Law, Politics & International Studies Foundation

Core modules

Foundation English Skills 1
You will be taught to develop your ability to read academic texts, write extended texts, write subjective notes, listen effectively in class and participate in classroom debate.

Foundation English Skills 2
You will improve all your abilities developed in FES1 with greater accuracy, speed, coherence, organisation and presentation.

Study Skills in the British Environment
You will be taught to use your study time more effectively, improve your use of, and range of, information sources and prepare comprehensive essays in your own time to given deadlines.

Project Study
You will complete a self-study project on a topic that you will take, in consultation with your tutor, from the academic discipline that you plan to study at degree level.

Core Mathematics for Business
This module contains both algebra and statistics. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of mathematical terms and techniques and apply these to solving problems, frequently drawn from practical and real-life situations.

Route modules

Law 1
You will learn about the concepts of law, the relationship between law, justice and morality; the sources of law, including British and European Union (EU) legislation and the doctrine of precedent; the Civil and Criminal Courts and the role of the Judiciary.

Law 2
You will focus on law as it affects the citizen through contract law, including factors rendering a contract void; the breach of contract and remedies available when a contract is broken; the sale of goods and services legislation and relevant EU regulations.

Politics
You will be introduced to the British political system, the basic principles of the British constitution, civil liberties and their relation to the judicial system; how parliament works, including the electoral system, political parties and the legislative process; the composition and functions of the government, the civil service and Britain’s relationship to the EU.

Principles of Economics 1
You will be taught economic systems, types of goods, allocation of resources, elasticity, price controls, types of markets, cost and revenue, economies of scale and market failure.

Principles of Economics 2
You will learn about aggregate demand and aggregate supply, economic policies, inflation, unemployment, international trade and development economics.