Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2118: Law, Politics and (Dis)Order

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

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
Consultation Paper Plan300 words1-6Written and oral

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
50500

...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
Consultation Paper501,500 words1-6Written
Exam501 hour1-6Written

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
Consultation paperConsultation paper, 1,500 words (50%)1-6Aug/Sep Ref/Def period
ExamExam, 1 hour (50%)1-6Aug/Sep Ref/Def period

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.

  • Barnett, H. (2019). Constitutional & administrative law 13e. Taylor & Francis.
  • Le Sueur, A., Sunkin, M., & Murkens, J. (2019). Public Law: Text, Cases, and Materials 4e. Oxford University Press.
  • Parpworth, N. (2020). Constitutional and administrative law11e. Oxford University Press.
  • Rogers, C. (2020). Policing Structures. Routledge
  • Roux, T. (2018). The Politico-Legal Dynamics of Judicial Review: A Comparative Analysis. Cambridge University Press.
  • Stanton, J., & Prescott, C. (2020). Public law. Oxford University Press.
  • Watkin Jones, P., Jones, S., Mitchell, I., & Ireton, E. (2020). The Practical Guide to Public Inquiries. Hart Publishing
  • Woolf, H., & Jowell, J. L. (2020). De Smith, Woolf & Jowell's principles of judicial review 2e. Sweet & Maxwell.