Overview

All students will be admitted to Probationer Research Student (PRS) status in the first instance, and all students except those who have previously completed the faculty's MPhil in Law programme will undertake a course in legal research methods during the first year as a full-time student or in the first two years as a part-time student.

Features

The Law course at University of Oxford comprises seven compulsory two-hour seminars during Michaelmas term while in Hilary term, students must attend eight hours of seminars from a wider range of options, including seminars offered by other social sciences departments and the faculty’s Centres for Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies.

Students must also attend the course conference at the start of Trinity term.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

As a part-time student, you will be required to be physically present in Oxford for a minimum of 30 days per year, normally coinciding with the full terms of the academic year, to be arranged with the agreement of your supervisor.

You should expect to meet with your supervisor (either in person or, where available, online) up to nine times throughout the academic year, and in the first two terms, you will be required to undertake the legal research training methodology course (either in person or, where available, online).

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-01-19 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

110

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the following UK qualifications or their equivalent:

a first-class undergraduate degree with honours in law. Exceptionally, students with first-class honours in other subjects may be considered if the subject is relevant to the proposed area of research.

Tuition Fee

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International

27510 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27510 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

9640 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9640 GBP per year during 36 months.

Part-time study:

Home: £4,820

Overseas: £13,755

Living costs for Oxford

939 - 1530 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.