Module LAW3160 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3160: Family Law: Child Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
It is envisaged that the syllabus will include the following topics in the following order although precise content and order may vary. Lectures on the topics below are complemented by workshops on topics covered scheduled over the two weeks following the lecture:
Block 1: Parentage
Block 2: Parental Responsibility
Block 3: Private Law Children Disputes
Block 4: Public Law and Child Protection
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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26.5 | 123.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 22 | 11x 2 hour Lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 4.5 | 3 x 1.5 hour Workshops |
Guided Independent Study | 60 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
Guided Independent Study | 18 | Workshop preparation |
Guided Independent Study | 35.5 | Assessment preparation |
Guided Independent Study | 10 | Preparation of formative assignment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Gilmore S and Glennon L, Hayes and Williams' Family Law (5th edn, OUP 2016).
Herring J Family Law (7th edn, Pearson 2015)
Harris-Short, S and Miles, J. Family Law - Text Cases and Materials (Oxford: Oxford, 2015)
Blackstone’s Statutes onFamily Law.