A Level Citizenship Studies

The concept of citizenship suggests an individual that is fully aware of their rights and responsibilities and who will play a co-operative, active and fulfilling role within the society in which they live.

Citizens are expected to obey the laws and customs of where they live and to participate in civic society, either at the basic level of voting in elections or by more significant levels of civic and political involvement. This course is designed to allow you to study at your own pace and is designed to develop an interest and understanding of Citizenship.

At UK Open Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course to ensure you are ready for your examinations.

Basic English reading and writing skills are required.

It is recommended that 200 hours of your time should be allocated towards study for the A Level Examinations.

Unit 1: CIST1 – Identity, Rights and Responsibilities. Unit 2: CIST2 – Democracy, Active Citizenship and Participation. Unit 3: CIST3 – Power and Justice. Unit 4: CIST4 – Global Issues and Making a Difference.

UK Open Learning will provide you with a list of examination centres but it is entirely your responsibility to find a centre which will accept you as an external candidate. In some cases you should be prepared to travel to another town or city to take your exams.

AQA

Throughout the course there will be self-assessment questions, and tutor marked questions, to enable students to monitor their progress.