Module LAW3003B for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3003B: Criminal Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The module aims to make you fully conversant with the main criminal law offences; aware of the complexity of definitional issues; aware of the major theoretical debates within the field of criminal law: and able to argue with confidence on relevant ethical and doctrinal issues.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the general concepts and principles governing the criminal law, their derivation and the various theories that encapsulate and attempt to systematise them 2. Possess detailed knowledge of the law governing the offences and defences covered on the module, including areas of growth or areas in need of reform. 3. Develop understanding of the importance of non-legal/contextual materials, including academic commentaries, and use them effectively to produce an academic argument. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Demonstrate detailed knowledge and understanding of a range of legal rules, concepts, values and principles, and be able to explain and discuss the relationships among them; 5. Identify and apply the relevant law to make an informed judgement about the merits and relevance of particular information and make reasoned choices between alternative solutions or arguments; 6. Communicate technical legal information and argument effectively and concisely, in a manner appropriate to the discipline; |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. Take responsibility for own learning and manage time efficiently in preparing for learning activities, and to work independently within a limited time frame, to complete a specified task. 8. Identify, retrieve and use efficiently a range of resources with minimal guidance; 9. Work effectively with, and meet obligations to, others. |
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 part 1
- Homicide part 2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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).
