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AS Level LawALV-08-10

Course Details

Why study AS Law?

As an individual you have to obey laws of society, if you don’t you will be punished! By studying AS Law, you’ll begin to understand why we have laws and where they have come from. The law is constantly changing, and you’ll have fun exploring the reasons for those changes.

What’s on the course?

We’ll begin with law making and the legal system where you’ll look at the workings of the English Legal System. We’ll look at what courts there are, magistrates and juries, why we need judges and how anyone can become a barrister or solicitor. We’ll also look at alternatives to the courts where people can settle arguments. Then we’ll look at Law Making – where we look at where laws come from and how they are applied and interpreted.

Then we look at the 'Concept of Liability', where we look at criminal law on violence and whether people who have been injured by someone can claim damages under the Tort of Negligence

Course Length

Your AS Law lessons will be 5 hours over the week and you will also be required to study further in your own time. The AS qualification takes one year to complete. You may then progress to the A2 course, also lasting a year.

Course Location

Altrincham Centre

Course Level

Level 3

Course Entry Requirements

Students must have 5 GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Maths. In most cases a grade B is required in a related subject. A successful interview is also required.

Course Assessment

Your first exam will be in January on Law Making and the Legal System and it’s worth 50% of your AS Level. It’ll last one and half hours and you’ll answer three essay questions.

The final exam on the Concept of Liability is in the summer. This exam also lasts an hour and a half and is also worth 50% of the AS Level. For this exam you will answer one three-part question

Course Progression

Once you’ve finished AS Law you’ll have picked up a range of useful skills including the ability to analyse, debate, use cases to provide evidence and communicate effectively. These will be a really big help when you continue with the subject to A2, at university and in employment.