Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW1035: Constitutional and Administrative Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

The nature of constitutions and the purposes of constitutionalism.
The constitution of the United Kingdom: institutions; legal and non-legal rules; underlying
principles: parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law and separation of powers.
The impact of European law on parliamentary sovereignty and the constitution of the United Kingdom.
The impact of devolution on parliamentary sovereignty and the constitution of the United Kingdom.
The protection of individual liberties within the constitutional framework of the UK; the Human Rights Act 1998.
Introduction to the theory, origins and nature of administrative law.
Functions and characteristics of administrative powers and controls.

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
58	242	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	30	20 x 1.5 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	20	10 x 2 hour seminars
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	8	8 x 1 hour Q & A sessions
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities	149	Individual reading, research and study
Guided Independent Study	62	Summative assessments preparation
Guided Independent Study	31	Formative assessments preparation

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).