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  • Legal Methods (Certificate of Higher Education)

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School of Law
tel: 020 7631 6626
email: legal@FLL.bbk.ac.uk

  • Duration

    • One year.

  • Attendance

    • One afternoon or evening a week from September/October–July.

  • Entry requirements

    • None. However, all modules are taught at university level and you should be able to read, write and speak English fluently. If you need help, we offer a range of English language and academic skills modules.

      You must be willing to work 10–15 hours a week independently outside class and will need to ensure that you are able to access the Internet regularly (facilities are available at the College).

      All prospective students will be required to complete an English language diagnostic exercise prior to registration. The purpose of this exercise, which takes an hour to complete and is taken at the College, is to enable us to evaluate additional language skills needs. The exercise requires no prior knowledge of law. Examples will be available on the subject website www.bbk.ac.uk/ce/law in mid-March.

  • Fees

    • There are several different fee categories, depending on whether you already have an undergraduate qualification (like a BA/BSc or Certificate of Higher Education) or are eligible for a concessionary fee. Click here for more information about fees.

  • Financial support
    • If you are studying for a part-time Certificate of Higher Education, you may be eligible for financial support. Click here for details.
  • How will I be taught and assessed?

    • Lectures, seminars, exercises, oral presentations, discussions and debates. Teaching may be on a whole-class, group work or individual basis. Assessment takes a variety of forms, including coursework, examinations, tests, presentations and online contributions.

  • How to enrol

    • Apply using a special application form, available on our website or from the subject team (see 'Find out more').

Legal Methods (Certificate of Higher Education), 2009/2010 entry (part-time study)


Why study this course at Birkbeck:

  • Gain a University of London qualification – expand your knowledge and enhance your CV.
  • Learn the skills you need for a degree in law, and get help with applying to university.
  • Complete the award in one year – with a guaranteed place on Birkbeck's LLB if you pass with a mark of 50 per cent or above.
  • Widely recognised as an entry qualification for a range of law degrees.

This programme is ideal if you lack prior educational qualifications or need additional qualifications to gain entry onto an undergraduate LLB course. You will leave the course with a thorough understanding of the construction and interpretation of English law and with a good foundation in the skills needed to study law.

What will I be studying?

To gain the Certificate of Higher Education, you must successfully complete the following four modules, worth a total of 120 CATS points:

  • Legal Skills
  • Understanding the Law and the Legal System
  • Legal Reasoning and Legal Process
  • An Introduction to Human Rights and EU Law.

You must enrol for the whole award and cannot enrol for individual modules.

Full details of modules for this programme.

What can I go on to do?

Students awarded the Certificate of Higher Education with a mark of 50 per cent or above are automatically offered a place on Birkbeck's part-time LLB degree. Students who achieve a mark of below 50 per cent are offered an interview for a place on the LLB.

This Certificate of Higher Education may also fulfil the entry requirements for first degrees at other universities.

Modules

Certificate of Higher Education in Legal Methods


Last modified: 04 Feb 2010 10.42

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