Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3026: Employment 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:

An introduction to employment law including its judicial and administrative structure, sources and materials
The contract of employment and the personal scope of employment law
Issues surrounding termination of contract and breach of contract
Unfair dismissal law and its remedies
Discrimination law
Other employment rights
The role of trade unions in modern industrial relations
The relationship between unions and members

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
55	245	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	33	22 x 1.5 hour lectures
Scheduled learning and teaching activities	20	10 x 2 hour workshops
Guided independent study	2	2 x 1 hour drop-in sessions
Guided independent study	80	Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided independent study	30	Workshop preparation
Guided independent study	80	Assessment preparation for examination
Guided independent study	40	Assessment preparation for presentation
Guided Independent Study	15	Formative assessment preparation

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