A Level Law

• Nature of law
• Nature of law: law and society
• Nature of law: law and morality
• Nature of law: law and justice
• The rule of law
• Law making: delegated legislation
• Law making: statutory interpretation
• Law making: judicial present
• Law making: law reform
• Law making: the European Union
• The legal system: the civil courts and other forms of dispute resolution
• The legal system: the criminal courts and lay people
• The legal system: legal personnel and the judiciary
• The legal system: access to justice and funding

• The rules of criminal law
• Theory in criminal law
• General elements of liability
• Fatal offences against the person
• Non-fatal offences against the person
• Property offences
• Preliminary offence
• Defences: Capacity defences
• Defences: Necessity defences

• The rules of tort law
• Theory of tort law
• Liability in negligence for physical injury to people and damage to property
• Liability in negligence for economic loss and psychiatric injury
• Occupiers' liability
• Nuisance and the escape of dangerous things
• Vicarious liability
• Defences
• Remedies

• The rules of contract law
• Theory of contract law
• Essential requirements of contract
• Contract terms: general
• Contract terms: specific terms implied by statute law in relation to consumer contracts
• Contract terms: exclusion clauses
• Vitiating factors
• Discharge of a contract
• Remedies

• Rules in human rights law
• Theory in human rights
• Human rights in international law
• Human rights in the United Kingdom prior to the Human Rights Act 1998
• The European Convention on human rights 1953: article 2
• The European Convention on human rights 1953: article 5
• The European Convention on human rights 1953: article 8
• The European Convention on human rights 1953: article 10
• The European Convention on human rights 1953: article 11
• Restrictions
• Enforcement
• Human rights and English law
• Reform

You will have two years to complete your A Level Law course. If you want to fast-track, the course can be completed in under a year.

The only deadlines involved in studying this course are concerning the A Level exam timetables. Please see the exams and assessments section for more information on this.

To achieve your A Level Law qualification, you must complete the exams. There are three written exams for this course which will cover the topics studied on this course. A breakdown of the exam papers can be found in the following section.

When you enrol on your course, you will have the option to add your exams to your enrolment, or you can select the course-only option.

Choosing to add the exams package

If you choose to add your exams to your enrolment, all you need to do is contact us when you are ready to sit your exams, we will book and pay for them on your behalf. Please note that the A Level exam timetable typically takes place during May and June each year. You are advised to contact us well in advance of when you intend to sit your exams so that we can confirm your place with the exam board – cut-off dates apply.

Please note, our A Level exam centre locations for this course are as follows:

• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Doncaster
• Bolton
• Mitcham
• Taunton
• St Neots, Cambridgeshire
• High Wycombe
• Romford

The course-only option

If you do not add your exams to your enrolment, you will be responsible for booking and paying for your exams yourself. If you select this option, you must source and liaise with your chosen exam centre in order to book your exams, Open Study College will not be able to book your exams for you. In this instance, you are advised to contact AQA exam centres well in advance of their intended exam dates, as cut-off dates sometimes change.

This course will be studied entirely via distance learning, meaning you will complete your learning either from home or a place that suits you. Full tutor support will be available via email, so if you have any questions or need some guidance, your tutor will be here to help. Your course materials will include a series of self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked questions to allow both yourself and your tutor to monitor your progress.

The study method you choose depends on your personal learning style. Your options are:

• Study pack: if you choose the study pack option, you will be sent a set of printed course materials.
• Study online: if you choose this option, you will be sent your login details to our online portal through which you will access your course materials digitally. You can access your course via a desktop/laptop computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Upon successful completion of your exams, you will be awarded an A Level Law qualification issued by AQA. You will also receive UCAS points relevant to the grade you achieved to support your university application.

Degrees this subject could lead to

Students who complete this course could go to study law at university, as well as other degrees such as business, politics, criminology, or sociology.

Future career options

Beyond university, not only will the skills and knowledge gained during your A Level Law studies be useful in a career as a solicitor, legal secretary, or barrister, but also in areas including law enforcement, business, public services, and human resources.

The final grade you achieve in your A Level will be translated into UCAS points. Based on your grade, you will be awarded up to 56 points per A Level which can then be added together to reach the UCAS points you need to be accepted by your chosen university.

To help you achieve the best possible grade from home, we recommend that you complete the tutor-marked assessments included in your course materials. These are designed to provide you with detailed feedback to help you fine-tune your technique before you sit your exam. Completing your tutor-marked assessments will also help your tutor to provide you with a predicted grade if this is required for your UCAS application.

To find out more about Open Study College, the A Levels we offer, and how they work, download our A Level prospectus.