Module LAW3003 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3003: Criminal Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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:
- Homicide
- Non-fatal offences
- Sexual offences
- Theft, Robbery and Burglary
- Criminal damage
- Defences
- Inchoate Offences
- Complicity
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 256 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled teaching and learning (synchronous) | 44 | 22 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided independent study (asynchronous) | 176 | 8 hours preparation for 22 seminars |
| Guided independent study | 80 | 3 x assessments preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
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 – latest editions of:
Herring, Criminal Law: Text Cases and Materials (Oxford University Press)
For further reference:
Herring, Great Debates: Criminal Law (Palgrave)
Horder, Ashworth’s Principles of Criminal Law (Oxford University Press)
Ormerod (ed), Smith and Hogan’s Criminal Law (Oxford University Press)
Simester et al, Criminal Law: Theory and Doctrine (Hart)
