Course Summary

This foundation degree will provide you with the strong understanding of the law, focusing on either law within the business environment or in relation to criminology and criminal justice, depending on the pathway you choose. The course will familiarise you with the English legal system and substantive areas of law. You could also study aspects of business and management organisations, or the theory behind criminal behaviour and the justice system. This foundation degree has been designed with input from local employers, which ensures that it develops the skills required in industry today, and therefore enhances your employability by enabling you to immediately transition into working life. Modules within the curriculum are intended to provide you with the skills you will need, and allow you to relate theory to practice in order to prepare for the challenges you may face in your future career. The course includes two potential specialist pathways, which are: Business or Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies.

Course Details - Modules

Each module is worth a specified number of credits: you take a combination of compulsory and optional modules enabling you to cover key subject knowledge while developing your own interests. For full time students a total of 120 credits will be studied in each academic year. In the majority of cases this will consist of six modules. For part time students it will depend on the intensity of your studies. Year One: English Legal System & Method I - 20 credits English Legal System & Method II - 20 credits Criminal Law - 20 credits Work Based Learning - 20 credits Employment Law (optional) - 20 credits Economics for Business (optional) - 20 credits An Introduction to the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales (optional) - 20 credits Introduction to Criminological Theory (optional) - 20 credits Year Two: Contract Law - 20 credits Tort Law - 20 credits Constitutional and Administrative Law - 20 credits Legal Research Skills - 20 credits International Trade & Finance (optional) - 20 credits Operations & Logistics Management (optional) - 20 credits Youth Justice, Restorative Justice and Victims of Crime (optional) - 20 credits Criminological and Penal Theory (optional) - 20 credits

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: M100

Institution code: S32

Campus Name: UCSD

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements


Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

http://southdevon.ac.uk/university/entry-requirements

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 91%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

Fees and funding

England 8400.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 8400.0 Year 1
Scotland 8400.0 Year 1
Wales 8400.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

Vantage Point
Long Road
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Paignton
TQ4 7EJ

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