Law School courses and Admissions

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Law School courses and Admissions

• Sean Curley
• Head of Undergraduate Academic Courses

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Staff

• Dr Paul Richards Head of School of Law
• Sean Curley Head of Undergraduate Academic
  Provision
• Emma Seagreaves- Director of Legal and
  Professional Studies

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Sean Curley

• Head of Undergraduate Academic Courses
• Head of LLB
• Responsible for admissions team
• All year one and two students on academic route.

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Admissions Team

• Alexia Place admissions tutor
• Geoff Fowler Schools Liason
• Rubina Halim
• James Wilson

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The Law School

• Separate School within the Business School
• Offers a full range of courses
• Operates at Queensgate campus and UCO

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Courses offered

• Foundation Degree in Paralegal Practice at UCO
  from September 2009
• LLB/Mlaw and Practice 4year exempting degree
• LPC both part time and full time
• Taught Masters course
• LLM by research
• PhD and MPhil

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Main Undergraduate Degree

• LLB qualifying law degree either three years or 4
  years if opting for professional route.
• Leads to entry to legal profession
• One of only two currently operating in the country

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Applications Process

• All full time application via UCAS
• Open days throughout the year but main ones for
  prospective applicants is June and September
• Applications preferred by end of November
• UCAS closing date 15th January or thereabouts

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Policy for Standard applicants

• Standard offer is 320 UCAS points
• 120 student places to home/EU
• Decision is made on the contents of the
  application form for A level students and
  equivalent.
• Invited for interview and open day after offer

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Non Standard Applicants

• UCAS application in usual timescale
• Look at Academic profile
• Look at life experience
• Personal statement why law and why Huddersfield
• Invite for interview and test.

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Interview

• Motivation
• Why do you want to study law
• What will you do with your degree
• How hard do you think you will have to work
• Explore any gaps or peculiarities in the CV
• Short test
• Analyse and comment on a short extract from a
  case
• Looking for ability to analyse and set out their
  thoughts in writing under pressure

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What are we looking for

• The ability to complete the course
• Commitment
• Motivation
• Realistic expectations
• Dedication

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Some Figures

• Around 500 applications per year
• Approximately 200 conditional offers
• 80 of current students are traditional A level
• 10 mature students
• 5 overseas
• 5 other

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Vocational Students

• Very small proportion of applicants
• Very few at open days
• BTEC national certificate would look for
  distinctions
• Personal Visits
• Open Days
• Taster Days

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Key Message

• We want committed and capable students
• Vocational students can be just as committed and
  capable as A level students
• Come and ask
• You dont know if you dont try

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• How can we help?