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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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).
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.
This reading list is indicative, providing an idea of textbooks that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not a confirmed or compulsory reading list:
The latest editions of:
Simester et al, Criminal Law: Theory and Doctrine (Hart)
Herring, Criminal Law: Text, Cases and Materials (Oxford)
Ormerod, Smith and Hogan’s Criminal Law (Oxford)
Ashworth and Horder, Principles of Criminal Law (Oxford)
