Diplom for videregående uddannelse i jura

Knowledge and understandingOn completion of this qualification, you will have knowledge and understanding of:

• The concepts, values, rules and principles of the legal system of England and Wales, and some awareness of the powers exercised by the devolved legislatures in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
• En række områder af materiel ret i England og Wales og deres indvirkning på individer og samfund
• A number of the social, political, economic, historical and ethical dimensions of law.

Cognitive skillsOn completion of this qualification, you will be able to:

• Ask and answer appropriate questions about your chosen area of law and legal systems, identifying gaps in your knowledge
• Combine and criticise a range of sources of legal authority, identify their merits and shortcomings, and make a reasoned choice between them
• Apply legal principles and authority to start to develop reasoned answers to questions.

Practical and/or professional skillsOn completion of this qualification, you will be able to:

• Conduct some independent legal research
• Identify, retrieve and evaluate legal information from a range of electronic or other sources
• Acknowledge the sources of information that you have used, in a style appropriate to the task.

Key skillsOn completion of this qualification, you will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Communicate relevant ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing,
• Work with a range of textual, numerical and statistical data,
• Reflect on your learning and development, make effective use of feedback, and demonstrate a willingness to acknowledge and correct errors.

This qualification has two stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• Du starter trin 1 med en introduktion til strafferet og strafferetssystemet og vil derefter studere erstatningsret og det civile retssystem.
• På trin 2 vil du opbygge din juridiske viden med aftaleret og offentlig ret samt vælge to aspekter af loven, som er af særlig interesse.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• Criminal law and the courts (W111)
• Civilret og erstatningsret (W112)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• Public law (W211)
• Kontraktret (W212)

Du vil også studere to af følgende:

• Business and employment law (W240)
• Evidence law (W250)
• Family law (W230)
• International, environmental and space law (W260)

Studerende, der har til hensigt at gå videre til en LLB og sigter efter at være advokat eller barrister i Nordirland, skal studere bevislov (W250).

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

Skills for career development

Denne kvalifikation vil give dig en viden og forståelse af det engelske retssystem, herunder hvordan retssager argumenteres og afgøres, og en specialistviden og forståelse af fire materielle juridiske områder (kontraktret, erstatningsret, offentlig ret og strafferet). ) og to andre valgfrie juridiske områder. Du vil også udvikle en række juridiske og andre færdigheder, herunder at være i stand til at identificere juridiske spørgsmål og anvende juridiske principper og udvikle din tidsstyring og selvmotiverende evner.

Career relevance

Den viden og de færdigheder, du får ved at studere til dette diplom, er anerkendt og højt respekteret af mange arbejdsgivere. Diplomet vil forberede dig til karriereudvikling inden for jura, erhvervsliv, regering, uddannelse, velgørende og ikke-statslige organisationer og en bred vifte af andre offentlige og regulatoriske roller. Roller inden for økonomi, menneskelige ressourcer, lokale myndigheder eller generel ledelse har alle fordel af en juridisk baggrund og fra disciplinen at studere jura.

Du kan fortsætte dine juridiske studier ved at gennemføre den fulde Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB), og denne kvalifikation vil hjælpe dig med en juridisk karriere. Det er nødvendigt at gennemføre yderligere juridiske studier med succes og opfylde alle andre krav fra de regulerende myndigheder for på tilfredsstillende vis at gennemføre din uddannelse som advokat eller advokat. Yderligere information om fremtidige juridiske karrierer kan findes i Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB)-kvalifikationen.

• Barrister
• Kammeradvokaten
• Legal Executive
• Paralegal
• Company Secretary
• Licenseret transportør
• Detective
• Advokatrådgiver
• Chartered Accountant
• Civil Service Administrator
• Patent Attorney
• Handelsstandardansvarlig
• Forensic Computer Analyst
• Mediator