Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3157B: European Union Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 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:

- Introducing the European Union: history and evolution.
- EU institutions: The Commission, Council of the EU, European Council, European Parliament, the Court of Justice of the European Union.
- Sources of EU law: transfer, competence and law making.
- The EU legal system: the treaties, primary and secondary legislation, general principles.
- Doctrine of supremacy; reception of EU law by Member States.
- Direct and indirect effect; State liability.
- Preliminary Rulings; actions against Member States.
- Free movement of goods – tariffs and fiscal barriers.
- Free movement of goods – non-fiscal barriers.
- Free movement of workers.
- EU citizenship.

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
27.5	122.5	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 & teaching activities	27.5	11 x 2.5 hour seminars
Guided independent study	75.5	Individual reading and seminar preparation
Guided independent study	47	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 assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Essay	1,000 words	1-6	Individual Wwritten feedback (with oral feedback upon request)

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.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

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

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Essay	100	2,000 words	1-6	Individual Wwritten feedback (with oral feedback upon request)
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0

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 assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Essay	Essay (2,000 words)	1-6	August reassessment 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.

It is planned to make a custom textbook available for purchase. Other texts include:

P. Craig and G. de Burca, EU Law: Text, Cases and Materials (most recent edition)

D. Chalmers, European Union Law (most recent edition)

C. Barnard, European Union Law (most recent edition)