Certificate of Higher Education in Common Law (University of London)

• 18 years and above with 3 GCE ‘O’ Level credits AND
• Pass the University of London Proficiency Test
• Satisfy English requirements with at least GCE ‘O’ Level credit or IELTS 5.5 or equivalent
• Other qualifications and/or work experience to be considered on a case-by-case basis

Language Proficiency

• Pass ITC English Placement Test; or
• IELTS 5.5 or equivalent

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Legal Systems & Methods

• To achieve an overview of the central institutions and processes of legal systems and to introduce students to techniques of legal interpretation and legal research.

Contract Law

• This module will give you an overview of Contract Law and prepares you to negotiate and draft basic contracts in the commercial world. You will discuss the concepts and philosophies that have evolved in the study of Contract, understand Contract case law and the importance of the issues in a case and how the court resolved it, learn how to apply case law to a given issue, and how to interpret a statute and the interrelationship between the statute and the relevant common law, amongst others.

Criminal Law

• You will have in-depth understanding of the substantive principles governing a variety of offences and defences of the English criminal law, and will be to introduced to techniques of legal interpretation and legal research in the study of the variety of case law and statutory provisions governing the criminal law.

Public Law

• This module will give you an understanding of Constitutional and Administrative Law, the checks and balances to ensure a clean and transparent government. You will study English Public Law and its relevance to British Politics, drawing similarities to the principles of Public Law in Commonwealth jurisdictions.