College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Legal Foundations
Module LAW1036 for 2021/2
Module LAW1036 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW1036: Legal Foundations
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:
- Law, lawyers and legal systems
- Case law and legislation as primary sources of law
- Legal reasoning and problem solving in law
- Client interviewing
- Dispute resolution (including mediation, negotiation and advocacy)
- Experiences of law
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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58 | 242 | 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 Activities | 22 | 22 x 1 hour lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 13.5 | 9 x 1.5 hour seminars |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 13.5 | 9 x 1.5 hour syndicate workshops |
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 9 | 9 x 1 hour Q & A sessions |
Guided Independent Study | 149 | Individual reading, research and study by way of lecture, syndicate meeting and seminar preparation and consolidation (and associated group work), including preparation for formative work (including timetabled formative work) |
Guided Independent Study | 62 | Summative assessment preparation |
Guided Independent Study | 31 | Formative assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
- Public Law for Everyone: publiclawforeveryone.com
- UK Human Rights Blog: ukhumanrightsblog.com
- UK Supreme Court Blog: ukscblog.com
- Judiciary of England and Wales: www.judiciary.gov.uk
- Ministry of Justice: www.justice.gov.uk
- HMCTS: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service
- UK Parliament: www.parliament.uk