Module LAW2017B for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW2017B: Land Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to provide you with an in depth understanding of the definition, acquisition and transfer of rights over land. In this module you will be required to study primary legal sources, in particular statutes, and will be encouraged to think critically about the law with reference to the views of academic commentators.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate detailed/comprehensive knowledge of the law relating to land law and a substantial range of major concepts, values and principles relevant to its application; 2. demonstrate ability to compare, analyse and synthesise the principal rules and theories relating to the land law; 3. demonstrate ability to select and assess appropriate techniques of evaluation and to evaluate selected aspects of the land law critically; |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Demonstrate detailed / comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a range of complex and technical legal concepts and principles; 5. Demonstrate flexible ability to define complex legal problems, identify their relative significance and select appropriate methods for investigating and critically evaluating them ; 6. Demonstrate ability to select, integrate and present coherently and reflectively, relevant law and legal/theoretical arguments; |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. Demonstrate effective and accurate communication skills in a manner appropriate to the discipline / different contexts; 8. Identify, retrieve and use efficiently a range of resources with some guidance; 9. Interact effectively within a team / learning group and to share information and ideas. 10. Work independently, within a limited time frame, to complete a specified task. |
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:
- transfer of freehold title,
- proprietary estoppel,
- adverse possession
- leases,
- mortgages,
- easements,
- covenants,
- registered and unregistered land.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Activity | 55 | 22 x 2.5 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 88 | Seminar preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 32 | Formative assessment preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 62 | Summative assessment preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 63 | Individual reading preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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.
Bevan, Land Law (March 2018)
Thompson & George, Modern Land Law (2017)
Blackstone's Statutes on Property Law 2017-2018 (25th ed. edited by Meryl Thomas)
