Candidates should normally offer GCSE English and Mathematics at grades A-C. Candidates will be expected to show evidence of Key Skills coverage in communication and information technology to Level 3 but this does not have to be through being awarded the new Key Skills Certificate. Applications will be considered from mature students who can demonstrate evidence of recent academic achievement. Minimum age is normally 18 years on 31 December in the year of admission. The programme aims to develop skills which will benefit students both educationally and vocationally. Students acquire skills associated with the law - the ability to search and sift material from original sources, to relate law to factual situations and to argue clearly.
Students qualify for a degree named by the subjects in which they register.
Each of the subjects offers a number of modules from which students select a programme of study to suit their individual needs. Students normally do eight modules in total in each year. Each module requires 120 hours of study time, although the amount of time students are in class depends on the content and approach taken to modules chosen. The programme operates at two levels. Students normally complete Part 1, the introductory level, in the first year, during which they will study core Law modules in order to develop a broad understanding of legal principles.