Teaching
Elements of legal research, problem analysis, teamwork, legal writing and reasoning, negotiating, advocacy and other personal and communication skills are incorporated into the programmes of workshops and seminars that are offered throughout the academic year.
Lectures and workshops will vary according to each module but will be approximately:
- lectures – 2-3 hours per module per week
- workshops – fortnightly cycle of hour-long workshops in each module
- seminars in optional subjects
We also expect you to spend a considerable amount of time (at least 20 hours per week) in private study, reading cases and articles as background and follow up to your classes.
In addition, you are encouraged to come either individually or in groups to discussed aspects of the subject with the lecturer during fixed consultation times. This encourages the development of informal tutorials with the agenda set by students. Class representatives are also appointed each year to take forward the views of students studying on particular subjects to the module co-ordinator and the Student Staff Liaison Committee representatives as appropriate.
Assessment
You will be assessed in a variety of ways, for example:
- essay or assignment
- examination with open notes or other materials
- examination with unannotated statute books
- dissertation
- oral presentations
Assessment methods will vary by module. All students receive written feedback on their coursework assignments and tutors are available to discuss additional feedback on assignments and exams with students as requested.
You must pass your first year assessment in order to progress to the second year, but these results won’t count towards your degree classification. For three-year programmes, the assessments in the second and third years all contribute to your final degree classification. For four-year programmes the assessments in the second, third and fourth years all contribute to your final degree classification.
