Product Description

A full A- Level eLearning course deals with the subject for Government and Politics. The online course provides a better knowledge and awareness regarding the world as well as current affairs. Moreover, you will also have the ability to analyze information and explain detailed and complicated arguments in the best possible manner.

In this home study course, you will be familiarized with the dynamic and constantly evolving subject of Government and Politics. You will be taught about some contemporary issues, developments and debates that are considered relevant to this line of work. This will help you in answering A Level questions, which are based on the important topics being discussed on radio and television. A competitive advantage in the examination will be gained by enrolling in this programme.

A level in Government and Politics emphasizes on the importance of remaining in touch with current affairs, as it is extremely important for excelling in the distance learning examination. With the requisite knowledge of ongoing happenings, you cannot even surpass the levels of those who read newspapers and follow radio and television programmes, even if you possess extraordinary knowledge.

Entry Requirements
Basic English reading and writing skills, as full tutor support is given.

Whats Included
Learning documentation, Online Resources and Tutor support for 2 years.

Course Study Format
Course will be delivered online.

Courseware Support
The biggest advantage of studying with us is that using your unique student account, you can immediately access the course materials online and submit all the question papers to the tutor online. On submission of question papers, you will immediately, receives the email containing the results and feedback.

Study Hours
Study hour is dependent upon the dedication and grasp towards the learning concepts mentioned in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to the tutor.

Learning Hours
Approximately 76 hours.

Assessment Method

The Examination:
The course is examined in below components:

Like Unit One, you are therefore allocated 40 minutes to answer a question worth 40 marks. This calculates to one minute per mark and each section can be broken down by time as follows:
Section A – 5 minutes
Section B – 10 minutes
Section C – 25 minutes

However, you must also calculate sufficient reading time for Section A.
AS total examining time- 2 hours 40 minutes (50% of full A Level)
A2 total examining time- 3 hours (50% of full A Level)
Total A-Level examining time- 5 hours 40 minutes (Please note there is no coursework involved).
Each unit is worth 25% of the total marks for the entire A-Level.

Exams would need to be carried out at an approved examination centre. Please contact us for assistance.

Exams
Exam vouchers supplied with our courses must be used within the duration of your course. Exam Vouchers become invalid once the course has expired.

Unit One People & Politics (One hour 20 minutes)
Topics/Modules included on Unit One:
The different types of democracy
Electoral systems and electoral reform
The changing party system and recent General Elections
Referendums
Political Parties
Pressure Groups

Unit Two Governing the UK (One hour 20 minutes)
Topics/Modules included on Unit Two:
The UK Constitution and constitutional reform
Parliamentary and political sovereignty
Parliament
The Executive
The Judiciary

Unit 3A UK Political Issues (One hour 30 minutes)
Topics/Modules included on Unit Three:
Economic Policy
Social Welfare, Health and Education
Law, Order and Criminal Justice
Environmental Policy

Unit 4A EU Political Issues (One hour 30 minutes)
Topics/Modules included on Unit Four:
Impact of the EU on the UK
European Integration
EU Institutions and Their Relationships
Domestic Policy Issues

Job Prospects
Become fully trained and substantially improve the chances of employment or earn more money!

Qualification NVQ Level 3
Fully recognised UK Qualification. On completion of this course you will be awarded with a Diploma, which is an NVQ Level 3 qualification. It will be awarded by a UK accredited body.

Certificates
Upon completion of the course, you can download the completion certificate as well as any other qualifications you have been awarded.

A Level in Government and Politics
Course Completion Certificate

*Please note, unless stated otherwise or included in package, our online courses only offer course completion certificates ( £10 fee) and in all cases official testing (at a charge made by testing centre) is required to gain officially certified recognised qualifications.

Award
On completion of this course you will earn an A Level in Government and Politics .
AS and A2 in English Literature.
On successful completion of both the AS and A2 courses, students will receive a full A Level qualification in English Literature.
Specification: Edexcel (AS) 6GP01 and Edexcel (A2) 6GP02

Course Information
Please note that the registration to the On Campus student community and licence to print the study materials is included in the course fee. The licence is only for you print, therefore you have to ensure proper availability of cartridge and papers to print the full course materials, if required.

You need to have either of the following packages to access the On Campus area:
• Windows: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 – Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above
• Macintosh: Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2 – Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

In the student ‘On Campus’ you can also be a take part of the student chat room and forums, as part of our online student community.

Once enrolled to the online programme, the username and password to access the On Campus area will be sent within 5 working days.

Students are required to arrange and pay for their examinations and manage the course work element, if the subject requires. Students must check the relevant examination board website for further information and final examination sitting dates for the specification.

Textbooks

Edexcel Government & Politics for AS, Neil McNaughton (3rd ed. Hodder, 2010)
Specific books are required for each module and these will be identified by your course tutor. The recommended AS textbook is a good background read for the entire course.

You can also contact the tutor if he/she feels the need to practice more in any of the areas covered in this course.