leading provider of opportunities forextended learning for purposes of professional and personaldevelopment. The Department can draw on over 100 years’experience of providing high-quality, flexible, part-timeeducation specifically tailored for adults, complementingthe work of the University in full-time education. We offeropportunities ranging from open-access weekend schoolsto part-time postgraduate taught and research degrees.Increasing numbers of courses are available online.Our courses recruit adult students of all ages regionally,nationally and internationally. In 2008–09, the Departmentfor Continuing Education enrolled over 15,000 students andhad approximately 50 award-bearing programmes, includingundergraduate and postgraduate certificates and diplomas,as well as part-time taught Master’s degrees and doctoralprogrammes (DPhils). Many of the courses are offeredin conjunction with other departments of the University.Subjects on offer span the Arts, Sciences and SocialSciences, encompassing, for example, English Local History,Creative Writing, Archaeology, Bioinformatics, SoftwareEngineering, Experimental Therapeutics, Cognitive Therapy,and International Human Rights Law.www.conted.ox.ac.uk138