Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2004B: Contract Law

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

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

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:
Introduction
• Formation of Contract (Formal Requirements; Offer and Acceptance)
• Consideration and Qualifications to Consideration
• Intention to Create Legal Relations
• Terms of Contract
• Exception Clauses
• Performance and Breach
• Misrepresentation
• Unequal Bargaining
• Frustration
• Remedies

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
552450

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

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities5522 x 2.5 hour seminars
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities151Individual reading and seminar preparation
Guided Independent Study94Assessment preparation

Online Resources

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

ELE – vle.exeter.ac.uk