Contracts in the region often use it
English law is a common governing-law choice in Gulf commercial and construction contracts.
Level 5 Extended Diploma · Diploma
Level 5 Extended Diploma in Law
Contract, criminal, public, land, tort, equity and trusts, EU law and legal methods — the classic foundation subjects of English law, studied at Level 5. It is not a qualifying law degree and grants no right to practise.
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Ofqual, on the RQF
240 at Level 5
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English law, plus EU law
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Programme at a Glance
Official titleQualifi Level 5 Extended Diploma in Law
Qualification number610/3349/2 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework
Size240 credits at Level 5
Subjects publishedContract Law · Criminal Law · Legal Methods · Public Law · Equity and Trusts · EU Law · Land Law · Law of Tort
**Important limits**This isn't a qualifying law degree. It grants no SRA recognition or eligibility to practice law. Qualifi only claims it provides foundational knowledge for the SQE, offering no exemptions or direct entry to the profession.
JurisdictionThe subjects are those of English law, with a separate EU law subject. If you intend to work under a different legal system, this teaches a framework rather than your local rules
Note: Duration will be based on your experience and it can be advanced bachelors too which differs from prospects to prospects
Programme Overview
About this Programme
Look at what this award covers and you will recognise the shape of it. Contract. Criminal. Public law. Land. Tort. Equity and trusts. Legal methods. These are the subjects that have formed the backbone of English legal education for generations, and studying them is how anyone learns to read a case and follow an argument.
Qualifi's stated aim is to let learners acquire a broad range of knowledge and understanding, and develop skills for a career in law, with the opportunity to progress to a higher-level qualification including a bachelor's degree final year. Every published learning outcome begins with the word understand — the formation of legal agreements, the sources of law, the features of the UK constitution, the nature of liability in tort.
Be clear about the limits before anything else. This is not a qualifying law degree. Qualifi publishes no recognition from the Solicitors Regulation Authority and this award makes nobody eligible to practise. It is 240 credits at Level 5, number 610/3349/2, and it teaches legal knowledge rather than licensing legal work.
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Why Choose
Why Choose This Programme?
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The foundation subjects, properly
Contract, tort, criminal, land, equity and public law are the recognised core of English legal study.
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Legal methods taught explicitly
How to find, read and use legal sources is its own subject rather than something you are left to pick up.
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Constitutional grounding
Public law covers the features of the UK constitution, which underpins how everything else operates.
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EU law included
A separate subject on the European Union's legal order, useful for anyone dealing with cross-border matters.
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No prior qualification published
Qualifi lists no required certificate for entry, only age, English and references.
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Straight to Level 7
The published progression goes from Level 5 to a Qualifi Level 7 diploma, bypassing Level 6.
An internationally recognised pathway awarded by Qualifi.
What You'll Learn
Learning Outcomes
Understand the principles behind the formation of legal agreements
Understand the aims and general principles of criminal law
Understand the sources of law and how to work with them
Understand the features of the UK constitution
Understand the historical events that shaped the development and nature of equity
Understand the rationale for the creation of the European Union
Understand the nature of interests in real property
Understand the nature and purpose of liability in tort
Career Opportunities
Where This Degree Can Take You
A Qualifi Level 7 Diploma in related areas
A bachelor's degree final year, where the university accepts the application
Employment in an associated profession
Programme Structure
Your Journey, Year by Year
A structured curriculum that builds from foundations through to advanced study.
Part 1 — Obligations between people
The two great sources of civil liability.
- Contract Law
- Law of Tort
Part 2 — The state, the citizen and property
Public power, criminal responsibility and ownership.
- Public Law
- Criminal Law
- Land Law
- Equity and Trusts
Part 3 — Method and wider order
How law is found and used, and the European dimension.
- Legal Methods
- EU Law
- 240 credits at Level 5
- Certificated by Qualifi
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Students receive:
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Assessment against eight published outcomes
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Centre-set timetable
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Two references at application
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Why Gulf Professionals Study English Law
Useful inside a business
Compliance, procurement and contract management roles benefit from understanding obligations and liability.
Financial centres run on it
The DIFC and ADGM operate common-law frameworks, making this grounding directly relevant.
A framework you can transfer
Learning how legal reasoning works carries across systems, even where the specific rules differ.
Not a route to practise
Nothing here authorises legal practice anywhere. Check with the regulator in your jurisdiction.
Know the jurisdiction
The content is English and EU law, not the law of any Gulf state. Plan accordingly.
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I become a solicitor with this?
Not with this alone, and not directly. Becoming a solicitor in England and Wales runs through the Solicitors Regulation Authority's own route, which has its own requirements for qualifying work experience and assessment. Qualifi publishes no SRA recognition for this award and does not claim it makes anyone eligible for anything. Treat it as legal knowledge you can build on, and take the route question to the SRA.
But Qualifi mentions the Solicitors Qualifying Examination.
It does, and the exact wording matters. Qualifi says its law suite "will aim to provide the underpinning knowledge of the law contributing to preparation for" that examination. Read it closely: aiming to provide knowledge that contributes to preparation. That is three layers of hedging, and it is a statement about subject knowledge, not about eligibility, exemption or recognition. We are not going to firm it up into something it is not.
Why is EU law still taught?
Qualifi lists it as one of the eight subjects and gives no explanation on the qualification page, so we will not invent one. A reasonable observation is that EU law remains relevant to anyone dealing with European counterparties, and that understanding why the Union was created and how its legal order works has value beyond membership. But that is our observation, not Qualifi's reasoning.
Eight subjects for 240 credits — is something missing?
Possibly. Most Qualifi awards at this credit size publish around twelve. The page gives no credit breakdown and says nothing about whether further content exists. Since Qualifi's own specification document covers the Level 4 and Level 5 law diplomas together, the published list may represent only part of the whole. Ask your centre for the complete specification before committing.
Do I need any qualifications to start?
None are published. Qualifi states only that applicants must be 18 or over, that IELTS 6 or equivalent applies where English is not your first language, and that two references are normally required with one preferably academic. The approved centre then judges whether you can meet the demands of the programme. Law reading is dense, so expect that judgement to be taken seriously.
Is this useful if I work outside the UK?
It can be, with clear eyes about what it is. The subjects are English law, so they will not tell you the rules where you live unless you live under that system. What transfers is the method: how obligations arise, how liability is analysed, how to read a statute and a case. In jurisdictions and financial free zones built on common law, that grounding has direct practical value.
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