| Subject area | School | More details |
| Architecture | Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment | Our professional courses include: |
| Art and design | Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment | Our short courses are perfect for building your portfolio and kick-starting exciting new directions for your creative practice. As well as bringing together local artists and aspiring amateurs, our short courses attract visitors from all around the UK. To see our selection of short courses, please visit our short courses list. |
| Business and management | Business School | We offer a range of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) courses. |
| Coaching and mentoring | Business School | The International Centre for Coaching and Leadership Development at Oxford Brookes University is internationally recognised as a leader among academic centres for coaching and mentoring. The centre provides high quality coaching education from postgraduate certificates to doctoral level. |
| Computing skills | Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development | Improve your computing skills and gain confidence in your personal and professional life by taking the European Computer Driving licence (ECDL) at Oxford Brookes. |
| Engineering and motorsport | Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment | The Motorsport Engineering Centre provides several industry-focused courses designed to enhance your career, delivered via supported distance learning. |
| Health and social care | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences | We offer a range of short courses for health and social care professionals: |
| Languages | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | If you wish to improve a language or learn a new language you can register for an Open Module. |
| Staff and educational development for further and higher education | Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development | We currently run up to 200 courses for staff in the further and higher education sector each year, drawing on a national network of specialist consultants. |
| Planning | Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment | We have been running a highly successful programme of planning-related short courses, conferences and in-house training over many years. |
| Publishing and digital media | Faculty of Business | Whether you are interested in extending your focus into new areas of publishing, such as selling rights or financial management, or just interested in polishing computer skills, our range of publishing courses will help you. |
| Teaching | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | We offer a range of professional development opportunities for teachers to enable you to help children and young people learn more effectively and achieve their potential. The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is a professional course designed to allow students with a first degree to meet the standards for teacher training and gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). The Centre for Educational Consultancy and Development (CECD) offers a wide range of CPD courses and consultancy services to schools and Early Years settings. |