1Course Overview
A Level Law
Course code: OSC1251
- Official AQA Law A Level
- Full Course Materials
- Full Tutor Support
- Study at your own pace
- Exam fees not included - to include exams see our A Level Law inc Exams
Start your Law career by studying an A Level Law course - from the comfort of your own home!
This new A Level course has been updated to meet the latest academic specifications, so you can feel confident you are studying the most up-to-date academic content.
On this course, you will be able to:
- Learn the varying types of law and how they are practised
- Gain up to 56 UCAS points to help you land your dream place at university
- Study at your own pace with no strict deadlines to contend with
Studying A Levels with us lets you choose when you take your exams, so that you are always fully prepared. A convenient and stress-free way to study that fits around your existing commitments.
Simply receive your course materials online or by post and start studying to gain that all-important A-Level.
2Course Content
There are 5 units within this course: Units 1-3 are mandatory and you have the choice of whether to study unit 4 OR unit 5.
Unit 1: The Nature of Law and English Legal System
- 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
Unit 2: Criminal Law
- The rules of criminal law
- Theory in criminal law
- General elements of liability
- Fatal offenses against the person
- Non-fatal offences against the person
- Property offences
- Preliminary offence
- Defences: Capacity defences
- Defences: Necessity defences
Unit 3: Tort
- 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
Optional Units
Unit 4: Law of contract
- 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
Unit 5: Human Rights
- 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
3Other Information
Exams and Assessment
To achieve the full Law A Level you must take the exams. You will be assessed across 3 written exams. A detailed breakdown of the exams is provided below:
- Paper 1: The Nature of Law and the English Legal System (25%) & Criminal Law (75%)
- Type: Written examination
- Duration: 2 hours
- Weighing: 33% of A Level
- Total Marks: 100 marks
- Assessment format: A combination of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions
- Paper 2: The Nature of Law and the English Legal System (25%) & Tort Law (75%)
- Type: Written examination
- Duration: 2 hours
- Weighing: 33% of A-Level
- Total Marks: 100
- Assessment format: A combination of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions
- Paper 3: The Nature of Law and the English Legal System (25%) & your additional chosen unit (75%)
- Type: Written examination
- Duration: 2 hours
- Weighing: 33% of A-Level
- Total Marks: 100
- Assessment format: A combination of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions
This course contains your coursework only.
To include your exams, see our A Level Law inc Exams
Course Duration
You will have 2 years to complete the full A Level from the date you receive your materials. You will be able to study at your own pace and in your own time without the pressure of tight deadlines.
Study Method
This course enables you to study for an A Level in Law by distance learning at home or at work. Your course materials will be sent by post or via email, you choose! Full tutor support will be available via email, so help is only a click away! Your course pack will include self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked study questions, so you can monitor your progress.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the exams this you will receive an A Level in Law issued by AQA. All examinations must be successfully completed to gain a full A Level. The first opportunity to take these exams are in 2019. You will be responsible for booking your exams.
Alternatively see our A Level Law inc Exams
4Q&As
Course Questions & Answers
Is this the same qualification as an A Level from a school or college?
Yes! You study the same course materials, take the same examinations and get the same qualification. The only difference is that the course is designed to be studied from home, and you receive full tutor support via email.
What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?
There are no entry requirements to enrol onto this course.
What is included in the cost of my course?
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Assignment marking and feedback
- FREE CV writing service
- *Comprehensive study guide
- *Exclusive Open Study College Pen
- *Student study planner
- *Three colour highlighter
- *Student notebook
* Not included with the online study option
Do I have to sit an exam?
You will need to take the standard A Level examinations in order to fully complete this course. These dates can be obtained by visiting the AQA website. You will be required to book these examinations yourself and we can provide a list of over 400 A-Level test centres around the country.
Alternatively see our A Level Law inc Exams
Are there any additional costs?
You may want to purchase textbooks to supplement your course, but this is entirely optional. You will be required to pay for your exams and fees to take your exams at the examining centre that you choose.
What if I live outside the UK?
You are still able to study this A Level course but must take the examinations within the UK as this is the only guaranteed way to access examination centres.
What happens if I lose my course pack?
We offer a course replacement service which ensures that, if your course pack is lost or damaged throughout the duration of your studies, we can issue you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee. This is available by calling our Student Support team on 03300 563100.
What do i do if i still have questions?
For further information please contact us.
