Course Catalogue

The programme can be studied over three years (360 credits) or four years (480 credits) full time. On the three year model, study is undertaken at three levels, one for each year of study. 120 credits are required for the completion of each level and 360 credits for the completion of the full honours programme. The placement year will follow Level 5 and students will be enrolled on a sandwich year module 5112LAWSW worth 120 credits which equates to a 480 credit honours sandwich programme. The Level 5 mean for the final award mark will be calculated based upon the 240 credits at Level 5 or alternatively the programme will offer the opportunity of an additional study year abroad following Level 5. Students will be enrolled on a 480 credit honours with study abroad programme. Of those 480 credits, 120 will be taken via a Level 5 study abroad module 5111LAWSA. The modules to be studied in the host institution must be agreed in advance. The Level 5 mean for the final award mark will be calculated based upon the 240 credits at Level 5. Modules are two types: core and options. The programme is based on a two semester academic year with modules being delivered and assessed in either semester 1 or, semester 2, apart from the year long modules at Level 6, Clinical Legal Education II (Year Long, 6333LAWSQ) and Dissertation (6315LAWFL). Students that commenced study in 2020/21 will follow the programme as per below: Level 4 (120 Core Credits) 4301LAWCL Contract Law, 4301LAWPL Public Law, 4301LAWFL Foundations and Independent Learning, 4304LAWPL Law of the Single Market of the EU, 4300LAWPL Criminal Law, and 4305LAWPL Law in Society. Level 5 (80 credits core and 40 option credits). At Level 5 the core modules are 5301LAWPL Justice, Human Rights and the State, 5300LAWCL Law of Tort, 5301LAWCL Equity and Trusts, and 5304LAWCL Land Law. The optional modules are 5307LAWPL International Human Rights, 5111LAWBL International Trade Law, 5301LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education I, 5311LAWCL Maritime Law, 5113LAWPL Law of the Environment, 5303LAWSQ Succession, Wills and Admin (10 credits) and 5302LAWSQ Criminal Litigation and Advocacy (10 credits). Level 6 (120 credits optional). At L6 the modules are 6315LAWFL Dissertation 40 Credits),6333LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education II (40 credits),6302LAWFL Mediation Skills and Practice, 6306LAWBL Employment Law, 6302LAWBL Commercial Law , 6301LAWSQ Company and Business Organisations Law, 6302LAWAS Family and Child Law, 6301LAWFL Negotiation Skills & Practice, 6303LAWFL Mooting, 6303LAWPL International Law, Peace and Security, 6303LAWSQ Property Law and Practice, 6306LAWCL Evidence, 6302LAWSQ Civil Dispute Resolution, 6301LAWLT Jurisprudence, 6305LAWCL Intellectual Property Law, 6313LAWSQ Succession, Wills and Admin (10 Credits),6312LAWSQ Criminal Litigation and Advocacy, 6331LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education I and 6304LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education II. Students may not undertake both Clinical Legal Education II (Year Long, 6333LAWSQ) and Dissertation (6315LAWFL). Students wishing to take 6304LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education II must have passed both 4305LAWPL Law in Society and 6331LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education I as a pre-requisite. Students at level 6 may not undertake both 6333LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education II (Year Long) and the other two level 6 clinical modules: 6331LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education I and 6304LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education II. Students who have studied 5301LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education I at Level 5 are not permitted to take 6331LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education I or 6304LAWSQ Clinical Legal Education II. Students who take 5302LAWSQ Criminal Litigation and Advocacy and/or 5303LAWSQ Succession, Wills and Admin may not undertake the Level 6 modules with the same title. Students who study 5303LAWSQ Succession, Wills and Admin must also select 5302LAWSQ Criminal Litigation and Advocacy, and will not be able to study either 5311LAWCL Maritime Law or 5113LAWPL Law of the Environment. Students who at Level