Overview
You'll cover concepts such as the rule of law, sources of law, and the courts' constitutional role in England and Wales. The mechanisms for challenge and review of the actions of public bodies are considered and the role of public international law in the domestic context. You're also introduced to criminal law and criminalisation, which includes the general principles of criminal liability and various types of offences, such as property offences, homicide and non-fatal offences against the person. Defences and their historical development are also explored, reflecting the context and limits of crime.
Support from your tutor from Public Law And Criminal Law module at The Open University UK
You’ll have a tutor with whom you can communicate by email, online forum, online conferencing, phone and, if required, post. Your tutor will help you with the study material, mark and comment on your written work, and provide advice and guidance, if you need it. Your tutor will also run face-to-face and online tutorials that you are encouraged to attend. You will also be offered three, one-to-one, sessions with your tutor.
These sessions are used to support you with your studies.We aim to provide face-to-face tutorials in a range of locations students can travel to, though we cannot guarantee availability close to where you live, in specific locations, or locations that have been used previously. Student numbers on the module, and where tutors are based, will affect the locations of where tutorials are held, and what online alternatives are provided. Recordings will typically be made available to students.
Programme Structure
Modules
- Public law
- Criminal law
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 8 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Criminal Law Public Law Legal Studies View 36 other Short Courses in Public Law in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This is an OU level 2 module and you will need the study skills required for this level of study, which may have been obtained either from OU level 1 study or from another university.
Tuition Fee
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International
1868 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1868 GBP for the full programme during 8 months. -
National
1868 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1868 GBP for the full programme during 8 months.