The course is aimed at students who are active in trade unions, worker organisations or community groups. It covers four main themes: Employment Relations, Law, Sociology and Economics, but requires no advance academic knowledge of these subjects. The course is unique in the UK as the only undergraduate programme to analyse employment relations issues on a global basis, including attacks on workers’ rights, international migration, ageing populations and other challenges for contemporary trade unions.

Our BA Marketing and Events Management is a practical course that delivers a blend of marketing know-how and events expertise. You’ll study the principles and practices of marketing and learn to manage events from festivals to conferences. You’ll collaborate with your coursemates to put on markets, film nights, and music events.

The BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Professional Business Services) with Foundation Year course will develop technical understanding of business, with a vocational structure designed to continually improve and develop an entrepreneurial mindset.

The BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship with Foundation Year course will develop technical understanding of business, with a vocational structure designed to continually improve and develop an entrepreneurial mindset.

Our Education Studies (SENDI) BA explores the world around the child with a focus on children with additional needs. You’ll develop a specialist knowledge of the demands and needs of children with special needs or disabilities and learn skills to launch a rewarding teaching career. Others have gone into various therapeutic roles to specialist support worker or outdoor learning specialist

Our joint honours course allows students to pursue their own areas of interest within History and History of Art whilst also providing them with a solid foundation in the discipline and a range of personal and professional skills which will serve as a springboard for their future career development. The Program is carefully designed to enable students to gradually develop their knowledge and skills and become autonomous, effective and independent learners.

The BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Retail) with Foundation Year course will develop technical understanding of business, with a vocational structure designed to continually improve and develop an entrepreneurial mindset.

The BA (Hons) Global Business and Entrepreneurship (Construction and Supply Chain) with Foundation Year course will develop technical understanding of business, with a vocational structure designed to continually improve and develop an entrepreneurial mindset.

Our joint honours course allows students to pursue their own areas of interest within English Literature and Philosophy whilst also providing them with a solid foundation in the discipline and a range of personal and professional skills which will serve as a springboard for their future career development.

The BA (Hons) in Social Work is recognised as a professional qualification in Social Work by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), endorsed by the College of Social Work (TCSW) and validated by the Open University.

This degree course aims to equip students with a critical understanding of the core concepts, theories and approaches underpinning the study of society and social change.

We designed our Early Childhood Studies BA to help you explore the issues children face in today’s uncertain world. From exploring how we can nurture inclusivity, to considering how creative and therapeutic approaches can provide support for children and families. You may want to work with children directly, or you might be keen to advocate for the next generation who are growing up in an uncertain world.

Art can divide opinion. It can inspire generations. And it can take many forms. Whatever your style, develop it and expand your creative abilities here at Oxford Brookes. Plus, you can see for yourself what working in the arts is really like.

This course is aimed at students with prior experience of youth or community work or with life experience that has enhanced their understanding of these areas.

There is a strong harmony between the disciplines of Fine Art and History of Art, with the former exploring the theory and making of art and the latter the historical analysis of art. A combination of the two subjects can lead to an especially well-rounded understanding of art. Experience in making art deepens the understanding of past practices studied by art historians, while knowledge about the development of art in the past broadens the frame of reference informing the work of practising artists.