Open University

Diploma di istruzione superiore in diritto e tedesco

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.
• Rifletti sul tuo apprendimento e sviluppo, fai un uso efficace del feedback e dimostra la volontà di riconoscere e correggere gli errori.
• 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 German module.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

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:

• German Studies 1 (intermediate) (L113)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

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)
• 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.

Competenze per lo sviluppo della carriera

Svilupperai un'ampia gamma di competenze in materia di occupabilità, inclusa la capacità di:

• Comprendere le materie fondamentali del diritto e l'ordinamento giuridico di Inghilterra e Galles.
• Applicare i principi legali per risolvere i problemi.
• Presentare e fare una scelta ragionata tra diverse opinioni e soluzioni.
• Leggere e discutere materiali legali complessi e tecnici.
• Comunicare in modo efficace, chiaro e accurato con gli altri.
• Utilizzare in modo efficace le tecnologie dell’informazione e della comunicazione (TIC).
• Gestire il tempo e lavorare in modo indipendente e come parte di un team.
• Assumiti la responsabilità del tuo sviluppo personale, stabilisci obiettivi realistici e raggiungi i tuoi traguardi.
• Gestisci e motiva te stesso.
• Pianifica, organizza e stabilisci le priorità del tuo lavoro, valutalo e rifletti su di esso.

Rilevanza professionale

Studiare diritto insieme a una lingua moderna apre molte opzioni di carriera in settori legati al diritto, affari e finanza o organizzazioni internazionali. La tua comprensione di un'altra lingua e delle culture che la utilizzano è una risorsa che sarà molto apprezzata dai datori di lavoro e che amplierà le tue opportunità nel mercato internazionale. Una qualifica in giurisprudenza e una conoscenza della lingua possono portare a opportunità in una vasta gamma di settori, come ad esempio:

• Affari e finanza.
• Servizio civile.
• Risorse umane.
• Professioni paralegali.
• Giornalismo.
• Ricerca.
• Traduzione e interpretariato.
• Modifica e pubblicazione.

Grazie al nostro approccio esclusivo all'apprendimento a distanza, puoi studiare da casa, dal lavoro o in movimento.

Dovrai rispettare alcune scadenze di valutazione, ma per il resto sarai libero di studiare negli orari che preferisci, adattando il tuo apprendimento al lavoro, alla famiglia e alla vita sociale.

Per ciascuno dei tuoi moduli, utilizzerai solo risorse online oppure un mix di materiali online e cartacei.

Ogni modulo che studierai avrà un sito web del modulo con

• Un pianificatore di studio settimanale, che ti fornisce una guida passo dopo passo attraverso i tuoi studi
• Materiali del corso come letture, video, registrazioni e attività di autovalutazione
• Forum dei moduli per discussioni e attività collaborative con altri studenti
• Dettagli di ogni incarico e relative date di scadenza
• Un sistema di prenotazione dei tutorial, sale tutorial online e i dettagli di contatto del tuo tutor
• Versioni online di alcuni materiali e risorse dei moduli stampati.