Law with International Relations

In your first year, you'll build a strong foundation in the law of England and Wales, studying Contract, Criminal and Public Law alongside modules that explore how historical and political forces shape global affairs.

In your second year, you'll continue with core areas of legal study, including Tort and Land Law, while beginning to tailor your degree through optional modules that explore themes like global politics, international security and European affairs. The module Professional Development in Practice takes you beyond the classroom, applying your legal thinking to a real-world project.

In your final year, you'll study Equity and Trusts, and further shape your degree through a wide range of optional modules, allowing you to deepen your interests and develop specialist knowledge in areas such as terrorism, human rights and global development. 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.

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 skills including legal research, critical analysis, evidence-based thinking and the ability to understand law within wider social contexts.

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 across law, international relations and politics, bringing together expertise in criminal justice, human rights and contemporary political and global issues. 

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, assessments may include legal advice, policy analysis, research projects, reflective work and investigations into contemporary issues. 

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 practice and develop transferable skills valued by employers across a range of sectors.