Module LAW3003H for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3003H: Criminal Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module is only available to students studying for the JD on the HKUST-Exeter Programmes in Law. 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: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate detailed and comprehensive knowledge of criminal law and a substantial range of major concepts, values and principles relevant to its application 2. demonstrate ability to identify, explain and critically evaluate key issues in criminal law and to apply relevant rules and theories |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate detailed and comprehensive knowledge of legal concepts and their contextual, social, and political implications 4. demonstrate ability to apply legal knowledge to a problem or case study and to suggest a conclusion supported by relevant arguments |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. demonstrate ability to manage relevant learning resources, information, and learning strategies, and to develop own arguments and opinions with minimum guidance 6. demonstrate ability to work independently and to manage time efficiently in preparing for scheduled learning activities, exercises and assessment |
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
- Violence against the person
- Sexual offences
- Theft
- Criminal damage
- Conspiracy, inchoate and accessory liability
- Defences
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 |
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33 | 267 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning and teaching | 9 | 9 x 1 hour tutorials |
Scheduled learning and teaching | 24 | 24 x 1 hour lectures |
Guided independent learning | 177 | Reading and preparing for tutorials |
Guided independent learning | 90 | Researching and writing essays |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).