The Oxford Law Degree will give you an excellent foundation to go on to pursue professional legal qualifications, but also engage you in moral, philosophical, political and social problems which are intellectually demanding and develop your analytical skills. As a student, small, discussion-based tutorials complement your research and essay writing, allowing you to develop advanced skills of logical analysis and independent thought. A range of final year options will allow you to deepen and stretch the knowledge acquired after the first two years. The course encourages you to examine the nature of the Law, but also to interrogate it and question how it might be different. Some topics are chosen for their intellectual interest rather than simply because of their relevance to current practice – for example the first year includes a module on Roman Law.

Law is a popular subject at Univ. A strong sense of community and co-operation is encouraged by the Law tutors, and Univ’s library features a study area set aside for lawyers where you can discuss work together. The College has very strong historic links with the Law – several eminent lawyers such as John Finnis and Jonathan Mance maintain links to Univ – and the College has a flourishing Law Society  to help students make connections in the professional world beyond College.

As well as the BA in Jurisprudence (Law), you can also study Law with Law studies in France, Germany, Italy, Spain or Europe (The Netherlands). These courses last four years, with the third year being spent in the relevant European country. Applicants for all of these courses except for Law with European Law will be expected to demonstrate aptitude in the corresponding language at interview, typically by studying an A-Level in that subject. Teaching on the Law with European Law course in The Netherlands is done in English. The Senior Status BA in Law can also be studied at Univ. This course covers the core legal subjects over two years and is open to students who already have a first degree in another subject.

Resources

If you are considering applying for Law, a number of resources you might find useful to explore beyond the school curriculum can be found on Univ’s Staircase12 pages, including the Reading Bank and Resource Hub.

The BBC Radio 4 programme Law in Action has a large archive of past episodes online at bbc.co.uk