 Meet a student who chose the Law and Social Studies Foundation route
Foundation English Skills 1
Develop your ability to read academic texts, write extended texts, write subjective notes, listen effectively and participate in classroom debate.
Foundation English Skills 2
Improve all your abilities developed in part 1 with greater accuracy, speed, cohesion, organisation and presentation.
Study Skills in the British Environment
Learn 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
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.
Law 1
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
Focus on law as it affects the citizen through contract law, including vitiating factors which invalidate the contract; the breach of contract and remedies available when contract is broken; the sale of goods and services legislation and relevant EU regulations.
Politics
An introduction 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.
Option modules
You choose either option a) or option b):
Option a):
Core Mathematics
Algebra and statistics: develop your knowledge and understanding of mathematical terms and techniques and apply these to solving problems, frequently drawn from practical and real life situations.
Principles of Economics 1
Learn about 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
Learn about aggregate demand and aggregate supply, economic policies, inflation, unemployment, international trade and development economics.
Option b):
Sociology 1
Learn about research methods in sociology, the family, feminism, diversity, marriage, divorce and social policy.
Sociology 2
Follow studies in mass media and globalisation including ownership and control and the effects of the new global media.
Sociology 3
Learn about deviance and society including crime and the effects of deviance on society.
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