Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2015C: The Law of Torts

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 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

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
53.5	246.5	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	28.5	19 x 1.5 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	16	8 x 2-hour seminars
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	2	Workshop activities
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	2	2 x 1 hour assessment surgeries (Q&A)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	3	Practical legal exercise
Guided Independent Study	4	4x 1-hour peer-led law firm meetings

Guided Independent Study	98	Lecture preparation
Guided Independent Study	75	Seminar and workshop preparation
Guided Independent Study	10	Formative assessment preparation
Guided Independent Study	60	Summative assessment preparation

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