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  • Legal Studies (Certificate of Higher Education)

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

  • Duration
    • One–two years. Please contact the course administrator as this programme will be running for the last time in 2011–2012.
  • Attendance
    • One evening a week for each module. Modules may vary in length and the number of hours per session.
  • Location
    • Central London.
  • Entry requirements
  • Fees
  • Financial support

    • If you are a part-time student studying modules worth 60 or 90 credits towards a Certificate of Higher Education in one year, you may be eligible for financial support.

  • How will I be taught and assessed?

    • Lectures, seminars and class presentations. Assessment is 100 per cent coursework, which may include presentations, group work and in-class tests. Students taking an option module from another approved award will be subject to that award's form of assessment.

  • How to enrol

    • ME (modular enrolment): enrol for individual modules.

Legal Studies (Certificate of Higher Education), 2011/2012 entry (part-time study)


Why study this course at Birkbeck?

  • Gain a University of London qualification – expand your knowledge and enhance your CV.
  • Learn not just about English law, but also about the impact of international law and European law on everyday life in the UK.
  • Option modules available in a range of subjects, not only in law but in social policy and a range of other interesting areas.
  • Gain credit towards Birkbeck's BSc Social Science.
  • You may also enrol on any of the modules on an individual basis.

What will I be studying?

To gain the Certificate of Higher Education, you must successfully complete modules worth a total of 120 credit points. Take the compulsory module Legal Reasoning and Analysis (worth 30 credits) and choose from the following option modules (worth a total of 90 credit points):

  • Criminal Law
  • Human Rights
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • The Criminal Justice Process
  • Transforming Violent Conflict in World Politics.

Please note: this programme will be running for the last time in 2011–2012. Students who are currently enrolled on the programme, or who have successfully completed one or more modules on the programme in previous years, may undertake modules up to a maximum of 90 credits in 2011–2012 to complete their award.

Students enrolled on other Birkbeck awards may enrol on these modules with the approval of the course director. You may also be able to include modules from other Certificate of Higher Education programmes. Please contact the course administrator if you have any questions.

What can I go on to do?

The School of Law offers an LLB programme. If you wish to progress to studying law at degree level, you may be interested in the Certificate of Higher Education in Legal Methods.

Credits from this award may also be counted towards Birkbeck's BSc Social Science. 

Modules

Compulsory Module

Legal Reasoning and Analysis

Option Modules

  


Criminal Law
Human Rights
Intellectual Property Law
The Criminal Justice Process
Transforming Violent Conflict in World Politics (Fast Track)


Last modified: 09 Feb 2012 11.31

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