Module LAW1035 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW1035: Constitutional and Administrative Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to enable you to develop:
- An understanding of the concepts, traditions and principles underpinning the constitution of the UK.
- An understanding of the main recent constitutional reforms of the United Kingdom constitution, especially in relation to Europe, devolution, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
- An understanding of the nature, basis and continuing development of judicial review in the United Kingdom.
- An ability to analyse the links between public law and the exercise of political and judicial power.
- An ability to begin to use, analyse and critique materials and texts.
- An ability to articulate and discuss issues relating to public law.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the law, institutions and procedures covered on the module, using appropriate concepts, interpretative techniques and terminology; 2. identify and analyse (with guidance) the general concepts and principles relating to constitutional and administrative law, together with related theories and academic commentary; 3. research a legal question and demonstrate competence in applying constitutional and administrative law in order to formulate and evaluate a response to it; 4. demonstrate competent understanding of some of the relevant legal practice, social, economic, political, historical, philosophical, ethical and cultural contexts within which constitutional and administrative law operate; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of legal rules, concepts, values and principles, and the ability to explain and discuss the relationships among them; 6. make an informed judgement about the merits and relevance of particular information and make reasoned choices between alternative solutions or arguments; 7. communicate technical legal information and argument effectively and concisely, in a manner appropriate to the discipline; |
Personal and Key Skills | 8. take responsibility for own learning (with support), and to work effectively with others within a group, meeting obligations to the other members of the group; 9. identify, retrieve and use efficiently a range of resources with some guidance; 10. manage time efficiently in preparing for learning activities, and to work independently within a limited time frame to complete a specified task. |
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 |
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Essay and reflective commentary | 1,000 words in total (750-word essay + 250-word reflective commentary) | 1-10 | Written feedback |
Group seminar problem question presentation | 15 minutes | 1-10 | 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 |
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50 | 50 | 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 |
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Examination | 50 | 1.5 hours | 1-10 | Written feedback |
Essay | 50 | 2,000 words | 1-10 | Written feedback |
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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 |
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Examination | Examination (1.5 hours) | 1-10 | August/September re-assessment period |
Essay | Essay (2,000 words) | 1-10 | August/September re-assessment 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.
The module adopts reading from a range of e-textbooks, which is supplemented with cases and academic materials, which are available through the e-library. You are also encouraged to conduct a limited amount of your own research under guidance from the teaching staff.