Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3017C: Land Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

What is land? The distinction between real and personal property.
Registered land - the register - registrable interests - minor interests - protection of minor interests - overriding interests - overreaching
The unregistered system of land ownership
The Leasehold estate
Covenants
Easements
Mortgages
Co-ownership
Proprietary estoppel
Adverse possession

Learning and Teaching

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
66	234

...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	22	22 x 1 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	44	22 x 2 hour teacher-led seminars
Guided Independent Study	88	Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided Independent Study	88	Seminar preparation
Guided Independent Study	10	Formative essay preparation
Guided Independent Study	48	Summative assessment preparation

Online Resources

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

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
You will receive feedback on work presented and oral contributions made during seminars	22 x 2 hours seminars	1-9	Oral feedback from tutors and peers
Students will have the opportunity to hand in answers to two examination style questions	2000 words	1-8, 10	Written feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
0	100	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Examination	100	3 hours	1-8, 10	Written Feedback

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Examination	Examination (3 hours)	1-8, 10	August reassessment period

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Basic reading:

Gardner, S. An Introduction to Land Law (3^rd ed. July 2015)

Dixon, M. Modern Land Law (10^th ed. June 2016)

Blackstone's Statutes on Property Law 2016-2017 (24th ed.) edited by Meryl Thomas