Law / Legal Studies

Course summary

WHAT IS LAW? • Ever wondered what the difference is between murder and manslaughter? Ever wondered what society hopes to achieve by sending someone to prison for ten years? What about the difference between theft, robbery and burglary? Or the difference between juries and magistrates, or a solicitor and a barrister, or a crown court and a county court or any kind of court? These and many other questions will be answered during the course. • You may be interested in becoming a solicitor or barrister. Or may just be interested in Law? There is an (unfounded) rumor that if you want to study Law at University you should not take Law at Sixth Form College. In fact, studying Law at Sixth Form will provide you with a head start on your Law Degree, making the English Legal System and Criminal Law modules at University much easier. • Studying Law helps develop specific skills, notably analytical thinking, persuading, and expressing yourself succinctly in spoken and written forms of communication. • The teaching style uses different techniques to keep studying as interesting as possible. Law at BTEC Level is hard work like any other A Level but we try to ensure that the hard work is directed towards interesting studying and excellent grades. COURSE STRUCTURE & CONTENT There are mandatory units that learners must complete: Unit 1 - Dispute Solving in Civil Law Unit 2 - Investigating Aspects of Criminal Law and the Legal System Unit 3 - Applying the law Unit 4 - Aspects of the Law of Tort