A Level Law

Qualification: A Level Law (7162)

Awarding Body: AQA

Support: Up to 2 years

Exams: May/June 2024 or May /June 2025

UCAS Points: Yes - Dependant on Grades

Study Time: 360 Guided Learning Hours - 700 Hours Total Study

PAYMENT DETAILS:

Paying in Full: £499

Paying in Stages: Your first payment will be £99, then a direct debit will be set up for nine monthly payments of £50. Only available to students with a UK bank account. 

Two A Levels: Enter code AL50 at checkout to receive £50 off (Full payment only).
Three A Levels: Enter code AL200 at checkout to receive £200 off (Full payment only).

HOW IT WORKS:

This course will prepare you for sitting your A Level in Law. You will be able to gain up to 56 UCAS points to aid in your University application process.

We provide you with support for up to two years but it is entirely up to you how quickly you work through and when you sit the exams.

Exams take place once a year in May/June. You may choose to study 'fast track' and aim for the next available dates or you may choose to take a methodical approach and take them at a later date. The choice is entirely yours.

You can study the course online through a portal or receive a hard copy delivered in folders that is yours to keep.

Throughout the course you are fully supported so if you come across anything you are unsure of you can contact your tutor by email. You also have a support team by telephone.

At the end of each section you will complete an assignment which you will email to your tutor. This doesn't count towards your end grade but it allows the tutor to ensure you are on the right track and help iron out any problem areas. Assignments consist of exam style questions so are effectively mini mock exams. The idea is that by the end of the course you are fully up to speed and confident you will achieve the grade you require.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

There are no entry requirements for the course.

SYLLABUS

Qualification code: 7162

There are five 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 offences 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 nad 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 Right 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

EXAMS AND ASSESSMENT

Exams take place in May/June of each year. It is the responsibility of the student to book their exams. Exam centres will charge and the price can vary so it is wise to investigate prior to enrolment.

You can search for a list of UK exam centres here:

A Level Law consists of three paper-based exams. A breakdown of the three papers follows:

Paper 1: The Nature of Law and the English Legal System (25%) and Criminal Law (75%)

• Type: Written Examination
• Duration: 2 hours
• Weighting: 33% of A Level
• Total Marks: 100
• 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%) and Tort Law (75%)

• Type: Written Examination
• Duration: 2 hours
• Weighting: 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%) and your additional chosen unit (75%)

• Type: Written Examination
• Duration: 2 hours
• Weighting: 33% of A Level
• Total Marks: 100
• Assessment format: A combination of multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions