Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3019: Commercial Law

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:

Defining the scope of commercial law
Key concepts in commercial law
Sale of goods
Agency
International commercial law
Contemporary issues in commercial law, for example, circularity, banking and payment systems, digital assets

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
52	248	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 activities	40	20 x 2 hour lectures
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	12	8 x 1.5 hour workshops
Guided independent study	100	Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided independent study	48	Workshop preparation
Guided independent study	100	Formative and summative assessments preparation

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

Law Commission documents, Bank of England articles, speeches, Bank for International Settlement papers