Oxford Brookes University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Our LLB at Oxford Brookes is a law degree that gives you the critical thinking, communication, and advocacy skills to prepare you for a successful legal career. You’ll study the foundations of the English legal system including Public Law, Contract Law, and Criminal Law, and explore exciting optional modules such as Environmental Law and Computer Law and AI. You’ll have regular opportunities to build the practical legal skills you’ll need in practice. Our award-winning and active research staff provide a wide range of activities and events for you to gain practical legal experience. You’ll meet practising lawyers and benefit from our links with the legal profession. We also offer two specialist pathways: LLB Commercial Law and LLB Criminal Law. Your tutors can support you in deciding whether to follow a specialist pathway and guide you through your learning journey. Many of our graduates have gone on to careers as barristers and solicitors, but many take their sought-after skills into other industries. With the connections you’ll make at Oxford Brookes, you’ll have plenty of options.
Modules
In Year 1, you’ll gain the core skills to study law. You’ll learn the fundamental areas of the law, and the relationship between theory and practice. You’ll tackle case studies and legal reasoning. You’ll learn about law in society, through: Public Law Contract Law Criminal Law In Years 2 and 3, you'll take more advanced modules such as: Nationality Immigration and Asylum Commercial Law Employment Law You’ll kick start your career with our Advanced Legal Research module. You’ll gain excellent research skills for work, and develop these through the Independent Study and Dissertation modules. You’ll also gain key legal skills, including advocacy and communication, through Communication Skills for Lawyers. You can choose specialist pathways in Years 2 and 3. These allow you to graduate with either: LLB in Commercial Law LLB in Criminal Justice You’ll network with top professionals, and develop experience through: Mooting competitions Client interviewing competitions Pro bono events Law Society events.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- M100
- Institution code:
- O66
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
At Oxford Brookes we are delighted to welcome international students from across the world. We have information on how to apply to Oxford Brookes as an international applicant on our website. Please copy and paste this link into your browser https://www.brookes.ac.uk/Study/International-students/Applying-to-arriving/How-to-apply.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 120 points
English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 overall. Reading 6.0. Writing 6.0. Listening 5.5. Speaking 5.5. Further information on our English language requirements can be found on our website.
English language requirement
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £15950 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please note tuition fees for Home students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning Home students at the maximum permitted level.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP