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Law with Business (with Foundation Year)

LLB Law (Hons)

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UCAS code: M2NF

Start dates: September 2026 / September 2027

Full time: 4 years (5 years with a placement year)

Part time: up to 11 years

Location: Headington

School(s): Oxford Brookes Business School, Oxford Brookes Law School

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Overview

Start with a foundation year in law, where you’ll strengthen your academic skills and explore legal techniques like case analysis.

At Oxford Brookes, you'll build a strong foundation in the law of England and Wales while developing the commercial awareness to understand how business organisations operate, make decisions and respond to change.

You'll learn through real-world experiences, from mooting and client interviewing to pro bono and community legal projects, while exploring  topics such as entrepreneurship, international markets and governance. Through our LawID programme, you'll have opportunities to reflect on your interests and discover your direction – whether that's becoming a solicitor or barrister, pursuing a career in business, consultancy or policy, or working at the intersection of law and business.

Combining expertise from Oxford Brookes Law School and Oxford Brookes Business School, you'll join an ambitious and supportive community that will challenge you to think critically, act with integrity and make a difference in a complex and interconnected world.
 

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Why Oxford Brookes University?

  • Explore legal and business careers

    Develop your professional identity through LawID and explore careers across legal practice, business, consultancy, policy and beyond.

  • Real-world legal experience

    Build practical skills through mooting, client interviewing, pro bono projects and opportunities to work on challenges that matter.

  • Develop commercial insight

    Study business, entrepreneurship and governance alongside law to understand how organisations operate and make decisions.

  • Law in a changing economy

    Explore issues including AI, technology, intellectual property and international markets that are reshaping legal and commercial practice.

  • Grow through challenge

    Join an ambitious and inclusive community that encourages critical thinking, collaboration and confidence, and build the skills employers value.

Course details

Course structure

In the foundation year, you’ll strengthen your academic and communication skills. In your first year, you'll build a strong foundation in the law of England and Wales, studying Contract, Criminal and Public Law and modules that develop your legal skills and business awareness.

In your second year, you'll continue with legal study, including Company, Tort and Land Law, and tailor your degree through optional modules. Our Professional Development in Practice module, you’ll apply legal and business thinking to a real-world project.

In your final year, you'll study Equity and Trusts, and Commercial Law. You’ll further shape your degree through a wide range of optional modules, allowing you to deepen your interests and develop specialist knowledge in areas like technology, medical or sports law. The module Becoming an Oxford Brookes Law Graduate brings your experience together, building a practical portfolio that demonstrates your skills and supports your next steps.

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Learning and teaching

You'll learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops and guided independent study, with teaching designed to build your confidence and skills progressively throughout your degree. From your first year, you'll develop practical legal and commercial skills including legal research, communication, negotiation and critical decision-making, applying them to real-world challenges as your studies progress.

Teaching is interactive and discussion-based, giving you opportunities to test ideas, debate legal issues and learn how to construct and communicate legal arguments. Workshops and individual tutorials provide further support as you develop your understanding and prepare for assessments.

You'll learn from academics in both Oxford Brookes Law School and Oxford Brookes Business School, bringing together expertise in legal practice, commercial strategy and contemporary global challenges.

Assessment

Assessment on the LLB is designed to help you develop the broad range of skills needed for legal practice and many other careers. Coursework forms the core of assessment, giving you opportunities to demonstrate legal research, analysis, problem-solving and communication skills through a variety of authentic tasks.

Depending on your module choices, you'll complete assessments ranging from client advice and problem solving exercises to business case studies, research projects and presentations that reflect real professional practice.

You'll receive regular formative and summative feedback throughout your degree, helping you build confidence and apply what you've learned as you progress. Assessments are designed to reflect real-world legal and commercial practice and develop transferable skills valued by employers across a range of sectors.

Study modules

Our modules combine the foundations of legal knowledge with insight into business, organisations and markets. As you progress through your degree, you'll build practical legal skills while exploring entrepreneurship, governance, international business and commercial decision-making in a rapidly changing world. 

Teaching for this course takes place face to face and you can expect around 12 hours of contact time per week. You should 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.

Foundation Year

Compulsory modules

  • Introduction to Law

    In this module, you’ll gain a strong understanding of the English and Welsh Legal System. You’ll gain the knowledge you need to study law at degree-level and the role of the courts. You’ll have a firm grasp of the sources of law in a common law system, and how the courts work in England and Wales. You’ll also visit a court, and gain an understanding of how courts operate. 

  • Principles of Criminal Law and Reading Cases

    In this module, you’ll gain a crucial skill in a key area of Law - the ability to read legal cases with precision, rigour, and clarity. You’ll also explore some fundamental concepts of criminal law, including what constitutes a criminal act or criminal mindset.

  • Research Skills

    In this module, you’ll gain the core knowledge to succeed in your Foundation in Law course. You’ll develop key skills in how to undertake a research project in law. You’ll get to know legal databases, and the process of managing and carrying out a research project.  

  • Study Skills

    In this module, you’ll develop the tools you need to study Law successfully at university. You’ll gain excellent organisation and time management skills, crucial to studying the law in the full workload of an LLB Degree. You’ll gain the critical skills to read widely and purposefully. You’ll also learn how to take notes effectively while reading, as well as write clearly and correctly.

  • Criminal Advocacy Application

    In this module, you’ll develop key skills for practising law. You’ll develop core knowledge of criminal advocacy, which is when you make your client’s case to the court. You’ll get to know the criminal procedure of a Crown Court Trial, and develop your ability to communicate confidently and persuasively when speaking in public. You’ll gain the oral presentation skills you need for criminal advocacy in the Crown Court, and you’ll learn these skills through video recording, feedback and analysis. 

  • Introduction to Constitutional Law and Essay Writing

    In this module, you’ll gain core skills in legal writing, accelerating your chances of success in your Foundation in Law course, and later LLB degree. You’ll learn how to use journal articles to enhance your legal analysis. You’ll also have the opportunity to practice your legal writing, allowing you to improve continually. 

  • Principles of Contract Law and Problem Solving

    In this module, you’ll get to understand the law of Contract, which governs and enforces how, and when, we make legal agreements. You’ll understand Contract Law from the point of view of a consumer, and understand the most recent law on consumer rights. You’ll gain a strong understanding of statutory interpretation - how courts interpret and apply the law. You’ll also gain key skills in problem solving, vital to practicing the law.

  • Research Project

    This module gives you the chance to do independent research on a fascinating legal subject. You’ll gain core skills for studying the law at degree-level, as you identify, define and complete your own research project. You’ll base your project on one of three topics, centered around our staff’s research interests, meaning you’ll always be taught by an expert. You’ll have expert guidance and one-to-one support from your supervisor, who will help you as you get to know your topic.

Year 1

Compulsory modules

  • Introduction to Legal Skills and Systems

    This module supports your transition into studying law at university, introducing the English legal system alongside the essential skills needed to succeed as a law student and future professional. You'll develop confidence in legal research, academic integrity, critical thinking and communication while exploring how legal issues connect to the world around you.

    Through practical activities, challenges and real-world projects, you'll begin to build your professional identity and reflect on your interests, strengths and ambitions. Working with academics, practitioners and opportunities available through LawID, you'll discover the breadth of experiences and careers that a law degree can offer.

    The first of three Supportive Challenge modules running through the programme, it provides the foundation for your personal and professional development throughout your degree, helping you make the most of opportunities within and beyond the curriculum.

  • Criminal Law

    You'll develop an understanding of the key principles of criminal responsibility and build essential legal skills by learning how to solve complex legal problems.

    You'll enhance your legal, problem-solving, case reading and statutory interpretation skills as you explore the principles that underpin criminal liability. You'll examine offences such as murder, manslaughter, theft, fraud, offences against the person and sexual offences, alongside key legal defences including self-defence, duress, insanity and automatism.

    Using case law and real legal scenarios, you'll learn how criminal law is applied in practice while developing the analytical and legal reasoning skills that underpin both your degree and future legal practice.

  • Foundations of Business

    In this module, you’ll gain a strong understanding of business organisations and how they function in contemporary settings. You’ll develop core practical knowledge as you take examples from current business practice, and apply them to business concepts and theory. And the knowledge that you gain in this module will underpin further learnings that you will undertake throughout your degree.

    You’ll have the opportunity to examine the complexities of the interlinkages between the internal and external factors affecting an organisation. For example, you’ll explore the impact of challenges such as globalisation and the increasing pace of change, and how these are evaluated in order to establish a strategy. You’ll apply the lessons learned in lectures to a hand-on business simulation game, where you’ll work as part of a team to make weekly business decisions. You’ll therefore gain the insights, tools and skills necessary for succeeding in a real business context. 

  • Contract Law

    You'll build a strong understanding of the legal principles that govern how agreements are created, interpreted and enforced.

    You'll enhance your legal, problem-solving, case reading and negotiation skills as you explore how contracts are formed, how they operate in practice, what happens when agreements are broken, and the legal remedies that may be available. Alongside the practical application of contract law, you'll examine the key concepts and principles that underpin this fundamental area of legal study.

    Through real-world case studies and legal analysis, you'll develop the confidence to tackle complex legal problems and apply your knowledge to situations you'll encounter throughout your degree and in professional practice.

  • Public Law

    In Public Law, you'll explore the sources, nature and regulation of power within law and the state. You'll examine how the UK is governed, how public institutions are held accountable and how the law protects the rights and freedoms of individuals.

    You'll study the constitutional principles that underpin the legal system, including parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law and the separation of powers, alongside administrative law, judicial review and the protection of civil liberties and human rights. Through contemporary case studies and legal debate, you'll consider how these principles shape political decision-making and affect people's everyday lives.

    By analysing landmark cases and current constitutional issues, you'll develop the critical thinking, legal reasoning and problem-solving skills needed to understand one of the most important and evolving areas of legal practice.

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Professional Development in Practice

    The world's most pressing challenges don't fit neatly into one subject or discipline. This module puts you at the heart of tackling them.

    You'll choose one of two pathways,

    Working alongside academics, fellow students and external partners, you'll engage in projects that develop critical, creative and transferable skills needed to address real-world issues. You'll learn to analyse problems, consider multiple perspectives and apply your knowledge beyond your subject area.

    Through collaboration and reflection, you'll deepen your understanding of yourself, your subject and the wider contexts in which you will live and work.

    The second of three Supportive Challenge modules running throughout the programme, Professional Development in Practice builds on your first year and prepares you for life beyond graduation.

  • Land Law

    You'll build a strong understanding of the principles of English Land Law and explore how the law regulates the ownership, use and transfer of land and property.

    You'll develop your legal research, case reading and problem-solving skills as you explore topics including the nature of property, legal and equitable interests in land, freehold and leasehold ownership, land registration, co-ownership, trusts of land, easements, mortgages and freehold covenants.

    Through real legal cases and practical scenarios, you'll examine how land law affects individuals, businesses and communities, building the analytical skills and legal understanding that underpin many areas of legal practice.

  • Tort Law

    You'll explore how the law responds when people, organisations or public bodies cause harm to others. You'll examine the principles of civil liability and the legal remedies available when rights are infringed.

    You'll develop your legal research, case reading and problem-solving skills as you explore topics including negligence, employers' and occupiers' liability, trespass to land and the person, public and private nuisance, defamation, privacy and vicarious liability. Throughout the module, you'll consider how human rights continue to influence this evolving area of law.

    Using real cases and practical legal scenarios, you'll strengthen your ability to analyse complex legal problems and apply legal principles to situations that affect individuals, businesses and wider society.

  • Company Law for Sustainability

    You'll explore how companies are created, governed and regulated, and the legal framework that underpins modern business.

    You'll develop your legal research, critical analysis and problem-solving skills as you examine how companies are formed, financed, managed and dissolved. You'll explore the rights and responsibilities of directors and shareholders, corporate governance, and the legal challenges organisations face throughout their lifecycle.

    Drawing on real-world examples, you'll consider how company law responds to contemporary issues including sustainability, corporate responsibility and ethical business practice. By analysing legal and regulatory frameworks, you'll develop the confidence to evaluate complex commercial issues and understand the role of law in shaping responsible organisations.

  • European Union Law

    You'll explore the constitutional and institutional foundations of the European Union and its influence on legal systems across Europe and beyond.

    You'll examine the history and development of EU law alongside the role of key institutions, including the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission. You'll also explore the relationship between Union law and national law, the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and the legal principles that shape how EU law is created, interpreted and applied.

    By studying EU law within its wider political and social context, you'll develop a deeper understanding of international legal systems and strengthen the analytical skills needed to navigate complex legal questions in an interconnected world.

Optional modules

  • Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

    In this module, you’ll gain a strong knowledge of enterprise, and develop a wide range of relevant entrepreneurial skills. You’ll get to know the rich variety of meanings in enterprise and entrepreneurship. You’ll learn new and innovative ways of thinking about business, increasing your ability to think creatively and effectively for your Law with Business degree. You’ll consider topics including:

    • entrepreneurship
    • intrapreneurship (when an employee acts like an entrepreneur within an organisation)
    • Business spin-offs, including technological ones
    • Social and public enterprise.

  • Organisational Behaviour and Management

    In this module, you’ll get to grips with organisational behaviour and management. This is when we analyse the behaviour of people in organisations, using concepts from organisational behaviour to practical issues and personal experiences. This will help you to develop insights into the complexity of diverse perspectives, cultures and values. You’ll understand the key elements of organisational behaviour and management, and understand how to apply it practically. You’ll gain core skills in critiquing and evaluating research, allowing you to become a better user of information and evidence.

  • International Business Law

    In this module, you’ll gain a strong understanding of International Business Law. You’ll gain key knowledge of the legal environment of business organisations throughout the world. You’ll gain excellent analytical skills as you compare and contrast these environments, and consider how they affect trading between states. 

  • Employment Law

    You'll explore the legal framework that governs the relationship between employers and employees, and how employment law protects rights in the workplace.

    You'll develop your legal research, case reading and problem-solving skills as you examine employment status, contracts of employment, pay, working time, dismissal, redundancy and equality law. You'll consider how employment rights are created and enforced, and how the law balances the interests of employers and employees in a changing world of work.

    Using real cases and contemporary workplace issues, you'll strengthen your ability to analyse complex legal problems and understand the role employment law plays in promoting fairness, accountability and equal opportunity.

    This module is compulsory for the Social Justice pathway.

  • International Law

    You'll explore the legal principles that govern relationships between states, international organisations and the wider global community.

    You'll develop your legal research, critical analysis and problem-solving skills as you examine the foundations of international law, including its sources, key institutions and the rights and responsibilities of states. You'll explore how international law shapes issues such as human rights, the peaceful settlement of disputes, international trade, environmental protection and the use of force.

    Using contemporary case studies and global legal challenges, you'll strengthen your understanding of how international law responds to an increasingly interconnected world and develop the analytical skills to evaluate complex issues that cross national borders.

    This module is compulsory for the Global Law and Social Justice pathways.

  • Intellectual Property Law

    Ideas, innovation and creativity are at the heart of modern economies. This module explores how the law protects intellectual property, examining the rights and responsibilities associated with inventions, brands, creative works and confidential information.

    You'll study key areas including patents, trade marks, copyright, design rights and breach of confidence, while considering the international frameworks that shape intellectual property law across borders. The module also explores the policy debates that sit behind legal protection, balancing innovation, competition and public access.

    Through case studies and contemporary examples, you'll develop the skills to analyse complex legal issues and solve practical problems that arise in professional practice. Whether your interests lie in technology, business, the creative industries or legal practice, this module offers valuable insight into one of the most dynamic and globally connected areas of law.

Law ID

Optional modules

  • Law ID - employability programme

    Through our LawID programme, you'll develop the real-world skills to thrive in legal and professional environments through a variety of experiential learning opportunities. You'll put your learning into practice through clinical legal experience, pro-bono opportunities, and our internationally renowned mooting and client interviewing opportunities. You'll benefit from in-house and external mentoring schemes, work experience opportunities and a range of guest speakers, as well as supporting our local community through initatives with Flag DV, Citizens Advice and Asylum Welcome.

    Whether you want to become a barrister, qualify as a solicitor, progress as a legal executive or apply your skills in a successful career outside of legal practice - you'll gain the knowledge and skills to reach your goals.

  • Law in Action - Work Placement

    You may have the opportunity to undertake a work placement through our Law in Action module. This involves participating in a placement equivalent to approximately 28 days’ work experience. This may operate as a block of 6 consecutive weeks, or as 1 day per week depending upon the requirements of the placement organisation. This placement module is designed to enhance your practical legal knowledge and wider transferable skills.

    The work placements are facilitated by the university, however you will be responsible for your own travel and associated costs. Most travel costs are minimal as placements are organised to be within easy reach of the campus or in local Oxford. Placements in the surrounding area, such as Witney or Abingdon, will require bus travel which can amount to between £3-8 for a return ticket. Acceptance onto the Law in Action module is competitive and only a limited number of places are available, all subject to the availability of external placements.

Final Year

Compulsory modules

  • Becoming an Oxford Brookes Law Graduate

    The third in a series of three modules running throughout the programme, this final-year module brings together everything you've learned throughout your degree, helping you reflect on your experiences, recognise your strengths and prepare for your next steps beyond university.

    Through practical activities and guided reflection, you'll explore what it means to be an Oxford Brookes Law graduate and how your knowledge, values and skills can make a difference in the world. You'll consider the opportunities available within legal practice and across a wide range of professions, developing the confidence to articulate your ambitions and professional identity.

    Building on the experiences gained through your studies, LawID and wider university life, you'll create a personal action plan for the future. Whether your next step is legal qualification, postgraduate study or another career path, this module helps you graduate with a clear sense of direction and the confidence to pursue it.

  • Equity and Trusts

    Equity and Trusts explores the legal principles that ensure fairness where the strict application of the law alone may not provide an appropriate outcome. You'll examine how equitable principles have developed alongside the common law and continue to shape modern legal practice.

    Develop your legal research, critical analysis and problem-solving skills as you explore the creation and operation of trusts, including express, resulting and constructive trusts, charitable trusts, proprietary estoppel, trustees' powers and duties, breach of trust and equitable remedies.

    As the compulsory Honours-level project module, you'll also complete an independent research project and research trail, strengthening your research skills while developing the confidence to investigate complex legal questions and communicate well-reasoned legal arguments.

  • Commercial Law

    Commercial Law explores the legal framework that underpins business transactions, from the sale of goods and consumer protection to finance and commercial risk. You'll examine how the law enables trade while balancing the interests of businesses and consumers.

    Develop your legal research, critical analysis and problem-solving skills as you explore the rights and responsibilities of buyers and sellers, the transfer of ownership and risk, manufacturers' liability, commercial finance and the legal remedies available when agreements break down. You'll also examine how consumer protection legislation shapes modern commercial practice.

    Through real-world commercial scenarios and legal case studies, you'll strengthen your understanding of one of the most commercially significant areas of legal practice and build the confidence to analyse complex legal and business issues.

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Optional modules

  • Leading and Managing Change

    This module gives you the initiative and courage to take calculated risks as an entrepreneur. You’ll develop an entrepreneurial mindset, where you’ll see the world in terms of its rich opportunities. You’ll gain the skills and resilience to manage organisational change, and learn how to operate and make decisions in conditions of uncertainty.

  • Business Ethics

    How do we do business in an ethical way? In this module, you’ll discover how to make moral decisions, both as a member of a business organisation, and as a human being. You’ll gain key analytical skills in business, as you understand, analyse and evaluate the ethical choices of others. You’ll also gain core critical skills as you evaluate the ethics of different systems of production, distribution and exchange.

  • Business Governance and Human Rights

    Why should businesses be socially responsible? Why is it our responsibility to make sure others don’t suffer as we make money? In this module, you’ll dive into the different corporate regimes which ensure that we hold businesses to account for their actions. 

  • International Human Rights Law

    International Human Rights Law explores the history, philosophy and contemporary protection of human rights, asking whether today's international legal systems are fit for purpose.

    Develop your legal research, critical analysis and evaluative skills as you examine how human rights are protected through international and regional legal frameworks. You'll explore contemporary debates alongside topics such as refugee law, international criminal law and landmark cases under the European Convention on Human Rights, including freedom of expression and the prohibition of torture.

    By engaging with global legal challenges and competing perspectives, you'll deepen your understanding of one of the most significant and rapidly evolving areas of international law while strengthening your ability to analyse complex legal and ethical issues.

  • Nationality, Immigration and Asylum

    Nationality, Immigration and Asylum explores the legal frameworks that govern citizenship, migration and international protection, examining how law responds to some of today's most significant social, political and humanitarian challenges.

    Develop your legal research, critical analysis and evaluative skills as you examine nationality law, immigration and asylum systems, refugee protection and the legal responses to issues such as detention, deportation, human trafficking and family life. You'll consider how UK, European and international law shape migration policy, while critically evaluating the legal and ethical debates surrounding borders, identity and human rights.

    Through contemporary case studies and legal analysis, you'll deepen your understanding of this complex and evolving area of law while strengthening your ability to assess competing perspectives and develop well-reasoned legal arguments.

  • Medical Law

    Medical Law explores the legal and ethical questions that arise in healthcare, examining how the law balances individual rights, professional responsibilities and the public interest.

    Develop your legal research, critical analysis and problem-solving skills as you examine issues including consent to treatment, medical negligence, resource allocation within the NHS, reproduction and surrogacy, abortion law, end-of-life care and the regulation of human tissue. You'll consider how legal and ethical principles shape decision-making in complex and often sensitive situations.

    Through contemporary case studies and legal debate, you'll develop a deeper understanding of one of the most challenging and fast-evolving areas of legal practice while strengthening your ability to evaluate competing legal, ethical and societal perspectives.

  • Equality Law

    Medical Law explores the legal and ethical questions that arise in healthcare, examining how the law balances individual rights, professional responsibilities and the public interest.

    Develop your legal research, critical analysis and problem-solving skills as you examine issues including consent to treatment, medical negligence, resource allocation within the NHS, reproduction and surrogacy, abortion law, end-of-life care and the regulation of human tissue. You'll consider how legal and ethical principles shape decision-making in complex and often sensitive situations.

    Through contemporary case studies and legal debate, you'll develop a deeper understanding of one of the most challenging and fast-evolving areas of legal practice while strengthening your ability to evaluate competing legal, ethical and societal perspectives.

  • Contemporary Issues in Law and Technology

    This module explores some of the most pressing legal and ethical questions arising from technological change, drawing on current research and real-world developments as they happen.

    The topics you study will vary each year to reflect emerging issues and the expertise of Oxford Brookes Law School academics. Areas may include artificial intelligence, algorithmic decision-making, social media regulation, online safety, digital rights, deepfakes, hate speech, the gig economy and the use of technology in healthcare, security and conflict.

    Through discussion, debate and critical analysis, you'll examine how law responds to innovation and consider the wider social implications of technological change. The module offers a unique opportunity to engage with contemporary challenges at the forefront of legal scholarship and practice.

     

  • Independent Study Module

    The Independent Study Module gives you the opportunity to explore a legal topic in greater depth, working closely with an academic whose research interests align with your chosen area. It allows you to investigate issues that go beyond the taught curriculum and develop expertise in a subject that reflects your interests and future ambitions.

    Supported by seminars and individual supervision, you'll build advanced research, analysis and academic writing skills as you engage with legal scholarship, case law and contemporary debates.

    Whether you're considering postgraduate study, legal practice or another professional path, the module enables you to pursue an area you're passionate about while developing the independent learning skills valued by employers and researchers alike.

  • Law in Action

    Law in Action gives you the opportunity to apply your legal knowledge in a professional setting, developing the practical skills, confidence and experience valued by employers.

    Through a placement in a legal or law-related organisation, you'll put your learning into practice while developing your communication, problem-solving and professional skills. Alongside your placement, you'll critically reflect on your experiences, exploring how legal knowledge is applied in real-world contexts and how it shapes your professional identity.

    By bridging the gap between academic study and professional practice, this module will help you develop the confidence, adaptability and reflective skills needed for a career in law and a wide range of other graduate professions.

  • Sports Law

    Sports Law explores how legal rules shape the governance, integrity and future of sport. From elite competition to grassroots participation, you'll examine the legal and ethical challenges facing one of the world's most influential industries.

    Develop your legal research, critical analysis and problem-solving skills as you explore the regulation of sport, governance and dispute resolution alongside contemporary issues including human rights, gender and racial equality, anti-doping and financial sustainability. Drawing on national, European and international legal frameworks, you'll evaluate how the law balances the interests of athletes, governing bodies, clubs and wider society.

    Through real-world case studies and contemporary sporting issues, you'll strengthen your ability to analyse complex legal questions and understand the role of law in promoting fairness, accountability and integrity in sport.

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

Law with Business opens doors to a wide range of legal and commercial careers. Many of our graduates go on to become solicitors, barristers or in-house counsel, while others build careers in consultancy, compliance, policy, government or business leadership.

Through our LawID programme, you'll develop your professional identity and explore where your interests and strengths could take you. Mentoring, careers talks, employability workshops, mooting, client interviewing, pro bono projects and work experience opportunities help you build practical skills, professional networks and confidence.

If you decide to pursue legal qualification after graduation, you'll be well prepared for the next stage of training, including the Solicitors Qualifying Examination or Bar training. The University of Law (ULaw) delivers postgraduate law courses on the Oxford Brookes campus, giving you the option to continue your studies for SQE 1 and 2 through ULaw's LLM in Legal Practice without leaving campus. You'll stay connected to the Oxford Brookes community while gaining a professional legal qualification.

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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: 48

A Level: DD

IB Points: 24

BTEC: PPP or MP

Further offer details

Wherever possible we make our conditional offers using the UCAS Tariff. This combination of A-level grades would be just one way of achieving the UCAS Tariff points for this course.

Applications are also welcomed for consideration from applicants with European qualifications, international qualifications or recognised foundation courses. For advice on eligibility please contact Admissions: admissions@brookes.ac.uk

International qualifications and equivalences

How to apply

Application process


Full time Home (UK) applicants
Apply through UCAS


Part time Home (UK) applicants
Apply direct to the University


International applicants
Apply direct to the University

Full time international applicants can also apply through UCAS

Tuition fees

Please see the fees note
Home (UK) full time
£5,760 (Foundation); £9,790 (Degree)
Home (UK) part time
£720 per single module (Foundation); £1,220 per single module (Degree)
International full time
£17,250
Home (UK) full time
£5,760 (Foundation); £10,050 (Degree)
Home (UK) part time
£720 per single module (Foundation); £1,255 per single module (Degree)
International full time
£19,300

Questions about fees?

Contact Student Finance on:

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Tuition fees

2026 / 27
Home (UK) full time
£5,760 (Foundation); £9,790 (Degree)
Home (UK) part time
£720 per single module (Foundation); £1,220 per single module (Degree)
International full time
£17,250
2027 / 28
Home (UK) full time
£5,760 (Foundation); £10,050 (Degree)
Home (UK) part time
£720 per single module (Foundation); £1,255 per single module (Degree)
International full time
£19,300

Questions about fees?

Contact Student Finance on:

+44 (0)1865 534400

financefees@brookes.ac.uk

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.

For further information please see our tuition fees FAQs.

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. 

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Part-time study

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.