Oxford Law essays

For any oxford law undergraduates, how long are the exams (how many words) as well as the essays for tutorials?
thanks!!

Reply 1

jamsparkle

https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/asset/Law-Freshers-Survival-Kit-2023.pdf says 3-4 typed pages of a4 & 45 mins per essay in the exams

can't speak on law but in the ppe past papers i've never seen a word limit mentioned

Reply 2

cyul8er

Original post by jamsparkle

https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/asset/Law-Freshers-Survival-Kit-2023.pdf says 3-4 typed pages of a4 & 45 mins per essay in the exams
can't speak on law but in the ppe past papers i've never seen a word limit mentioned

i havent seen this document before, its really useful, thanks!!

Reply 3

dear-hollow

You are expected to produce 4 essays in the span of 3 hours for your typical exam. You get to choose those 4 from a paper of 12–15 questions. Each essay will typically be between 1200 and 2000 words, and there is (usually) no word limit (for closed-book exams) as time is the real limit to how much you can submit — those 45 minutes are over before you know it.

Tutorial essays typically mirror exams, though tutors may sometimes assign more convoluted questions and expect you to write a longer essay for the tutorial just to practice and get a better understanding of the topic.

Reply 4

Stiffy Byng

Original post by jamsparkle

https://www.spc.ox.ac.uk/asset/Law-Freshers-Survival-Kit-2023.pdf says 3-4 typed pages of a4 & 45 mins per essay in the exams
can't speak on law but in the ppe past papers i've never seen a word limit mentioned