Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2004C: Contract Law

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

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

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:

  • Formation of Contract (Formal Requirements; Offer and Acceptance)  
  • Consideration   
  • Intention to create legal relations  
  • Certainty   
  • Privity of contract  
  • Terms of the contract and the interpretation of terms
  • Exclusion clauses 
  • Green contracts
  • Performance and breach  
  • Misrepresentation  
  • Mistake  
  • Unequal bargaining (duress; undue influence; unconscionable bargain)  
  • Frustration  
  • Illegality  
  • Remedies
  • Negotiation 

 

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
532470

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

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity1812 x 1.5 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity168 x 2 hour seminars
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity9Workshop activities
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity44 x 1 hour skills preparation meetings
Guided Independent Study60Lecture preparation
Guided Independent Study120Seminar and workshop preparation
Guided Independent Study7Formative essay preparation
Guided Independent Study60Summative assessment preparation
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities6Challenge Event

Online Resources

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