Undergraduate study at the Department of Law.

We offer two main undergraduate programmes, both capable of leading to a Qualifying Law
Degree recognised by the Law Society and the Bar Council. Our LL.B. (Hons.) degree is intended for students who wish to enter legal practice, combining the fundamental subjects of English and European Law with a wide variety of options. Our B.A/B.Sc. Combined Studies degree is intended for students who wish to combine law with another subject, such as Business Studies, Psychology, or advanced study of a foreign language. Students can focus primarily on law (and gain a Qualifying Law Degree allowing them to continue their education into the legal professions) or can emphasise their other subject, focussing their legal studies on courses relevant to their intended careers. [Box comment: "As a mature student I found the Law Department, and
Brookes as a whole, very supportive. I now know how much I rate Brookes, because of how much I miss it!"]

Many students of other disciplines, recently graduated or seeking a career change, enter the legal profession through a one year conversion course, the CPE/Diploma in Law. The CPE/Diploma in Law allows graduates to study the foundations of English law in an intensive, one year course, before moving onto vocational training. Oxford Brookes University is a partner with the University
of Oxford in delivering high legal professional legal education at the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice, and in 2002 the majority of the 90 students on this programme had been accepted to continue their studies in the Legal Practice Course at the Institute.

The Department also hosts a family of LL.M. degrees. The LL.M. in Private International Law focuses on issues of private, economic, and commercial concern in the international field, including International Trade, International Banking Law, and International Labour Law. The LL.M. in Public International Law focuses on issues of individual and State concern, including International Human Rights Law, and Environmental Law. Students may also join the programme taking a mix of options from both pathways, graduating with a LL.M. in International Law. In 2002, 50 students were studying on the LL.M. programmes, including students from South Korea, Zimbabwe, France, Jordan, India, and Pakistan.

We also provide supervision for Ph.D./M.Phil. research in topics falling within our research expertise. Research students on these programmes are associate members of the Centre for Legal Research and Policy Studies, which also hosts a Visiting Scholar programme, runs regular conferences and seminar series, and provides a base for our externally funded research projects. [Box comment: "A very smoothly administered programme"]

Computers and electronic communications are a vital component of most courses at Oxford Brookes. All students have free access to email and the internet. The University has its own intranet, which contains internal directories, access to the library catalogue and links to many external resources.

A wide range of computing facilities is available, with over 675 networked PCs in 33 open access rooms, each with a local laser printer, as well as School-based computers. You can work when you want to as half the computer rooms are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Help Desk and Computer Services Reception are open during the day and evenings in term-time for general enquiries, fax service, hire of laptop computers and the sale of computer consumables. There is a comprehensive range of software including key tools for word-processing, presentations, project management, desktop publishing. There are dozens of programs that relate to the teaching and learning of specific subjects - including the entire IOLIS suite of law packages. Some halls of residence have IT facilities on site, including study bedrooms which are fitted with a connection to the University's data network, giving full access to the internet including email and web browsing. A charge is made for the study bedroom IT facilities.

Our four libraries (at Headington, Wheatley, Harcourt Hill and Dorset House) are open seven days a week during term-time, with enquiry services and subject specialist staff happy to give advice. The libraries offer over 1,100 study places including individual study carrels and group study rooms. Tours, guidance and training are available to help you get the most out of the resources, which include over 400,000 basic texts, 3000 current journal subscriptions, an electronic information network providing access to CD-ROM databases including Current Law and other professional legal materials, multimedia resources, reference books, maps, standards, past examination papers, and official publications.

To find out more contact the enquiry centre
on +44 (0)1865 484848

or email query@brookes.ac.uk

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Oxford Brookes University
Headington Campus,Oxford OX3 0BP UK