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Introduction
Introduction
Why choose this course?
Overview
As a final year student on the LLB Law course, you’ll join a dynamic and inclusive environment, and you’ll be taught by leading legal experts.
You’ll experience theoretical and practical learning. You will begin to develop the necessary intellectual and practical legal skills such as:
 analysis
 problem-solving
 legal reasoning.
Helping you to achieve a basic understanding of any branch of English law.
Being on campus there’s the opportunity to network with top law firms, gaining key professional contacts. You can also accelerate your career through our mentoring and pro-bono schemes. The skills you'll gain in extra curricular mooting and client interviewing will enhance your CV and employment prospects.
Successfully completing the course you’ll all gain an LLB which will set you up for ongoing professional training such as the Bar course for Barristers.
Modules
On Campus
Compulsory modules
Equity and Trusts
In this module, you’ll explore Equity (fairness in the law). You’ll also investigate trusts, which exist to regulate situations where someone cares for another person’s affairs.
You’ll engage with Equity, and equitable remedies. You’ll also dive into trusts in all their forms. You’ll gain key critical skills as you analyse private trusts, and how they generate equitable interests. You’ll then consider the key features of charitable trusts. You’ll explore:
 the administration of trusts
 the powers and duties of trustees
 breach of trust
 the law of tracing.
Optional modules
European Union Law
Only compulsory if you want to become a Barrister
In this module, you’ll get to grips with the European Union (EU) and its foundations. You’ll dig into key areas of law, central to the EU system. And you’ll explore the political and social implications of EU Law.
You’ll examine the history of EU Law, and its key institutions:
 the European Parliament
 the Council of the European Union
 the European Commission.
You’ll then focus on Union Law, and how it relates to national law. You’ll also consider the role of the Court of Justice of the EU. You’ll explore substantive law, as you understand the internal market of the EU, including:
 free movement of people
 citizenship.
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum
In this module, you’ll get to grips with nationality and immigration law, and what it reveals about British society. You’ll examine the key issues and policies around nationality, national identity and migration. You’ll gain a firm understanding of migration in the UK and abroad, as you debate critical issues of today. You’ll also consider current UK law, and the historical, social and political factors that have shaped it.
Children, Parents and the State
How does the law deal with child abduction, and disputes over children? How can the state protect children who may be victims of abuse within their own families? In this module, you’ll get to grips with law relating to parents, children and the state. You’ll dive into law reports, as you look critically at the legal concepts around:
 relationships between parents and children
 the relevance of the state to parents and children.
You’ll consider:
 parental responsibility
 resolution of disputes over children
 child protection
 child abduction
 adoption
You’ll gain vital skills in legal reasoning as you learn legal analysis techniques, and how to answer problem questions.
Commercial Law
In this module, you’ll get to grips with commercial law (law relating to trade and sales). You’ll dive into key topics, including:
 the nature and sources of commercial law
 how we classify transactions
 obligations of the buyer and seller
 the passing of ownership
 the passing of property (risk)
 the condition of goods
 agency and remedies.
Computer Law and Artificial Intelligence
The internet rules society. In a vastly digital age, lawyers really need to understand technology and the legal challenges it presents. In this module, you’ll examine the legal issues of current internet technologies and hardware. You’ll gain key technical knowledge, as you evaluate the regulatory systems of these technologies, and how they affect society. You’ll explore how digital technologies challenge copyright law. And you’ll be introduced to some of the legal issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence.
Crime and Society
In this module, you’ll explore the ways we define and measure crime. You’ll develop core critical skills as you explore theories about the causes of crime. And you’ll consider some major crimes in detail. You’ll dive into the following topics:
 crime and the media
 criminal behaviour
 crimes in action - from violent crime to white-collar crime
 critical criminology: race and gender.
Equality Law
How do we prevent discrimination against race and sexual orientation in the law? In this module, you’ll focus on the Equality Act 2010, and other legislation on:
 sex
 race
 sexual orientation
 religion
 disability discrimination
 equal pay.
You’ll explore how courts interpret the Equality Act, and how it impacts the workplace. You’ll look at how it interacts with the law of the European Commission (EC), and how we might extend equality law. You’ll gain valuable critical skills for your career, as you ask:
 what difference the Equality Act has made
 who benefits (and does not benefit) from the act
 what we can do in the future to improve protection.
International Human Rights Law
How can we effectively protect human rights? In this module, you’ll get to grips with international human rights law. You’ll gain key critical skills as you analyse arguments and ideas about human rights, and the ideas behind them. You’ll also consider their current legal and political meaning through examining:
 relevant laws
 current debates
 case studies.
International Trade Law
In this module, you’ll get to grips with international trade law, and its key elements. You’ll understand international sales transactions. You’ll gain valuable key critical skills as you analyse the key treaties of international law, such as:
 the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
 the World Trade Organisation
 international commercial terms
 specific trade laws
 case histories
 dispute settlement procedures.
You’ll also explore:
 international rights in international trade
 the relationship between domestic law and international rules
 international trade agreements.
You’ll discover how these rules can (or can’t) resolve certain problems in international trade. And you’ll develop the ability to advise on international trade practices, and other rights and obligations.
Medical Law
In this module, you’ll get to grips with the structure of the NHS. You’ll explore topics such as:
 access to health care
 autonomy and consent
 responsibility
 accountability and negligence
 birth and its regulation
 death, dying and the incurably ill patient.
Independent Study Module
In this module, you'll work with a research-active tutor who will guide you through an in-depth analysis of their research area. You'll undertake your own independent study in this area, researching complex legal subjects. You'll get to grips with conducting your own high-level legal research, and you’ll pursue specialised topics which interest you.
Optional modules
Work Experience
As an on campus LLB Law student in your final year you’ll have the opportunity to participate in the CLOCK scheme (Community Legal Outreach Collaboration Keele). Where you'll gain firsthand experience of the legal world. You’ll be interviewing and advising clients, in legal cases and courtroom settings. You'll join a commitment to provide wider access to justice in the local area and gain useful legal expertise for your CV.
Entry Criteria
ENTRY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Home Office Share Code
For EU students only.
IF no Qualification
Please provide CV with at least 2 years of work experience, and employee reference letter.
Entry requirements
Specific entry requirements
Successful completion of a Law course (of English common law) which is equivalent to the first two years of a UK honours degree (240 credits).
Specific units will need to have been studied including:
 Contract Law,
 Tort Law,
 Public Law (covering Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Human Rights Law),
 Criminal Law,
 and Land Law.
To be studied in the final year if not already studied:
 Equity and Trusts,
 and European Union Law.
Our standard entry requirement is three A-levels or equivalent qualifications. In some cases, courses have specific required subjects and additional GCSE requirements. In addition to A-levels, we accept a wide range of other qualifications including:
 the Welsh Baccalaureate
 the Access to Higher Education Diploma
 a BTEC National Certificate, Diploma or Extended Diploma at a good standard and in a relevant subject
 the International Baccalaureate Diploma
 the European Baccalaureate Diploma
 Scottish qualifications – five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level, or three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level
 a recognised foundation course
 T-levels*.
 * T-levels are a relatively new qualification but are already included in the UCAS tariff. We welcome prospective students who are taking this qualification to apply. For some programmes with specific required subjects, particular subject areas or occupational specialisms may be required.
English language requirements
If English is not your first language, we will need proof of your English language ability: IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking.
The entry requirement for your course will be expressed as an IELTS level and refers to the IELTS Academic version of this test. We are now also accepting the IELTS Indicator test, you can find out more about the test on the IELTS Indication site. The University however does accept a wide range of additional English language qualifications, which can be found below.
The university’s English language requirements in IELTS levels are as follows:
Course IELTS level
All other undergraduate courses 6.0 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
Law, Architecture, Interior Architecture, English Literature (including combined honours), English Literature and Creative Writing 6.5 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
Health and Social Care courses 6.5 or 7.0 overall with 6.5 or 7.0 in all components (see individual entries for course details)
Nutrition BSc (Hons) 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each component
Built Environment Foundation,
Computing Foundation,
Engineering Foundation 6.0 with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
International Foundation Business and Technology,
International Foundation Arts, Humanities and Law 5.5 overall with 5.5 in all skills
International Foundation Diploma 5.0 overall with 5.0 in all skills
If you need a student visa you must take an IELTS for UKVI test.
International Foundation Diploma (Extended pathway) 4.5 overall with 4.5 in all skills
If you need a student visa you must take an IELTS for UKVI test.
Assessment
ASSESSMENT METHODS
1. INTERNAL ENGLISH TEST if you don't have an English accredited certificate
2. Academic Interview
Learning and assessment
You’ll study advanced modules, you can explore exciting legal themes such as:
 nationality and immigration
 computer law
 commercial law.
The modules that you will study on the course will build your knowledge of law and continue to develop your legal skills.
As an on-campus learner you’ll also have the opportunity to join our nationally acclaimed mooting team. And Oxford Brookes is the only Law School to have won the prestigious ESU-Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition four times in the past decade.
Learning and teaching
You’ll be taught by an intimate, friendly academic team, who will offer you one-to-one support and boost your confidence in Law. You’ll be taught in lectures, small group seminars and tutorials.
You’ll learn through a variety of methods, including:
 module coursework
 interactive exercises
 online quizzes.
Assessment
LLB modules use a range of assessment techniques. In some modules, you’ll be assessed through formal exams. In other modules, you may be assessed through coursework, in-class exercises or other means.
Professional accreditation
After you complete your LLB, you can go straight to the vocational stage of training. If you want to be a barrister, you’ll be ready to progress to the Bar course. You’ll also have a strong foundation of legal knowledge from which you can move on to prepare for the Solicitors’ Qualifying Exam (SQE).
Career Opportunities
Career prospects
‘This degree awarded to you is supremely valuable. The award is from a university which... commands very considerable respect. A Law degree from Brookes leads us London lawyers to say: well, she or he must be bright as well as knowledgeable’. Lord Wilson of Culworth, Justice of the Supreme Court (2019)
You’ll graduate ready to launch your career - as a future barrister, solicitor or in a non-legal profession. Take a look at our Routes to Legal Qualification page, that show you the paths into a legal career.
You’ll be confident in communicating legal knowledge. And you’ll be an expert in areas like research, analysis and influencing, which are all sought-after employment skills.
You’ll graduate fully equipped to progress to the next stage of your career - and ready to take on professional practice courses like the Bar Course for barristers. You’ll also have a strong foundation of legal knowledge from which you can move on to prepare for the Solicitors’ Qualifying Exam (SQE).
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