Foundation in Law
Foundation Diploma
UCAS code: M111
Start dates: September 2024 / September 2025
Full time: 1-year foundation course leading to 3-year undergraduate degree (funding available for all 4 years if the whole programme is undertaken).
Part time: 2 years
Location: Headington
Department(s): School of Law and Social Sciences
Overview
Develop academic and workplace skills – including skills of communication and research – that will help you thrive in education and beyond. Successfully completing your Foundation Diploma in Law diploma guarantees you a spot on one of our undergraduate law courses.
The programme is ideal if you need to top-up your A-level grades before coming to university, or if you’re returning to study after a break from education.
On the course you will:
- develop key legal skills such as statutory interpretation and case reading
- enhance your problem solving and oral skills
- gain highly-valued competencies in legal research and writing.
You’ll be taught by academic staff whose diverse experience will shape your learning. The support you’re given will help you succeed at Oxford Brookes and beyond.
Why Oxford Brookes University?
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We’ve got your back
You’ll be joining a close-knit legal community. Help is always easy to find.
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Spend time wisely
You will have the opportunity to take part in extracurricular activities and make the most of your time at Oxford Brookes.
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Move onto the LLB Law
When you successfully complete this course you will have a guaranteed place on one of our LLB courses.
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Unique voices
Our teaching staff come from a variety of diverse backgrounds. They bring fresh perspectives to the teaching of law.
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Transferable skills
You’ll fine-tune your problem solving and communication skills. These are useful in many jobs.
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Free language courses
Free language courses are available to full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students on many of our courses, and can be taken as a credit on some courses.
Course details
Study modules
Teaching for this course takes place face to face and you can expect around 8 hours of contact time per week. In addition to this, you should also anticipate a workload of 1,200 hours per year. Teaching usually takes place Monday to Friday, between 9.00am and 6.00pm.
Contact hours involve activities such as lectures, seminars, practicals, assessments, and academic advising sessions. These hours differ by year of study and typically increase significantly during placements or other types of work-based learning.
Please note: As our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, the modules you can choose from may vary from those shown here. The structure of the course may also mean some modules are not available to you.
Careers
After successfully completing the course you are free to progress on to one of our LLB programmes: Law, Law with Business, or Law with Criminology. Your academic adviser will help you decide which course is your best option.
You’ll have learned techniques in academic study and interpersonal communication, boosting your self-confidence.
Your new skills in presentation, independent learning, teamworking, and research will be useful in a variety of workplaces.
Entry requirements
Wherever possible we make our conditional offers using the UCAS Tariff. The combination of A-level grades listed here would be just one way of achieving the UCAS Tariff points for this course.
Standard offer
UCAS Tariff Points: 72
A Level: DDD
IB Points: 24
BTEC: MMP
Specific entry requirements
Please also see the University's general entry requirements.
English language requirements
For students without English as a first language, an IELTS score of 6 is required.
Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.
English requirements for visas
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration minimum language requirements as well as the University's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.
Credit transfer
Many of our courses consider applications for entry part-way through the course for students who have credit from previous learning or relevant professional experience.
Find out more about transferring to Brookes. If you'd like to talk through your options, please contact our Admissions team.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
International qualifications and equivalences
How to apply
Application process
Full time international applicants can also apply through UCAS
Tuition fees
Questions about fees?
Contact Student Finance on:
Tuition fees
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. Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning Home students at the maximum permitted level.
Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
The following factors will be taken into account by the University when it is setting the annual fees: inflationary measures such as the retail price indices, projected increases in University costs, changes in the level of funding received from Government sources, admissions statistics and access considerations including the availability of student support.
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
- For information on payment methods please see our Make a Payment page.
- For information about refunds please visit our Refund policy page
Additional costs
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course are detailed below.
Optional costs
Additional costs | Amount (£) |
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It’s your responsibility to cover print / binding costs where coursework submission is required. Please note that a lot of the coursework is now submitted online. |
From £30 |
You may choose to purchase books to support your studies. Many books on our reading lists are available via the Library, or can be purchased secondhand. | £20-60 per book |
Accommodation fees in Brookes Letting (most do not include bills) |
£94-265 per week |
Accommodation fees in university halls (bills included, excluding laundry costs) |
£122-180 per week |
Graduation costs include tickets, gowning and photography. Gowns are not compulsory but typically students do hire robes, starting at £41. |
Typically £0-200 |
Students are responsible for their own travel to and from university for classes. BrookesBus travel is subsidised for full-time undergraduate students that are on a course with a fee of £9,250 or more, or living in an Oxford Brookes hall of residence. There is an administration fee for the production of a BrookesKey. |
From £10 |
Funding your studies
Financial support and scholarships
Featured funding opportunities available for this course.
All financial support and scholarships
Programme changes:
On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been
published on the website. For more information, please visit our
changes to programmes page.