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Law Summer Courses
Explore how laws shape society, examine questions of justice and develop the skills to construct persuasive arguments with Atlas Summer Courses. Our two-week Law summer courses, available for students aged 13–15, 16–17 and 18–24, give you the opportunity to explore legal ideas beyond your usual studies and develop a deeper understanding of how legal reasoning works.
Through academic teaching and independent study, you'll consider different perspectives, analyse evidence and develop your ability to approach complex questions with clarity and confidence.
What's Included?
Your residential Law summer course includes academic teaching, accommodation, meals, a certificate on completion, airport transfer from Heathrow and insurance.
Choose from Plus, Superior and Premier packages, with accommodation and additional benefits varying by package.
What Is Law?
Law is the study of the rules, principles and institutions that help societies function and resolve disputes.
Studying Law involves more than learning what particular laws say. It requires you to consider how laws are interpreted, how arguments are constructed and how evidence and legal principles can be applied to complex situations.
Law also raises important questions about rights, responsibilities, justice and the relationship between individuals and society. Legal questions don't always have straightforward answers, making the ability to consider competing arguments and defend a conclusion particularly important.
A Law summer course gives you the opportunity to explore these ideas beyond your usual studies and develop a more analytical approach to legal questions.
What Will You Study on a Law Summer Course?
There is no prescribed syllabus that every student follows. Atlas Summer Courses tutors create their own syllabi, drawing on their expertise while taking the interests, abilities and learning needs of their students into account.
Depending on your course and age group, you could explore different areas of law, legal principles, case studies or broader questions surrounding rights and justice.
You might consider questions such as:
- How are laws created and interpreted?
- What makes a legal argument convincing?
- How should evidence be evaluated?
- How do courts approach competing arguments?
- How should individual rights be balanced against wider interests?
- What does justice mean in different legal contexts?
The depth and approach will reflect the age group you're studying with. Tutors can also develop the course around their own areas of expertise and the interests of their students.
Any syllabus shown on our website is an example from a previous course rather than a guarantee of the exact topics you'll study.
How You'll Learn on a Law Summer Course
How you'll study Law depends on your age group, with each programme designed to provide an appropriate level of academic challenge and independence.
Ages 13–15
24 hours of small-group seminars
You'll take part in eight seminars where you'll explore legal ideas through interactive discussion, case studies and activities. You'll be encouraged to consider different perspectives, analyse arguments and explain the reasoning behind your own conclusions.
12 hours of private study
Between seminars, you'll complete independent work that could involve reading, researching a legal question, analysing a case or preparing a presentation.
Ages 16–17 and 18–24
18 hours of small-group seminars
You'll take part in six three-hour seminars, exploring legal questions through discussion, case studies and activities.
2 hours of tutorials
You'll have one tutorial each week, usually with your tutor and one other student. Tutorials provide a focused environment in which to discuss the essay or problem sheet you've been working on, defend your reasoning and receive detailed feedback.
Around 20 hours of private study
You'll complete reading in preparation for seminars and work independently on an essay or problem sheet for each tutorial.
Across all age groups, you'll be encouraged to participate actively, question assumptions and develop the confidence to construct and defend reasoned arguments.
Who Are Our Law Summer Courses For?
Our Law summer courses are designed for students who are curious about law, justice and how complex disagreements are analysed and resolved.
You don't need to have studied Law before. The courses may particularly appeal to you if you enjoy debating ideas, analysing evidence, considering different perspectives or constructing arguments to support a conclusion.
You'll develop transferable skills including critical thinking, reasoning, evaluating evidence, constructing arguments, independent study and communicating complex ideas clearly.
Learn from Expert Tutors
Atlas Summer Courses tutors are experienced educators and subject specialists active across academia, industry and education.
They bring their own academic expertise and interests into their teaching and have the freedom to shape their syllabus around both their specialism and the students in their group. This allows each Law summer course to explore different legal questions and areas of law while maintaining an appropriate level of academic challenge.
Tutors are confirmed closer to the summer, so profiles on our website are examples of tutors who have previously taught with us rather than confirmation of who will teach your course.
Where Can Law Take You?
Law provides a foundation for understanding legal systems, institutions and the reasoning used to approach complex disputes and questions of justice.
Students interested in the subject may go on to study Law itself or related subjects such as politics, international relations, philosophy, history or criminology.
The analytical, research and communication skills associated with Law can also support future paths across the legal profession, government, public policy, business, international organisations, journalism and many other fields.
A Law summer course gives you the opportunity to explore the subject before making longer-term academic decisions and discover which aspects of law and legal thinking interest you most.
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FAQs about Our Summer Courses
No. You don't usually need to have studied your chosen subject before joining an Atlas Summer Courses summer course. Courses are designed for the relevant age group, and tutors can adapt their approach to the abilities, interests and experience of the students in their group.
There is no fixed curriculum that every student follows. Our tutors create their own syllabi based on their academic expertise and the interests and learning needs of their students.
This means the exact topics can vary between courses and years. Any syllabus or topics shown on our website are examples from previous courses and shouldn't be taken as a guarantee of exactly what you'll study.
Teaching depends on your age group. Students aged 9–12 and Scholars aged 12–14 learn through structured, interactive small-group classes. Students aged 13–15 combine small-group seminars with private study, while students aged 16–17 and 18–24 experience seminars, tutorials and independent study.
Across our programmes, teaching is designed to encourage active participation, questioning and independent thinking rather than simply listening to lectures.
Your course includes your academic programme, accommodation, meals and a certificate on completion, alongside the activities and experiences included within your programme.
What's included can vary depending on the programme, age group and package you choose, so we recommend checking the individual course details for the full inclusions before applying.
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