Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3029: Discrimination Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Aims

This module aims to provide you with detailed understanding and appreciation of the key topics in discrimination law. You will develop legal skills, particularly analysis, critical thinking and problem-solving. Through this course you will acquire analytical skills and ability to provide discrimination law advice in areas of legal complexity. You will also critically engage with theoretical debates in relation to equality and discrimination law’s role and limitations in relation to its realisation, developing important theoretical skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the role of discrimination law both in the context of the Equality Act, but also in its European and international context 2. Demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of the principle features of discrimination law including prohibited conduct and protected characteristics, and apply them in various contexts, including structural discrimination and in cases of conflicting protected characteristics 3. Identify, explain and critically assess/analyse issues arising in the key areas of discrimination law and apply relevant legal rules to those issues 4. Use comprehensive knowledge and understanding to deal with complex issues and problems arising in the key areas of discrimination law, reach appropriate and reasoned conclusions and offer analysis/criticism of legal arguments in these areas
Discipline-Specific Skills	5. Integrate and asses information from primary and secondary legal sources using appropriate interpretative techniques 6. Select, integrate and present coherently and reflectively, relevant law and legal/theoretical arguments
Personal and Key Skills	7. Manage relevant learning resources/information/learning strategies and to develop your own arguments and opinions with minimum guidance 8. Communicate and engage in debate effectively and accurately in a manner appropriate to the discipline and context; 9. Work independently, within a limited time frame, with access to external sources, to complete a specified task.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

It is envisaged that the syllabus will include the following topics. Precise content and order may vary.

Introduction to Discrimination Law – History, theoretical background, patterns of discrimination

Prohibited Conduct: direct & indirect discrimination, disability, harassment, victimisation

Grounds/Protected Characteristics: Age, disability, race, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation

Conflicting protections: multiculturalism, religion, gender and sexual orientation

Structural issues: sexual harassment, racial profiling, disability discrimination, intersectional discrimination

Beyond the UK context: international examples – 3 case studies

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
50.5	249.5	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 Activities	34.5	23 x 1.5 hour Lectures (including introductory and revision sessions)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	12	6 x 2 hour Workshops
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	4	2x 2 hour feedback sessions for individual discussion of formatives
Guided independent study	120	Individual reading and lecture preparation

Online Resources

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