Online short courses for Michigan State University alumni and friends

abstract philosophical thinking The University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education is pleased to offer MSU alumni and friends access to a selection of our online 10-week courses, at a discount of 20% for MSU Alumni paid members, and 10% for MSU alumni and friends who are not paid members.

Participants can enrol in these noncredit personal enrichment courses choosing from topics in Archaeology, Art History, Creative Writing, Economics, English Literature, History, Mathematics and Philosophy. To see full details of each of the courses available, click through the subject listing on the left.

In a typical course, you will interact online with around 25 other students and your Oxford tutor. A wealth of graphic and text material will be provided complementing your readings from one or more textbooks that you will purchase for the course. These stimulating courses will give you an in-depth knowledge of the topics chosen.

How to apply

  • Using the listing on the left, choose your course.
  • Click on the course title so that the full course details are displayed
  • At the bottom of the course details page, in the box entitled "Apply for this course" click on the link "Enrol and pay online"
  • Complete the enrolment form that is then displayed; please note the full fee will not be shown until the promotional code has been entered and validated
  • Click on the "submit details" button at the bottom of the form
  • The next page to display will be "Apply and pay online: verify details"
  • On this page you will be asked to "Enter your promotional code" which is: winterMSU-20 for paid MSU Alumni members, and winterMSU-10 for MSU alumni and friends who are not paid members. If you are not sure on your MSU Alumni member status, please email Brenda Haynes at haynesb@msu.edu.
  • When you then click on "Validate voucher" you will see the fee payable with the discount applied
  • Once you have verified your details, click on "submit application" and follow the instructions then given to make payment