Open University

Diplom for videregående uddannelse i jura og fransk

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 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 learning and development, make effective use of feedback, and demonstrate 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 and two 30-credit language modules.
• Next, in Stage 2, you’ll study two 30-credit law modules and a 60-credit French module.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

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:

• French Studies 1 (intermediate) (L112)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• Public law (W211)
• French Studies 2: language and culture of the French-speaking world (L222)

You'll choose one from:

• 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.

Færdigheder til karriereudvikling

Du vil udvikle et bredt sæt af beskæftigelsesevnekompetencer, herunder evnen til at:

• Forstå lovens grundlæggende emner og retssystemerne i England og Wales.
• Anvend juridiske principper for at løse problemer.
• Præsenter og tag et begrundet valg mellem forskellige meninger og løsninger.
• Læs og diskuter komplekse og tekniske juridiske materialer.
• Kommuniker effektivt, klart og præcist med andre.
• Brug informations- og kommunikationsteknologi (IKT) effektivt.
• Administrer tid og arbejd selvstændigt og som en del af et team.
• Tag ansvar for din egen personlige udvikling, sæt realistiske mål og nå dine egne mål.
• Administrer og motiver dig selv.
• Planlæg, organiser og prioriter dit arbejde, evaluer og reflekter over det.

Karriere relevans

At studere jura ved siden af et moderne sprog åbner op for mange karrieremuligheder inden for lovrelaterede områder, forretning og finans eller internationale organisationer. Din forståelse af et andet sprog og de kulturer, der bruger det, er et aktiv, som vil blive værdsat højt af arbejdsgiverne, og som vil udvide dine muligheder på det internationale marked. En jurauddannelse og et sprog kan føre til muligheder inden for en lang række områder, såsom:

• Forretning og finans.
• Civil tjeneste.
• Menneskelige ressourcer.
• Advokat erhverv.
• Journalistik.
• Forskning.
• Oversættelse og tolkning.
• Redigering og udgivelse.

Andre karriere

Arbejdsgivere er opsatte på at udnytte den juridiske bevidsthed, som jura- og sproguddannede tilbyder. De værdsætter ansøgere, der kan kommunikere godt, analysere, vurdere og præsentere ideer og argumenter effektivt. Udviklet juridisk tænkning kan være et solidt grundlag for at bevæge sig ind på områder som embedsværket, skatterådgivning eller journalistik. Hvis du ønsker at arbejde som oversætter på dit valgte sprog, vil dette eksamensbevis give dig mulighed for at udvikle en juraspecialist.

Mange job på kandidatniveau er åbne for kandidater fra enhver disciplin, især inden for business, finans, ledelsesrådgivning og den offentlige sektor. Nogle karrierer kan kræve yderligere studier, uddannelse og/eller erhvervserfaring ud over dit eksamensbevis.

Med vores unikke tilgang til fjernundervisning kan du studere hjemmefra, arbejde eller på farten.

Du vil have nogle vurderingsfrister, du skal overholde, men ellers vil du være fri til at studere på de tidspunkter, der passer dig, tilpasset din læring omkring arbejde, familie og sociale liv.

For hvert af dine moduler vil du enten bruge online ressourcer eller en blanding af online og trykte materialer.

Hvert modul du studerer vil have en modulhjemmeside med

• En uge-for-uge studieplanlægger, der giver dig en trin-for-trin guide gennem dine studier
• Kursusmaterialer såsom læsning, videoer, optagelser og selvvurderede aktiviteter
• Modulfora til diskussioner og samarbejdsaktiviteter med andre studerende
• Detaljer om hver opgave og deres forfaldsdatoer
• Et vejledningsbookingssystem, online tutorialrum og din tutors kontaktoplysninger
• Onlineversioner af nogle trykte modulmaterialer og ressourcer.