COURSE FACTSHEET
Law Foundation Who is this course for?
University progression
This course is designed for students who want to apply to study a law degree at a UK university. Core modules are combined with specialist modules in law plus two electives chosen from a wide range of subjects.
Successful completion of the course allows students to progress to a range of law-related undergraduate programmes at UK university. See overleaf for details of some of the law degrees Kings alumni have gone on to study.
Key Facts
The Foundation is based on A-level syllabuses, taught by A-level teachers, assessed against A-levels, and moderated by an independent Advisory Board of external examiners. As such, it is one of the most highly academic and successful pathways to the UK’s leading universities.
Course structure and content
Start dates: 9 September 2019, 6 January 2020 Locations offered:
The programme is only offered at Kings London, in a city renowned for its prestigious law firms and globally recognised judicial system. London
The course runs for a full academic year. Students can start in September and finish in June, or start January and finish in August. Both start dates will take them on to university in September. There are three terms per year. Syllabus Core modules (compulsory) à Data handling and IT à Communication and study skills
Level: Minimum IELTS 5.5. Completed 11 – 12 years of schooling. Length: 3 terms Lessons: Average 21 hours per week (plus homework and private study) Class size: 8 – 12 Minimum age: 17 Learning outcomes: à Gain a qualification which is accepted by nearly all of the UK universities, including most of the UK universities currently approved by the Singapore Bar à Raise English to university level à Gain a sound understanding of law in society, criminal and civil process, hand the sources of national and international law
Law modules (compulsory) Term 1 (Legal Process) à Civil and criminal process: jurisdiction of courts and principles of sentencing à Legal personnel and lay participation: judiciary, roles of barristers and solicitors, lay magistrates and juries à Sources of law: legislation, precedent and European law Term 2 (Contract Law) à Formation and terms of the contract à Sale and supply of goods à Vitiating factors à Discharge of the contract à Remedies
Term 3 (International Law) à Sources of international law à International legal personality à International institutions à The relationship between international and domestic law à Jurisdiction and immunity Additional modules (elective) Students will also choose two from the following modules: à Government and Politics à Economics à History à Human Geography à Mathematics à Business Studies à A rt and Design à Sciences
IELTS 5.5 IELTS 5.0
Law Foundation EAS*
IELTS 5.5
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University course begins
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*EAS = English for Academic Study