College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Criminal Law
Module LAW3003B for 2016/7
Module LAW3003B for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3003B: Criminal Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Aims
The module aims to make you fully conversant with the main criminal law offences; aware of the complexity of definitional issues; aware of the major theoretical debates within the field of criminal law: and able to argue with confidence on relevant ethical and doctrinal issues.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. explain and critically evaluate the general concepts and principles governing the criminal law, their derivation and the various theories that encapsulate and attempt to systematise them 2. demonstrate detailed knowledge of the law and related academic opinion on the offences and defences covered on the module |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate detailed knowledge of legal rules and concepts, as well as their contextual, moral and political implications 4. integrate and assess relevant information from primary and secondary legal sources using appropriate interpretative techniques 5. apply and critically evaluate relevant law in relation to problem scenarios and discursive essay questions |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. communicate and engage in debate effectively, orally and in writing, in a manner appropriate to the context 7. work effectively and proactively both independently and with others within a group, and to manage time efficiently in preparing for learning activities and assessments 8. identify, retrieve and use efficiently a range of library-based and electronic resources with minimum guidance |