Open University

Diploma de studii superioare în drept și limbi străine

Knowledge and understanding

You’ll be able to demonstrate:

• The concepts values, rules and principles of the legal system in England and Wales, and some awareness of the powers exercised by the devolved legislatures in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
• A range of areas of substantive English law and their impact on individuals and society.
• The social, political, economic, historical and ethical dimensions of law.
• The ability to communicate fluently and appropriately with competent speakers of at least two languages in a broad variety of oral and written contexts, including academic ones, maintaining a good degree of grammatical accuracy and appropriate style.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of aspects of the societies of the countries where each language is spoken (including aspects such as literature, cultures, linguistic contexts, politics, geography, and social and economic structures).
• Solid intercultural communicative competence, including a reasoned awareness and critical understanding of the cultures and societies associated with each language and the ability to describe and evaluate the similarities and dissimilarities between cultures and societies with your own.

Cognitive skills

You’ll be able to demonstrate your ability to:

• Ask and answer appropriate questions about law and legal systems, identifying gaps in your own knowledge.
• Combine and criticise various sources of legal authority, identify their merits and shortcomings, and make a reasoned choice between them.
• Apply legal principles and authority to develop reasoned answers to questions.
• Make use of a wide variety of written, spoken and multimodal texts for different audiences in your chosen modern language and/or English, employing appropriate reading and listening strategies.
• Write texts of different types in your chosen modern language and/or English, following appropriate structures and conventions, including academic language, selecting and making critical use of written and spoken sources.
• Make spoken presentations on particular topics, using appropriate styles and techniques, and take part in a wide variety of spoken interactions in your chosen modern language, using appropriate discourse strategies.
• Interpret and critically evaluate evidence in the light of alternative explanations, arguments and theories.

Practical and/or professional skills

You’ll be able to demonstrate your ability to:

• Conduct independent legal research.
• Identify, retrieve and evaluate legal information from a range of electronic and other sources.
• Acknowledge the sources of information that you have used, in a style appropriate to the task.
• Gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, in English and your chosen language.

Key skills

You’ll be able to:

• Communicate relevant ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, and work with a range of textual, numerical and statistical data.
• Reflect on your own learning and development, making effective use of feedback, and demonstrating a willingness to acknowledge and correct errors.
• Demonstrate the ability to independently find, critically evaluate and use a wide range of information, data or tools accurately in complex contexts.
• Recognise and use effective learning strategies.

This diploma has two stages, each comprising 120 credits:

• In Stage 1, you’ll study a 60-credit introductory law module. You’ll choose your language and study two 30-credit language modules.
• Next, in Stage 2, you’ll study two 30-credit law modules and a 60-credit language module in your chosen language.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

French

You'll choose one from:

• Exploring languages and cultures (L161)
• Introduction to French studies (beginners) (L102)

You'll choose one from:

• Criminal law and the courts (W111)
• Civil justice and tort law (W112)

You'll study the following:

• Studii franceze 1 (intermediar) (L112)

German

You'll choose one from:

• Exploring languages and cultures (L161)
• Introduction to German studies (beginners) (L103)

You'll choose one from:

• Criminal law and the courts (W111)
• Civil justice and tort law (W112)

You'll study the following:

• Studii germane 1 (intermediar) (L113)

Spanish

You'll choose one from:

• Exploring languages and cultures (L161)
• Introduction to Spanish studies (beginners) (L106)

You'll choose one from:

• Criminal law and the courts (W111)
• Civil justice and tort law (W112)

You'll study the following:

• Spanish Studies 1 (intermediate) (L116)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

French

You'll study both of the following:

• Public law (W211)
• Studii franceze 2: limba și cultura lumii francofone (L222)

You'll choose one from:

• Family law (W230)
• Business and employment law (W240)
• Evidence law (W250)
• Drept internațional, mediu și spațiu (W260)

German

You'll study both of the following:

• Public law (W211)
• German studies 2: language and culture of the German-speaking world (L223)

You'll choose one from:

• Family law (W230)
• Business and employment law (W240)
• Evidence law (W250)
• Drept internațional, mediu și spațiu (W260)

Spanish

You'll study both of the following:

• Public law (W211)
• Spanish studies 2: language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world (L226)

Veți alege unul dintre:

• Family law (W230)
• Business and employment law (W240)
• Evidence law (W250)
• International, environmental and space law (W260)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

Competențe pentru dezvoltarea carierei

Veți dezvolta un set larg de abilități de angajare, inclusiv abilitatea de a:

• Înțelegeți subiectele de bază ale dreptului și sistemul juridic din Anglia și Țara Galilor.
• Aplicați principiile legale pentru a rezolva problemele.
• Prezentați și faceți o alegere argumentată între diferite opinii și soluții.
• Citiți și discutați materiale juridice complexe și tehnice.
• Comunicați eficient, clar și precis cu ceilalți.
• Utilizați eficient tehnologia informației și comunicațiilor (TIC).
• Gestionați timpul și lucrați independent și ca parte a unei echipe.
• Asumă-ți responsabilitatea pentru propria dezvoltare personală, stabilește-ți obiective realiste și atinge-ți propriile obiective.
• Gestionează-te și motivează-te.
• Planificați, organizați și prioritizați munca dvs., evaluați și reflectați asupra acesteia.

Cariere relevante

Studierea dreptului alături de o limbă modernă deschide multe opțiuni de carieră în domenii legate de drept, afaceri și finanțe sau organizații internaționale. Înțelegerea unei alte limbi și a culturilor care o folosesc este un atu care va fi foarte apreciat de către angajatori și care vă va extinde oportunitățile pe piața internațională. O calificare în drept și o limbă poate duce la oportunități într-o gamă largă de domenii, cum ar fi:

• Afaceri și finanțe.
• Serviciu civil.
• Resurse umane.
• Profesii de asistent juridic.
• Jurnalism.
• Cercetare.
• Traducere și interpretare.
• Editare și publicare.

Cu abordarea noastră unică a învățământului la distanță, puteți studia de acasă, de la serviciu sau în deplasare.

Veți avea de respectat anumite termene de evaluare, dar, în caz contrar, veți fi liber să studiați la orele care vi se potrivesc, potrivindu-vă învățarea în jurul muncii, familiei și vieții sociale.

Pentru fiecare dintre modulele dvs., veți folosi fie doar resurse online, fie o combinație de materiale online și tipărite.

Fiecare modul pe care îl studiezi va avea un site web pentru modul

• Un planificator de studii săptămânal, care vă oferă un ghid pas cu pas prin studiile dvs
• Materiale de curs, cum ar fi lectura, videoclipuri, înregistrări și activități de autoevaluare
• Forumuri de module pentru discuții și activități de colaborare cu alți studenți
• Detalii despre fiecare sarcină și termenele scadente ale acestora
• Un sistem de rezervare pentru tutoriale, săli de tutoriale online și datele de contact ale tutorelui
• Versiuni online ale unor materiale și resurse tipărite ale modulelor.