Course Includes:
- Language: English
- Certificate: Yes
Course Description
Overview
The EdHat IHD Level 5 in Law enables the learners to rationalize legal thinking in practical terms. This course is designed to provide opportunities to apply one’s knowledge and practical skills in legal terms or workplace with academic prospects. This course is expected to provide progression into or within employment in the field of Law either directly on achieving the EdHat IHD Level 5 in Law award or pursuing further study to degree level. Completion of the qualification may well be into or within employment in all sectors which require legal background where students may continue academic exams, such as LL. B which may ultimately lead towards the professional qualifications of Barrister at Law or Attorney at Law.
- Entry Requirements
Programs of EdHat International Higher Diploma are designed particularly for those students who have recently been in education with an entry profile as follows:
Relevant NQF Level 3 qualifications or
- An access to Higher Education certificate awarded by an approved Further Education institution or equivalent.
- EdHat International Higher Diploma programs may also be accessed by those with previous relevant learning and/or work experience. In such cases the entry profile may include:
- Accreditation of Prior Certified Learning (APCL) which gives recognition to learning which has been formally assessed and for which a certificate has been awarded other than those listed above; or
- Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) which gives recognition to knowledge and skills developed through different types of experience, such as work and voluntary activities. Mature students may present a more varied profile of achievement that is likely to include extensive work experience.
Assessment
| Level of Assessment | Type of Assessment | Weightage | Purpose of Assessment |
| Module Level | On-Line Examinations | 40% | Theoretical Aspects of the Module |
| Assignment | 60% | Practical Implementation aspects of the Module | |
| Program Level | Final Project or Industrial Training | 100% | Ensure the student meets the Program Objectives |
Academic Progression
| Country | University | Programs | Entry Point |
| United Kingdom | Buckinghamshire New University | LLB (Hons) | Final Year |
Units
Semester: 1
| Unit ID | Unit Name | Unit category | Credits |
| GCU 0101 | Organization and Behavior | General Core Unit | 10 |
| GCU 0102 | End User Applications | General Core Unit | 10 |
| GCU 0103 | Computer Platforms | General Core Unit | 10 |
| LCS 0101 | Personal Skills Development | Language and Communication Skills | 10 |
| LCS 0102 | English for Academic Purposes – Level I | Language and Communication Skills | 0 |
| LAE 0101 | Legal Method | Specialized Elective Unit: Pool A | 10 |
| LAE 0102 | Criminal Law | Specializzed Elective Unit: Pool A | 10 |
Semester: 2
| Unit ID | Unit Name | Unit category | Credits |
| LCS 0201 | English for Academic Purposes – Level II | Language and Communication Skills | 0 |
| LAC 0203 | Legal Theories and Jurisprudence | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0201 | Constitutional Law | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0202 | Law of Tort | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0204 | Employment Law | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAE 0201 | Family Law | Specialized Elective Unit: Pool B | 10 |
| LAE 0203 | Intellectual Property Law | Specialized Elective Unit: Pool B | 10 |
| LAE 0202 | Human Rights Law | Specialized Elective Unit: Pool B | 10 |
Semester: 3
| Unit ID | Unit Name | Unit category | Credits |
| LCS 0301 | English for Academic Purposes – Level III | Language and Communication Skills | 0 |
| RLA 0201 | Research Methods | Language and Communication Skills | 10 |
| LAE 0103 | Law of Contract | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0301 | Interpretation of Statutes | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0302 | International Law | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0303 | Company Law | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0304 | Law of Property | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
Semester: 4
| Unit ID | Unit Name | Unit category | Credits |
| LAC 0401 | Commercial Law | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0402 | Criminal Procedure | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0403 | Law of Evidence | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0404 | Conflict of Laws | Specialized Core Unit | 10 |
| LAC 0405 | Law Project or Industrial Experience | Specialized Project or Industrial Experience | 20 |
