Английский язык. Мачнева В.В - 9 стр.

     In Years 1 and 2 students follow a common programme of study. In Year 3 students
have the opportunity to focus on areas of especial interest by taking optional courses.
There is a wide selection of options, including: Administrative Law, Commercial Law,
Consumer Law, Criminology, Environmental Law, Family Law, Employment Law,
International Law, etc.
     The compulsory and optional subjects are taught both in large lecture groups and in
seminar groups and in small tutorials of approximately 10 or so students.
     Scholarship
     Scholarship is given to a Law student with the best examination results. Several
prizes are also awarded for excellence.
     What the students achieve
     The training and education for law studies is of benefit in the practice of Law and
other avenues of employment.
     During their degree the students develop their intellectual skills for understanding
and pursuing rational argument. The graduates when they have completed their degree
are able to understand how to make a case for one side of an argument and how to
present this so that it can be seen in its best light; they also know how to make the best
opposite case.
     The graduates of the faculty develop the ability to listen and respond intelligently to
others. All importantly, they develop the tools with which they will learn and appreciate
other intellectual and forensic ideas in the subsequent world of work and further
education.
     Career prospects
     Whether or not a student is thinking about a career in legal practice his Law degree
serves him well when it comes to choosing a career. The combination of good
knowledge and critical awareness that is the essence of the Faculty Law programme is
increasinly favoured by employers.
     The Law Faculty graduates have gone to successful careers in the legal profession
and in commerce and industry. They have also been successful in post-graduate studies
and research.

      2.2 Assignments

      2.2.1 Say whether the following statements are true or false

     a) One can understand how our society operates with the help of the study of Law.
     b) The study of law decreases one’s verbal and written skills.
     c) Law degrees are highly valued only by employers working in the field of
        jurisprudence.
     d) Legal rules are created and applied against the broad social, political and
        economic background.

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