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FORM B

Form B – Course Specification Template – Mar 16 of 22

Course Specification Please refer to the ‘Guidance Notes for the completion of required Validation documentation’ and the QAA UK Quality Code for Higher Education Part A: Setting and Maintaining Academic Standards: Chapter A3 - Securing Academic Standards and an Outcomes-Based Approach to Academic Awards: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/quality-code-part-a

Name of final award:

LL.B (Hons) LL.B (Hons) Foundation

Course title:

LL.B (Hons) LL.B (Hons) Foundation

Level:

4,5,6 (LL.B) 3,4,5,6 (LL.B with Foundation)

Credits: 360 480

Exit awards, level and credits:

LL.B (Hons) • 360 credits – LL.B (Hons) • 300 credits - Pass Degree • 240 credits - Diploma of Higher Education in Law • 120 credits - Certificate of Higher Education in Law

LL.B (Hons) Foundation

• 480 credits (L3 120 credits, L4 120 credits, L5 120credits, L6 120 credits) – LLB (Hons) Foundation

• 420 credits (L3 120 credits, L4 120 credits, L5 120credits, L6 60 credits) – Pass Degree

• 360 credits (L3 120 credits, L4 120 credits, L5 120credits) – Diploma of Higher Education in Law with Foundation Year

• 240 credits (L3 120 credits, L4 120 credits) – Certificate of Higher Education in Law with Foundation Yea.

• 120 credits (L3 120 credits) – Transcript of Credit

School:

Ealing Law School

Field/Subject:

Undergraduate Law

Academic Partners: (where applicable) Note: Approval for an academic partner to deliver a course requires an additional approval event.

N/A

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/quality-code-part-a


Document version:

1

Date document completed:

March 2016

Document completed by:

Dr Philipp Elliot-Wright (Acting Head of Subject)


1. Awarding body/Institution

University of West London

2. Teaching institution

University of West London

3. Admissions criteria

LLB with Foundation: 110 - 160 UCAS tariff points normally in a minimum of two subject areas plus Level 2 English and Maths. International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 6.0, TOEFL paper based test score at 525 or above, TOEFL computer based test score at 196 or above, TOEFL internet based test score at 69 or above. We also welcome applicants with no formal qualifications. These applications will be considered on an individual basis taking into account their professional/work/life experiences and their ability to engage with and benefit from the course. LLB: 280 UCAS tariff points normally in a minimum of two subject areas plus Level 2 English and Maths. International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 6.0, TOEFL paper based test score at 525 or above, TOEFL computer based test score at 196 or above, TOEFL internet based test score at 69 or above. We also welcome applicants with no formal qualifications. These applications will be considered on an individual basis taking into account their professional/work/life experiences and their ability to engage with and benefit from the course.

IELTS Score for International Students (including the minimum score in all elements)

6.0

4. Codes

UCAS Code A M101 LLB M100 LLB/Law with foundation

UCAS Code B

JACS Code

Other


5. Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body accreditation (if applicable) This course is recognised by the Bar Council and the Law Society as a qualifying law degree. The degree is accredited by the professional bodies and seeks to provide students with the required skills to obtain employment in law and related careers. As a result the degree contains all the traditional foundations in law; crime, contract, property, torts, trusts, public and EU law. In addition the degree requires students to demonstrate research skills and provides them with practical skills.

6. Career and progression opportunities and employability skills

Many students go on to work as Solicitors and Barristers. However, there are many other careers for which an LLB (Hons) will be suitable, such as business, industry and administration. Other possible career routes include: Civil Service, Police, Courts Service, Immigration Service, Probation Service, Prison Service, Local Authorities, Social Services and the Health Service. Alternatively students might want to use this degree as a stepping-stone to entry to the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at UWL or Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC).

7. Location of delivery

Ealing, St Marys Road campus.

8. Mode of delivery (Copy and paste this symbol -) Full time Part time Distance learning Work-based learning*

Other If other, please specify:

*Work-based learning - if the course includes work-based learning elements, please specify below:

a. Is employment in a particular work role necessary to complete assessments? b. Are work placements an essential part of the course? (Examples of work experience and

employer engagement are requested in section 24) N/A

9. Planned course duration

Full-time: LLB with Foundation – 4 years LLB – 3 years


10. Sequencing within the academic calendar (Copy and paste this symbol -)

September only start February only start September and February start

Other If other, please specify:

11. First date of delivery of the course (month and year) September 2016

12. Language of study

English

13. Formalised Links with External Organisations/Industrial Partners

The Solicitors Regulatory Authority is the external regulatory body that validates the LLB as a qualifying Law degree. Strong links with many organisations including: the Middlesex Law Society, Citizens Advice Bureau, CPS, Free Representation Unit, HM Prison Service, Her Majesty’s Court Service, Probation Service and the Metropolitan Police.

14. Student support arrangements

Throughout their programme of study, each student will have access to a variety of sources of support depending on individual circumstances and needs. Apart from the University-wide support framework, which encompasses the programme leaders, the module leaders, the personal tutors, in-course Learning Skills Development and Personal Development Planning, all students will have at their disposal a variety of different support roles which depend on the nature of the course. Student advice, help and support is further detailed in the Student Handbook with regard to University facilities, services and current policies: http://www.uwl.ac.uk/students/current-students/student-handbook

The following student support services are available for students: Careers and Employment Services Student Advice Disability and Mental Health Advice Information and Funding Team Accommodation Service Chaplaincy Counselling Students’ Union Mentoring

http://www.uwl.ac.uk/students/current-students/student-handbook


Further programme specific information: Students will participate in an induction programme. This will introduce them to the requirements of their programme of study and will provide an opportunity to receive all the relevant programme documentation, visit the Library and meet and discuss requirements and expectations of their programme with their programme team. Each undergraduate is given additional resources which are used for learning skills development. These resources are integrated into the course as appropriate and may be used for skills such as critical appraisal, reflection, literature searching, information technology, peer review, group work, presentation, research, practice/professional skills, note-taking, writing skills, electronic information retrieval, communication skills and independent study at home. The course team and the University offers a wide range of support to students. Academic and pastoral support is provided on the degree by the course leader who is responsible for the degree, the respective module leaders and each student’s personal tutor. Module leaders provide full academic support and advice on their individual modules. The aim of the module teams is to provide quality tuition, meaningful assessment and prompt succinct feedback. This is supplemented by the personal tutor who regularly meets with their respective students to support as required and undertake further work in the broad range of study skills and personal development. The University also runs services in study skills, and has health, counselling and disability support. The Student Union also offers student support through a variety of channels.

15. Aims of the course On completion of the LL.B (Hons) the graduate will have developed an understanding of law which will enable them to pursue a career in a law or related profession or to pursue further studies at a post graduate level. The graduate will have acquired the following knowledge, understanding and skills for Honours graduates for Higher Education: 1. The Foundations of Legal Knowledge, these are key elements and general principles of the following areas of legal knowledge: - Public Law, including Constitutional - Law, Administrative Law and Human Rights; - Law of the European Union; - Criminal Law; - Obligations including Contract; - Restitution and Tort - Land Law; and - Equity and the Law of Trusts. 2. Knowledge Students should have acquired: Knowledge and understanding of the fundamental doctrines and principles which underpin the law of England and Wales particularly in the Foundations of Legal Knowledge; A basic knowledge of the sources of that law and how it is made and developed; of the institutions within which that law is administered and the personnel who practise law;


The ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a wide range of legal concepts, values, principles and rules of English law and to explain the relationship between them in a number of particular areas; The intellectual and practical skills needed to research and analyse the law from primary resources on specific matters, and to apply the findings of such work to the solution of legal problems; and The ability to communicate these, both orally and in writing, appropriately to the needs of a variety of audiences. 3. Transferable Skills Students should be able: To apply knowledge to complex situations; To recognise potential alternative conclusions for particular situations and provide supporting reasons for them; To select key relevant issues for research and to formulate them with clarity; To use standard paper and electronic resources to produce up-to-date information; To make a personal and reasoned judgement based on an informed understanding of standard arguments in the area of law in question; To use the English language and legal terminology with care and accuracy; To conduct efficient searches of websites to locate relevant information; to exchange documents by email and manage information exchange by email; To produce word-processed text and to present it in an appropriate form.

16. Content of the course by level (UG)/stage (PG) The LL.B (Hons) consists of the seven foundation subjects required for a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) these are: Criminal Law and Process, Contract Law, European Union Law, Equity and Trusts, The Law of Torts, Property Law (Land Law), Constitutional & Administrative Law and Human Rights. Areas covered include public law, including constitutional law; administrative law and human rights; law of the European Union; criminal law; obligations including contract, restitution and tort; property law and equity and the law of trusts to give an insight into, and understanding of, the fundamental principles and doctrine that underpin the law in England and Wales.

17. Summary of the Course for the HEAR transcript The LL.B at Ealing Law School has been developed directly from the professional experience of its staff in the legal field. The Law School’s expertise is in developing focused professional legal


skills and applied technical knowledge on the LL.B programme that ensures that students are prepared for the wide range of future legal careers. The LL.B (Honours) Law degree consists of the crucial seven foundations of law subjects required for a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) these are: Criminal Law, Contract Law, European Union Law, Equity and Trusts, The Law of Torts, Land Law, Constitutional & Administrative Law and Human Rights. It also includes in the third year optional modules that are specific or related to various fields of law, these include: Community Legal Advice, Company Law, Civil Litigation and Practice, Commercial and Consumer Law, Company Law, Employment Law, Evidence, Family Law, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Human Rights, Public International Law and Sentencing. Year 1 LLB Foundation: For students who have fallen short of the required UCAS points the courses includes a foundation year, which equips the student with the skills to succeed in Higher Education and introduces them to the key concepts and doctrines of law necessary to succeed on the LLB. Year 1 LLB, Year 2 LLB Foundation: At level 4 the modules are the English Legal System, Contract law, Criminal law and Constitutional and Administrative Law, all of which include skills, such as legal research and problem solving, and these will be built on and developed throughout the course. Year 2 LLB, Year 3 LLB Foundation: At level 5 students study a further four foundation modules, including Land Law, the Law of Torts, European Union Law and Equity & Trusts. The skills are carried through so that students are now expected to use evaluation as well as to reinforce and improve the skills acquired at level 4. Year 3 LLB, Year 2 LLB Foundation: The final year level 6 option modules (students choose six options from: Community Legal Advice, Company Law, Civil Litigation and Practice, Commercial and Consumer Law, Company Law, Employment Law, Evidence, Family Law, Immigration Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Human Rights, Public International Law and Sentencing) help develop student’s ability to manage their own learning, take responsibility and apply research skills in areas in which they are not formally taught. This is also an excellent opportunity to research and explore topics in which students have a particular interest.

18. Module list Module Title Code Level Credit

s Pre-requisites Core Optional

Personalised Learning TBC 3 20

Academic Performance TBC 3 20

Introduction to Mooting LW3FD06E 3 20

Introduction to Liability LW3FD03E 3 20

Introduction to Law and Order LW30674E 3 20

Understanding Justice LW30673E 3 20 Foundation Skills*

ED30007E 3 20 At least 100 credits passed at L3


Extended Foundation Skills*

ED30008E 3 40 At least 80 credits passed at L3

English Legal System LW40049E 4 30

Constitutional and Administrative Law

LW40046E 4 30

Contract Law LW40047E 4 30

Criminal Law LW40048E 4 30

Equity and Trusts LW50049E 5 30

European Union Law LW50050E 5 30

Land Law LW50051E 5 30

The Law of Torts LW50052E 5 30

Civil Litigation and Practice LW60062E 6 20

Company Law LW60056E 6 20

Community Legal Advice LW60054E 6 20

Commercial and Consumer Law

LW60035E 6 20

Employment Law LW60057E 6 20

Evidence LW60039E 6 20

Family Law LW60036E 6 20

Immigration Law LW60073E 6 20

Intellectual Property Law LW60060E 6 20

International Human Rights LW60037E 6 20

Public International Law LW60038E 6 20

Sentencing LW60003E 6 20 *Foundation Skills is only for students who do not pass a resit for any one 20 credit L3 module ** Extended Foundation Skills is only for students who do not pass resits for any two 20 credit L3 modules Semester 1 Semester 2

Level 3 • Personalised Learning (Both semesters)

• Academic Performance (Both semesters)

• Introduction to Law and Order (Shared with Criminology)

• Personalised Learning (Both semesters)

• Academic Performance (Both semesters)

• Understanding Justice (Shared with Criminology)

• Introduction to Mooting


• Introduction to Liability

L3 Summer - Foundation Skills (only for students who do not pass a resit for any one 20 credit L3 module

- OR - Extended Foundation Skills (only for students

who do not pass resits for any two 20 credit

Level 4 • Constitutional and Administrative Law

• Contract Law • Criminal Law • English Legal

System

• Constitutional and Administrative Law

• Contract Law • Criminal Law • English Legal

System Level 5 • Equity and Trusts

Law • European Union

Law • Land Law • Tort Law

• Equity and Trusts Law

• European Union Law

• Land Law • Tort Law

Level 6 • Community Legal Advice

• Company Law • Employment Law • Intellectual

Property Law • International

Human Rights

• Civil Litigation and Practice

• Commercial and Consumer Law

• Evidence Law • Family Law • Immigration Law • Public

International Law • Sentencing

19. Course Learning Outcomes

Level 3 Relevant modules

A – Knowledge and understanding

• Demonstrated knowledge of aspects of Law and legal institutions.

• Obtained, understood and applied relevant legal information from a range of paper and electronic sources.

• ItL&O, ItL, UJ. • ItL&O, ItL, UJ,

ItM.

B – Intellectual skills • Evaluated and analysed information • Demonstrated comprehension of

written materials

• All • All • All


• Produced reasoned and logical conclusions

• Developed and articulated ideas and opinions

• All

C – Subject practical skills • Used primary and secondary legal materials, including databases

• Presented reasoned solutions to legal problems

• Interacted with practitioners, peers and professionals in the field of law, legal practice and legal scholarship

• ItL&O, ItL, UJ, ItM.



D – Key / Transferable skills • Organised, recorded and presented thoughts, plans and solutions

• Communicated effectively orally and in writing, using an acceptable and clear standard of English

• Identified your own strengths and weaknesses in relation to study skills in order to improve performance

• Reflected on your own performance and provided constructive feedback to others

• All • All • PL, AP.



• Sources of English Law • Personnel in the legal and justice

system • Institutions of Law and Law making • Rules of statutory interpretation • Case law and precedent • Human rights law and history • Principles and doctrine in identified

areas of law • Criminal process

• ELS, C&AL. • ELS, C&AL. • ELS, C&AL. • ELS, C&AL. • ELS, C&AL. • ELS, C&AL. • ELS, C&AL. • ELS, CL&P.

CL&P.

B – Intellectual skills • Obtain information from a range of secondary and primary sources, including paper and electronic sources

• Describe knowledge with sufficient accuracy to be understood

• Use written English which is clear and understandable and provides full and accurate references as appropriate.

• Attribute material and reference sources

• Choose between competing solutions

• ELS, C&AL, CL, CL&P

• ELS, C&AL, CL, CL&P.




C – Subject practical skills • Apply law to factual situations and producing arguable solutions to legal problems



• Has some appreciation of impact of law and justice agencies on real people


D – Key / Transferable skills • Work as a member of a team

• Use email and world wide web • Word process • Take some responsibility for own

learning • Take appropriate responsibility for

role in colleagues’ learning and course success

• Accept scholarly standards and avoid unattributed materials.








Know and understand: • Civil procedure context and main

statutory and procedural rules • Principles, doctrine in defined areas

of Law • Practical applications of aspects of

Law to real problems • Principal methods of enquiry and

problem solving • Some social, contextual, historical

and jurisprudential issues relevant to a critical analysis of doctrine

• Conventions of English writing, including grammar and spelling

• EU, LoT. • E&T, EU, LL,

LoT. • E&T, EU, LL,



LoT.

B – Intellectual skills • Devise and carry out research strategy

• Reach accurate and justifiable conclusions using a range of data, including numerical, and a range of techniques

• Identify limits to own skill and knowledge and, where required, strategies for addressing these

• E&T, EU, LL, LoT.



C – Subject practical skills • Critically analyse legal doctrine • Describe doctrine with accuracy • Apply law to factual situations and

produce tenable solutions to legal problems

• Appreciate and articulates a personal view on impact of law and justice agencies on real people




• E&T, EU, LL, L0T.

D – Key / Transferable skills • Communicate orally • Write using a good standard of clear

understandable English • Learn from feedback




• Reflect on own learning • Identify relevance of learning to work

situations • Understand personal responsibilities







• Systematic understanding of range of

areas of legal doctrine • Systematic understanding of range of

areas of Legal process • Developments at the forefront of

legal doctrine • Commercial environment in which

law operates • Effect of law and legal process on

real people • Social, contextual, historical and

jurisprudential issues relevant to a critical analysis of doctrine

• All • All • All • CL, C&CL, IPL • All • All

B – Intellectual skills • Analyse accurately • Evaluate critically • Take decisions or generate solutions to problems despite uncertainty


C – Subject practical skills • Research in familiar and unfamiliar areas of Law using a full range of sources

• Formulate viable questions and produce viable and practical solutions to legal problems

• Read and understand complex and technical legal language


D – Key / Transferable skills • Engage in, record and summarise discussion

• Communicate to a variety of audiences using good English

• Take proactive steps to manage learning and further learning of self and others

• Take significant responsibility

• All • All • All • All

20. Course Level Skills Development


The University of West London seeks to develop a graduate who is: A creative and enterprising professional All employability-related components contribute to developing this attribute. Two core components of this attribute are:

• The ability to communicate effectively • Career management skills

A reflective and critical lifelong learner Two core components of this attribute are:

• The ability to plan and reflect • The ability to base judgment on evidence

A globally aware individual Two core components of this attribute are:

• Awareness of cultural diversity • Awareness of equity and equal opportunity principles

University of West London Graduates will develop attributes 1) in the course of their interactions with the curriculum and the academic community at the University, 2) through their engagement with work and/or in social/community activities, and 3) through their own personal development throughout their period of study at West London. These attributes are underpinned by the values that guide the University, as expressed in its Strategic Plan, namely:

• Creativity • Quality • Inclusiveness • Diversity • Integrity

21. Teaching and Learning Approaches

Overall Strategy The overall strategy is to develop not only student knowledge base but also a wide range of skills that they can apply on the course and later in the workplace. All students agree a learning contract, with their personal tutor, during the Induction phase of each year. In addition to acquiring knowledge and understanding of the subjects across the pathway, students will be required to attain legal research and other skills appropriate to the level of their undergraduate career. Level six options provide students with a final means by which to demonstrate their progress and achievement of the programme learning aims and outcomes. The modules echo the teaching and learning strategy and development rationale, with guidance and formative assessment at the start of the module leading on to independent practice and production towards the end of the semester. We provide formative feedback throughout to mould the student practice and direct to the appropriate academic standard.


We empower learners through a refinement of critical legal skills up to professional level, facilitated by ownership of practice and critical engagement with legal theory as applied to legal practice. Informed by recent developments in techniques of teaching and learning Blackboard the virtual learning environment is used to support teaching and learning on the degrees. This software facilitates the use of synchronous and asynchronous communication and assessment. Other elements of e-learning that exist within the programme include the encouragement of the use of on line databases such as Westlaw and Butterworth’s and the use of electronic search engines throughout the course. Some of the textbooks provide electronic and web based support which students are directed to in support of their learning. Varied diet of teaching and learning methods suitable to different learning styles The methods of teaching and learning vary to meet the different learning styles of our students. Contemporary topics are introduced in the lectures during which hand-outs are also distributed which students can add to complete their own notes. The module study guides identify the expected learning outcomes for each session. Lectures are interactive and seminars end with short quizzes to consolidate learning which helps students identify any gaps in their learning. Students are actively encouraged to learn from each other through group activities and the presentation and comparison of answers. Each session has set tasks that student must complete before attending along with guidelines for achieving them. Students are also provided with class examples and additional questions to attempt. The variety of methods of teaching and learning are matched by a wide variety of types of assessment over the course. How teaching and learning methods are helping students to progress and meet learning outcomes and support each other for a total learning experience The teaching and learning methods on the programme encourage students to continuously reflect on their performance thereby identifying areas of improvement. Feedback is continually given to students about their performance in a variety of forms ranging from generic, specific and on a one-to-one basis. In some of the earlier modules students are encouraged to work together on legal research, mooting, presentation – this enables them to learn from each other. Identify features which will make the learning process more effective Each module on the programme incorporates a variety of formative and summative assessments this provides opportunity for reflection and synthesis. Module learning outcomes often encompass a structure that moves the student from description, analysis and application of content to complex synthesis. Law students are thus consistently required to offer appropriate advice by drawing appropriate conclusions and in complex and varied situations and this encourage reflection and deeper learning. Typical Activities Although law is taught as a very practical discipline, activities that support teaching and learning differ according to the year of study for example in the first year there is an emphasis on skills with greater supervision and confidence building. In year two and three students are encouraged to become more independent learners encouraging the development of critical thinking skills. The Law subject librarian, David Green, runs a series of sessions inducting students in the use of electronic learning resources and databases to support teaching and learning at each level. This


further supported by tutors on the programme should the student elect to do a dissertation as part of their final year study. Systematic development of subject specific skills All modules have elements of subject specific skills ranging from legal research, presenting legal arguments i.e. making a bail application right through to the provision of practical advice. Disciplines other than law for example English, maths and IT are emphasised, and this ensures that all students acquire an understanding of the social, economic, legal and regulatory context of law whilst acquiring the necessary skills. Key skills have been integrated into the curriculum across the years, in year one all students complete a skills focussed module. Most skills are taught, practised and then assessed through the making of oral presentations during seminars or group activities. Prior to each seminar students are required to prepare and discuss problems/case studies. IT skills are developed at all levels. Independent learning; show what features will be designed to encourage learners to be active and not passive recipients of learning By level six students are expected to be confident independent learners this is partly aided by the requirement at all levels for the students to prepare for classes in advance of the session right from level four. Coursework assignments are written and thus there exists an active need for the students to engage intensively with the tasks and learning activities. This is culminated in year three optional modules where students are often required to select a topic to research, collect data and produce a lengthy paper. The balance of contact to learning hours makes clear the need to be active and engaged in order to achieve a pass or better.

22. Teaching and Learning Tools Teaching and learning tools include: lectures, student-led/tutor-led seminars, group work, practical workshops, tutorials, critiques, student presentations, discussions, placement opportunities, employer engagement and study trips. Targeted sessions and workshops are run using our specialist facility, the Mock Court Room to provide a real world setting, involving the engagement of visiting judges and practicing lawyers.

23. Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) . Blackboard is integrated into course deliver throughout all modules. For instance, course guidance, learning materials and information is disseminated in this way. Turnitin is used for the submission of essays in order to check for plagiarism and so as to provide feedback. Powerpoint presentations used in lectures are put online along with other relevant study materials. The university’s Panopto system is also used where appropriate.

24. Assessment Approaches


The programmes are fully-blended. The type of assessment varies across modules and includes: course work, report writing, problem solving, oral presentations, written assignments, in-class tests and formal exams. Students will have received specific and detailed formative feedback before being required to submit summative assessments. L3 modules: Foundation Skills and Extended Foundation Skills These two modules are for students who have failed resits of Level 3 modules up to a value of 40 credits. It starts from the premise that students who have passed at least 80 credits of Level 3 modules have already developed a range of appropriate knowledge and skills, but need additional support to identity their own academic strengths and areas for development and to understand how to apply these skills in practice. Both modules are delivered together in the form of an intensive one-day workshop, giving students an additional 7 hours of supported study (in addition to the learning hours they have already spent on the failed modules). The workshop provides a structured set of guided tasks which allow students to identify and understand the core academic skills they need to progress to L4 study, recognise their own strengths and weaknesses as learners, and in Extended Foundation Skills, apply core academic skills of analysis and the presentation of information.

25. Assessment Matrix Module Title Level Credit Assessment Type

(see definitions below)

Weighting (%)

Overall pass mark

Threshold (%)

Submission: Week Number

Personalised Learning 3 20 Report 100 40 N/A 22 Academic Performance

3 20 Report 100 40 N/A 22

Introduction to Law & Order

3 20 Course Work Seen Exam

50 50

40 7 12

Introduction to Liability 3 20 In class test Essay

50 50

40 8 12

Understanding Justice 3 20 In class test Essay

50 50

40 8 12

Introduction to Mooting 3 20 Oral assessment and presentation. Oral assessment and presentation.

35

65

40 10

12 Foundation Skills

3 20 Portfolio Oral Assessment

60 40

40 Summer: only for students who have failed resit of one 20 credit module

Extended Foundation skills

3 40 Portfolio Set Exercise Practical

30 20 30

Summer: only for students who have failed


Oral Assessment 20

resits of two 20 credit modules

Constitutional & Administrative Law

4 30 Written Assignment Exam

60

40

40 20 22

12 Contract Law 4 30 Written

Assignment Exam

40

50

40 20 9

22 Criminal Law 4 30 Oral assessment

and presentation and report Exam

40

50

40 20 14

22 English Legal System 4 30 Written

Assignment Written assignment

50

50

40 20 7

22 Equity & Trusts 5 30 Written

Assignment Exam

40 20 11

22 European Union Law 5 30 Written

Assignment Pre-release Exam

50

50

40 20 13

22 Land Law 5 30 Written

Assignment Exam

50

50

40 20 15

22 Law of Torts 5 30 Written

Assignment Exam

50

50

40 20 17

22 Civil Litigation & Practice

6 20 Written assignment Unseen Open Book Examination

40

60

40 20 6

12

Commercial & Consumer Law


50

50

40 20 7

12 Community Legal Advice

6 20 Written Report (1) Written Report (2)

30 70

40 20 6 12

Company Law 6 20 Written Assignment Exam

50

50

40 20 4

12 Employment law 6 20 Written

Assignment Exam

50

50

40 20 5

12 Evidence Law 6 20 Written

Assignment Exam

40

60

40 20 7

12 Family Law 6 20 Written

Assignment Exam

40

60

40 20 5

12


Immigration Law 6 20 Written Assignment Exam

40

60

40 20 5

12 Intellectual Property Law


40

60

40 20 6

12 International Human Rights

6 20 Oral Presentation Written Assignment

40

60

40 20 7

12 Public International Law


40

60

40 20 5

12 Sentencing 6 20 Practical skills

assessment sentencing exercise Exam

25

75

40 20 4

12 Assessment type KIS category Written exam Exam Written assignment, including essay Coursework Report Coursework Dissertation Coursework Portfolio Coursework Project output (other than dissertation) Coursework Oral assessment and presentation Practical Practical skills assessment (including OSCE) Practical Set Exercise Varies (see below*) *Examples might include data interpretation, data analysis exercises and problem-based or problem-solving exercises. The categorisation of set exercises will depend on the nature of the exercise being set. Typically, set exercises will not be conducted under exam conditions and will therefore normally be coursework. Where the set exercise is performed under exam conditions and does not involve the use of practical skills it should be treated as a written exam. Otherwise it should be a practical exam. 26. Opportunities for work experience and employer engagement The following activities were designed to enhance employer engagement; Speakers from the Government legal Service, CPS, local law firms and various legal practitioners. Various events with the Inns of Court of England and Wales including dining and lectures. Visits from resident judges, police officers and careers advisors. The following work placements are arranged; marshalling, mini-pupillage and solicitors office placements.

27. Personal Development Planning (PDP) Increased skills teaching has been introduced throughout the programme. The personal tutoring scheme will also contribute, with each student scheduled to meet regularly with their personal tutor. All foundation and first year students have a specified personal tutor who meets with them as a group (20) fortnightly and individually fortnightly.


All modules have elements of subject specific skills ranging from legal research, presenting legal arguments i.e. making a bail application right through to the provision of practical advice. Disciplines other than law for example English, maths and IT are emphasised, and this ensures that all students acquire an understanding of the social, economic, legal and regulatory context of law whilst acquiring the necessary skills. Key skills have been integrated into the curriculum across the years, in year one all students complete skills focussed exercises in their personal tutor group. Most skills are taught, practised and then assessed through the making of oral presentations during seminars or group activities. Prior to each seminar students are required to prepare and discuss problems/case studies. IT skills are developed at all levels.

28. QAA Subject Benchmarks / Foundation Degree Benchmarks The relevant benchmarks for this course can be downloaded from: www.qaa.ac.uk/assuringstandards-and-quality/the-quality-code/quality-code-part-a

The QAA Law benchmarking statement (2015) [to be found at http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Law-15.pdf has been considered and debated by the course team. The subject specific knowledge, skills, cognitive abilities and non-subject specific skills have been embedded within the course.

29. QAA Qualification Descriptors The relevant qualification descriptors for this course can be downloaded from: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/quality-code-part-a

The QAA’S descriptor for a higher education qualification at level 6: Bachelor's degree with honours has been considered and adopted by the team. The Graduate skills profile on exit is as follows: A graduate of law with honours will have demonstrated On completion of the LL.B (Hons) the graduate will have developed an understanding of law which will enable them to pursue a career in a law or related profession or to pursue further studies at a post graduate level. The graduate will have acquired the following knowledge, understanding and skills for Honours graduates for Higher Education. The Foundations of Legal Knowledge, these are the required key elements and general principles of the following areas of legal knowledge: - Public Law, including Constitutional - Law, Administrative Law and Human Rights; - Law of the European Union; - Criminal Law; - Obligations including Contract; - Restitution and Tort - Property Law; and - Equity and the Law of Trusts.

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuringstandards-and-quality/the-quality-code/quality-code-part-a

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-Law-15.pdf

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/assuring-standards-and-quality/the-quality-code/quality-code-part-a

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/fheq/ewni08/#p4.3

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/fheq/ewni08/#p4.3


i. Intellectual independence including ability to ask and answer cogent questions

about law and legal systems, identify gaps in their own knowledge and acquire new knowledge, and engage in critical analysis and evaluation;

ii. self-management, including an ability to reflect on their own learning, make effective use of feedback, a willingness to acknowledge and correct errors and an ability to work collaboratively;

iii. awareness of principles and values of law and justice, and of ethics; iv. knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts, values, principles and rules of

public and private laws within an institutional, social, national and global context; v. study in depth and context of substantive areas of law; vi. ability to conduct self-directed research including accurate identification of issue(s)

which require researching, retrieval and evaluation of accurate, current and relevant information from a range of appropriate sources including primary legal sources;

vii. ability to work with a range of data, including textual, numerical and statistical; viii. ability to recognise ambiguity and deal with uncertainty in law; ix. ability to produce a synthesis of relevant doctrinal and policy issues, presentation of a

reasoned choice between alternative solutions and critical judgement of the merits of particular arguments;

x. ability to apply knowledge and understanding to offer evidenced conclusions, addressing complex actual or hypothetical problems;

xi. ability to communicate both orally and in writing, in relation to legal matters, including an ability to listen and respond to written and oral stimuli including questions and instructions;

xii. engagement with their own personal and professional development, and academic integrity.

30. External Examiner Arrangements

Dr Simon Fox – Solent Evidence Law Sentencing Professor Chris Gale – gsm Company Law Constitutional & Administrative Law English Legal System Family Law Intellectual Property Law International Human Rights Public International Law Mr Robert Jago – Royal Holloway Civil Litigation & Practice Commercial & Consumer Law Community Legal Advice Contract Law Employment Law European Union Law Equity & Trusts Land Law


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