Module LAW3204 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3204: Migrants, Refugees and Citizens in the UK
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Aims
This module will provide you with an understanding of key elements of the UK law on citizenship, refugees and immigration, placing them in their historical, political and social context, and explaining how they have been shaped by the UK’s international obligations, particularly human rights and refugee law. You will have the opportunity to think critically and analytically about how the law has evolved and whether change is needed to ensure that the issues arising in this area are resolved fairly and in accordance with values of human rights and non-discrimination.
You will gain insight into key policy areas including how the UK determines who is or is not a citizen, the rights that attach to citizenship, and how nationality law reflects the UK’s history as an imperial power. You will learn about the legal structure of immigration control, the extent and limits of government power and how its exercise may be challenged. We will also consider the role of human rights and refugee law and the position of some specific groups such as asylum seekers and refugees, families and children, EU citizens, and vulnerable and trafficked workers.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the main sources, history and current framework of immigration, nationality and asylum law in the UK and of some concepts, values and principles relevant to its application; 2. Demonstrate critical awareness of some of the social, political and historical implications of immigration, nationality and asylum law in the UK; |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Research, assess and integrate relevant information and ideas from primary and secondary legal and academic sources using appropriate interpretative techniques; 4. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of legal concepts and their contextual/social/political implications; |
| Personal and Key Skills | 5. Present, coherently and reflectively, accurate and relevant legal, theoretical and other arguments; 6. Work independently and manage time efficiently in preparing for scheduled learning activities, exercises and assessments. |
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 | 1,250 words | 1-6 | 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.
| 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 | 2,500 words | 1-6 | 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 assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay (2,500 words) | 1-6 | August/September re-assessment period |
