Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3167: Access to Justice Clinic

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:

  •  Legal FAQs, forms and recourse
  • Criminal justice, housing, disability, benefits, probate, debt and employment law
  • Poverty, (mental) health, race and ethnicity, gender, age and the law

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
762240

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity104 x 2.5 hour training seminars in week 1 of term 1
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity2222 x 1 hour drop-in surgeries with the module convenor
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity4422 x 2 hour public legal surgeries rota
Guided Independent Study124Individual reading, research, advice, writing, and study: seminar and surgery preparation and consolidation
Guided Independent Study80Summative assessment preparation
Guided Independent Study20Formative assessment preparation

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Online reflective portfolio activities1,500 words1-7Group written feedback
Essay Plan500 words1-4, 6-7Individual written feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
55045

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Professionalism in clinic 104.5 hours (minimum) for training sessions in week 1 of Term 1 in addition to 80% participation in clinic rota and/or supervisor meetings1-7Individual written feedback
Written case study essay352,000 words1-4, 6-7Individual written feedback
Individual presentation3515 minutes1-4, 6-7Individual written feedback
Reflective portfolio201,200 words1-7Individual written feedback

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Written case study essayWritten case study essay (2,000 words)1-4, 6-7August/September reassessment period
Individual presentationIndividual presentation (15 minutes)1-4, 6-7August/September reassessment period
Reflective portfolioReflective portfolio (1,200 words)1-7August/September reassessment period

Re-assessment notes

For practical reasons, referral or deferral of the professionalism in clinic element of the assessment is not possible. Where students receive a fail mark for the professionalism in clinic element, that mark will stand (i.e. there is no re-assessment).