Level 3 Diploma in Law

What is the Level 3 Diploma in Law?

The objective of OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Law is to provide students with a grounding in the legal system of England and Wales. The qualification will help students understand how the legal system operates, how the legal system works as a function and some of the key laws that underpin the legal system. Students will be able to develop their academic skills and capabilities around law and prepare them for further study. 
 
Successful completion of this qualification will equip learners with the underpinning knowledge and skills to succeed in employment or further study.  

Who is this qualification for?

This Level 3 diploma suits school leavers, career changers and adult learners who want a regulated route into law or into Level 4 study without A-levels.

• Study fully online with tutor support from LSIB, with no fixed timetable.
• Assessment by assignments, so you can evidence learning from your own workplace.

Entry requirements

The OTHM Level 3 Diploma Law qualification can be offered to learners from age 16.

OTHM does not specify entry requirements for these qualifications, but delivery centres are required to ensure that learners admitted to the programme have sufficient capability at the right level to undertake the learning and assessment.

OTHM Centre must ensure learners are recruited with integrity onto appropriate qualifications that will:

• meet their needs
• enable and facilitate learning and achievement
• enable progression

English requirements: If a learner is not from a majority English-speaking country must provide evidence of English language competency. For more information visit the English Language Expectations page.

Qualification structure and units

The OTHM Level 3 Diploma in Law qualification consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 480 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.

Source: OTHM qualification specification (PDF) · Ofqual qualification number 610/3541/5.

Duration and delivery

The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.

The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.

At LSIB the qualification is delivered online: you receive the unit materials, assignment briefs and tutor support through the learning platform and submit assignments when you are ready. There are no fixed lecture times, so you can start in any month.

How you are assessed

All units within this qualification are assessed and internally quality assured by the centre and externally verified by OTHM. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the assessor.

Specific assessment guidance and relevant marking criteria for each unit are made available in the Assignment Brief document. These are made available to centres immediately after registration of one or more learners.

The assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.

Progression and career routes

Successful completion of the Level 3 Diploma in Law qualification enables learners’ direct entry into Year 1 of a three-year UK Bachelor’s degree or pursue Level 4 Diplomas.

As this qualification is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation), many universities acknowledge the ability of learners after studying Level 3 Diploma in Law and consider for direct entry into a range of their Bachelor's degree programmes. For more information visit the OTHM University Progressions webpage.

Fees and how to apply

The enrolment fee is £10 when you submit your application. It is separate from the course fee above.

1. Apply and pay the £10 enrolment fee Use Apply now to open the application form with this programme pre-selected. Complete the form, upload your ID and qualification certificates (or a CV showing relevant experience), and pay the £10 enrolment fee to submit.
2. Application review and course-fee link Admissions review your application within one working day. If you are approved, we email you a secure link to pay the course fee in full or on an instalment plan.
3. Start your course As soon as your course fee (or first instalment, if you chose a plan) is paid, you receive your learning-platform login and can begin the first unit. There is no fixed intake date.

Progression path

1. Level 3 Diploma
2. Level 4 Diploma in Law

Related OTHM qualifications

• Level 3 Diploma in Business Studies
• Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Employability and Workplace Skills
• Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies

Other OTHM Law qualifications

• Level 4 Diploma in Law — 120 credits
• Level 5 Diploma in Law — 120 credits
• Level 5 Extended Diploma in Law — 240 credits