Law Studies 12

Teacher(s)

Chloe Faught

Prerequisite

Social Studies 10

Description

In Law 12 you will learn about the role of law and the benefits of the legal system.

If you are interested in a Law related career, you will enjoy this introduction to how to make legal decisions, and think critically about legal issues. Our goal is for you to gain the skills to clearly express ideas, argue effectively, logically, and accurately interpret the written word applied to legal, social and ethical issues.

Module 1 Foundations (includes Orientation Course)
Module 2 Criminal Law
Module 3 Civil Law
Module 4 Family Law

This course satisfies the mandatory Social Studies credit for graduation.

Type

online

Credit

4

Delivery

Student-paced - for those who wish to take responsibility for establishing their own timelines or who need to have maximum flexibility in terms of course work in order to accommodate other activities in their lives. (14 assignments; 1 inquiry project and 1 supervised exam)

Summary

4 Modules (14 assignments, plus 3 in the Orientation Course)
1 Inquiry Project
1 Supervised Exam

Assessment

Assignments - 60%
Test - 20%
Inquiry Project 20%

BC Performance Standards

Support

SIDES Teacher

Materials

There is no textbook for this course.

Web camera required for proctored tests.

Requirements

Basic Technical Requirements

Outcomes

This course has been written according to the new BC Curriculum. (2018).

Click here to view learning outcome.

We acknowledge and thank the W̱SÁNEĆ people on whose traditional territory we live, learn, and teach.

We are a public K - 12 school and a proud member of School District #63 (Saanich).