Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2015C: The Law of Torts

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

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

Introduction to tort law
Personal torts
The tort of negligence:
- Duty of care
  - Omissions
  - Psychiatric harm
  - Public bodies
  - Economic loss
- Breach of the duty of care
- Causation and remoteness of damage
- Defences
Occupiers’ liability
Product liability
Employers’ liability
Land-related torts:
- Trespass to land
- Private and public nuisance
- Rylands v Fletcher
Vicarious liability

Apart from these, the syllabus will also include a focus on the skills of argument.

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
66	234	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 activity	22	22 x 1 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	44	11 x 2-hour seminars
Scheduled learning and teaching activity	10	Workshop activities
Scheduled learning and teaching activity	12	6 x 2-hour peer-led law firm meetings
Guided Independent Study	88	Lecture preparation
Guided Independent Study	88	Seminar and workshop preparation
Guided Independent Study	10	Formative essay preparation
Guided Independent Study	48	Summative assessment preparation

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