Certificate of Higher Education in Common Law

AAU is a Recognised Teaching Centre through the University of London. Students interested in pursuing the Certificate in Higher Education in Common Law (CertHE) must be enrolled at a Recognised Teach Centre. The CertHE is ideal for first-time university students and for those who wish to undertake legal studies at a slower pace while building a stronger foundation for their LLB courses. Students whose school-leaving education is not equivalent to British A-Level may start their legal studies with the CertHE.

The totality of the programme is designed to support laws studies at a slower pace while developing language and writing skills and expanding intellectual development in arenas that will lay a stronger foundation for future LLB courses and graduation.

Courses at Anglo-American University are taught by highly-qualified instructors with Master’s and Doctorate degrees in law, primarily from common law jurisdictions. Furthermore, as many instructors are adjunct instructors, they also have extensive professional legal experience. Courses are led by instructors with intensive facilitated discussions with students. Furthermore, throughout the course, students have written assignments and mock examinations, in which they are provided with detailed feedback from their instructors. 

Examinations are then administered and graded by the University of London and students sit for the examinations at the British Council in Prague. As such, the final diploma for the LLB is awarded by the University of London. 

Both AAU and UOL are able to provide information and confirmation of study regarding the programme to prospective employers, postgraduate programme applications, and application to Bar and professional legal examiners.

Certificate of Higher Education in Common Law is a full-time 2-year study programme. The Certificate of Higher Education in Common Law, offered as a two year programme by AAU, combines the first year of the LLB with locally designed law courses and general education.

Students that begin with the Certificate Programme and continue on to the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) are expected to complete their studies in 4 years.

At Anglo-American University, Certificate students take a total of 4 year-long UOL courses. In addition to that students take several electives from any of AAU’s offered BA programmes. Each course runs from September through May. There are 32 teaching weeks per academic year. Each class meets once per week for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Therefore, for each class, students attend 88 hours of in-class instruction per course per academic year. This does not include all time preparing readings and assignments that students must do outside of class time.

In addition to the UOL courses, certificate students take the following skill-based Law classes at AAU: Fundamentals of Legal Research Writing and Analysis, Legal English, Legal Research and Writing, Foundations of Law and World Order. Additionally students may take Moot Court, Legal Skills Development, and Cross Cultural Negotiations and Dispute Resolution as well as other electives.

For more information on the University of London Programme structure, modules and specification. 

For more information on the modular structure and the study program, please contact our admissions team at admissions@aauni.edu.