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LAW UNDERGRADUATE STUDY • 2010 ENTRY
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Why study Law at our Cornwall Campus? Fully accredited LLB programme providing exemptions from the academic stage of the professional training as a barrister or solicitor. Ranked 3rd in the UK for learning and resources in the National Student Survey (2008)*. Excellent employment prospects for graduates. Enhanced learning environment with smaller study groups than most Law degree programmes. Access to on-campus pro-bono Law Clinic for work experience and skills development. Active student society which organises a wide range of events including, trips to Barristers’ chambers, visiting lectures and mooting competitions. Fully equipped ‘moot room’ for mooting practice and competitions. Based at our £100 million Cornwall Campus with excellent teaching and learning facilities. *based on average of positive responses for full service universities (ie, excluding specialist colleges); 83 institutions were reviewed for Law
ANDREW GIBBS-RIPLEY, LLB STUDENT
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A leading research-led university e University of Exeter offers high quality teaching in a research-led environment. Our academics work at the forefront of developments in their fields and in active research centres. Nearly 90% of Exeter’s research was rated as being at internationally recognised levels in the latest (2008) Research Assessment Exercise. Our Cornwall Campus has attracted some of the UK’s leading academics, including a number of independentlyfunded Research Fellows. We believe every student benefits from being part of a research-led culture and being taught by experts – you will discuss the very latest ideas in seminars and tutorials and, in appropriate degree programmes, you will become an active member of a research team. Exeter has one of the highest National Student Survey rankings in the country and has maintained its top 10 position for four years running. In 2008, the University came 4th in the UK amongst ‘full service’ universities,
just behind Loughborough and Cambridge. We are ranked 13th in e Times and 14th in e Guardian and Sunday Times 2008 league tables, scoring particularly highly for student satisfaction. We offer an exceptionally wide range of opportunities for our students to develop personally and professionally, giving them a head start in the graduate recruitment market. From business placements to working as a student ambassador and taking part in volunteering activities, there is a wealth of opportunity to add value to your CV.
based on the average of positive responses across all survey categories. Full service universities excludes specialist colleges.
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Life at the Cornwall Campus At our Cornwall Campus near Falmouth, we offer a wide range of degree programmes in the humanities, sciences, social sciences and engineering. With a population of around 2,000 students, the campus offers a welcoming atmosphere where it’s easy to make new friends and where staff and students know each other well. e campus’s stunning main buildings have been equipped to deliver the very best in learning and teaching facilities, with teaching labs, lecture theatres and seminar rooms equipped with the latest technologies. Social facilities on campus include the Stannary, a 1,300-capacity venue which regularly hosts live bands and DJs, as well as comedy, open mic
sessions and club nights. As the status of the Stannary climbs in the music scene, we are seeing bigger and better bands performing all the time such as Jack Johnson, Mr Scruff, Donavon Frankenreiter and Pendulum to name but a few. Sport facilities include a fully equipped gym and fitness studio. Regular classes include aerobics, cardio kick, ab-blast, dance, yoga and pilates, as well as one-off classes such as break-dancing. ere is also a multi-use games area, which offers an all-weather, floodlit facility for 5-a-side football, hockey and tennis for use by sports clubs and societies. e Cornwall Campus has its own Students’ Union, FXU, which is closely linked to the Students’ Guild in Exeter.
ere is a wide variety of Students’ Union clubs and social societies including competitive sports, theatre and filmmaking, surfing and scuba diving. Many clubs play in local leagues as well as University-related competitions and FXU is registered with BUCS. FXU also contributes to and support further sports development for students in conjunction with the Penryn Community Sports Partnership. Watersports obviously feature strongly in Cornwall as the location offers one of the best places in the country for surfing, sailing, wind-surfing and many more including gig-rowing. e Lyonese Law Society also organises a wide range of events for Law students at the Cornwall Campus (see page x). Accommodation is available on campus, in a purpose-built student village called Glasney Parc. e recently built complex has en-suite rooms finished to a very high standard, each with their own telephone and internet connection. Rooms are self-catered but food is available at the campus restaurant during the week. e campus, officially known as Tremough, is shared with University College Falmouth. e two institutions have separate teaching facilities, but students share accommodation, the Students’ Union and social/sports facilities on campus. is creates a vibrant mixture of students from science, engineering, humanities and arts backgrounds, both on campus and in the local area. You can find much more about life at the Cornwall Campus in the University’s Undergraduate prospectus or online at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate
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An innovative and ground-breaking campus Since opening in 2004, our £100 million Cornwall Campus has gone from strength to strength. We’ve built state-of-the-art facilities, developed innovative degree programmes and attracted top-flight academic staff. As part of the next phase of development we plan to build the Environment and Sustainability Institute. is will be a world-leading research institute that will adopt a distinctive approach to tackling the problems of climate change and sustainability by bringing together researchers across science, engineering and technology, the arts and humanities and the social sciences. e environment and sustainability are key themes underpinning the unique ethos of the Cornwall Campus. ey form the basis for much of the research undertaken in Cornwall in renewable energy, conservation, energy policy and both the science and social science impacts of climate change. Some of our undergraduate degrees are directly related to the environment, but the environment and sustainability also
feature in many optional modules in degrees such as English, History, Law and Politics. We intend to appoint a significant number of new academic staff with expertise in the environment and sustainability. is will enable us to offer innovative new undergraduate degrees as well as the opportunity for students to take related modules alongside their main subject of study. Our presence in Cornwall goes back decades with the Institute of Cornish Studies and Camborne School of Mines becoming part of the University in 1970 and 1993 respectively. Both these historical Cornish departments moved to the Cornwall Campus when it opened in 2004, along with the English department (based in Truro from 1997) and the brand new Centre for Ecology and Conservation and the Department of Geography. In 2007, in the second phase of expansion, we began programmes in Law,
Humanities and Social Sciences. e Environment and Sustainability Institute is at the heart of Phase ree and represents our most ambitious and exciting development so far. It’s an exciting time to be in Cornwall. With a rapidly growing economy fuelled by investment from business and Government, the county is enjoying its renaissance. Cornwall is leading the way in technologies such as renewable energy, and developments such as the Eden Project have attracted world acclaim.
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Living in Cornwall
e campus is a few minutes walk from Penryn, home to a rapidly expanding collection of independent cafes, shops, galleries and restaurants. On the river you’ll find the award-winning Jubilee Wharf, one of the leading zero carbon buildings in the country, powered by wind turbines. It provides a creative and inspirational environment for artists with a number of workshop
spaces. One great attraction for students, right on the wharf, is Miss Peapod’s café which has great views down the estuary. Penryn has a railway station with services to Falmouth (10 minutes’ journey) and to Truro (20 minutes). With around 3,000 students studying in the local area, nearby Falmouth has developed into a vibrant student town, with a wealth of bars, pubs and restaurants and a lively café culture. It’s also at the centre of Cornwall’s creative scene, with new businesses, studios, shops and galleries opening up all the time. e popular arts centre, e Poly, hosts a diverse programme of exhibitions, film and theatre, and there’s a great live music scene across the town. Falmouth’s seven beaches,
beautiful rivers and the world-famous marina also make it a haven for those who love sand, sea and surf. For more on student life in Cornwall, see our student guide 24Ours. You can view it online at www.exeter.ac.uk/24ours or order a copy from the Student Recruitment Office (tel. 01326 371801, email cornwall@exeter.ac.uk).
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e best thing about being in Cornwall is how close we are to the ocean and so many great beaches. It’s one of the reasons I believe that people are so much more laid-back, relaxed and in tune with the natural pace of life – there just isn’t the chaos of a big city.
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Cornwall has a huge amount to offer students. It will appeal to you if you want to study in beautiful surroundings and live as part of a vibrant student community where you constantly meet people you know. Here, you’ll find a fantastic student lifestyle in a safe, friendly and energising environment, with plenty of opportunities for sporting and outdoor activities.
PAUL TURNER, CORNWALL CAMPUS STUDENT
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Law at our Cornwall Campus e University’s Law School has a world-wide reputation for excellence in teaching and research. All academic members of the Law School are committed to providing high quality teaching and to carrying out original research in various specialist fields. e School also enjoys good links with the legal profession in the region and beyond. At the Cornwall Campus, we offer the opportunity to study with academics who are experts in their field, in an environment where you won’t simply be lost in the crowd. ere are around 70 students in each year of our LLB and Joint Honours degrees, making this a significant branch of the University of Exeter’s Law School.
Single Honours LLB Law is a full, qualifying, law degree, which covers all the foundation subjects that are required to pass the Academic Stage that forms part of the professional qualification as a barrister or solicitor. In the first year, in addition to the core qualifying subjects such as Criminal Law and Constitutional Law, the programme provides an Introduction to Law course, which allows students to develop practical skills through
Specialist modules are offered in lecturers’ fields of expertise enabling you to benefit directly from the latest ideas and scholarship. A list of available options is generated each year, reflecting the research specialisms of the academics at the Cornwall Campus, and includes such subjects as: Commercial Law; Corporate Law and Governance; Medical Ethics and Law; Advanced Criminal Law and eory; Human Rights and Human Dignity; Law and Language; Public International Law; Readings in Criminology and Forensic Psychology; and Law and Literature, as well as a number of modules such as Employment Law, Law and History, and Family Law which can be studied via video-link or podcast from the Streatham Campus in Exeter. Individual research supported by dissertation options are also available. LLB with International Study is available to you after you have taken the first year of our LLB Honours Law programme (M105). You may be able to transfer onto the LLB with
International Study at the end of the first year if you get marks equivalent to at least a 2:1 in the first-year LLB exams and are successful at interview. Providing you maintain high academic levels during your second year, you can expect to spend the third year abroad in a law faculty at the University of Wollongong in Australia (Sydney), the University of Carleton in Canada (Ottawa) or the University of Connecticut in the USA. On your return to the UK you will complete the final year of your qualifying law degree. NB: you cannot apply for this degree initially through UCAS.
Joint Honours Our Joint Honours degrees give you the opportunity to divide your study 50/50 between two complementary areas of interest. You will study the core modules from each subject and a reduced number of options, in a choice of pathways. Full programme structures can be found on our website at www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall/law Booklets for these joint subjects can be ordered using the contact details on the back of this leaflet. NB: ese Joint Honours programmes do not provide exemption from any part of the professional qualifications as a barrister or solicitor.
Studying here provides a great work-life balance. e University offers some of the most interesting subjects taught by leading experts. is shows particularly in the second and third year optional modules, which are based on academics’ own research, so keep lawyers of the future at the cutting edge of developing law. For me the Cornwall Campus feels like a family and I cannot imagine ever having gone anywhere else.
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court visits, group work, mooting, presentations and work experience. On graduating from the LLB programme you will be able to proceed to the Solicitors’ Legal Practice Course or Bar Vocational Course.
LUKE DUNHAM, LLB STUDENT
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BA History and Law engages with the legal and historical contexts of modern life. ere is a particular sensitivity to the role of different territorial levels in constituting both legal and historical structures. e programme is responsive to the dynamic nature of changing legal practices and historical interpretations. BA Politics and Law provides you with a clear understanding of political and judicial processes, and how they interact. ere is a particular emphasis in this programme on the role of European law and politics and the debates around the ‘Europeanization’ of British legal and political systems.
Flexible Combined Honours is innovative scheme enables you to combine modules from a number of different fields of study not otherwise available through an existing Joint Honours programme. You can combine Law with up to two of the following subject areas – Geography, Politics, History, English, Modern Celtic Studies or Cornish Studies. roughout your degree you will be given regular support to help you choose the most appropriate pathway for you. e title of your degree will reflect your areas of study, for example BA (Hons) English and Law or BA (Hons) Law and Politics with Modern Celtic Studies. Further information can be found at www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall/fch
Programme structure LLB Law Year 1 • Introduction to Law • Constitutional and Administrative Law • Criminal Law • The Law of Contract Year 2 • The Law of Torts • European Union Law • Land Law plus • One or two optional modules* (total 30 credits) Year 3 • The Law of Trusts plus • Three optional modules* (or 90 credits) *Optional modules Currently available in Years 2 and 3 (subject to demand and availability): • Commercial Law • Corporate Law and Governance • Human Dignity and Human Rights • Medical Ethics and Law • Advanced Criminal Law and Theory • Law and Literature • Law and Language • Public International Law • Readings in Criminology and Forensic Psychology • Family Law (video-linked from Exeter) • Employment Law (video-linked from Exeter) • English Legal History (video-linked/podcast from Exeter) • Dissertation • You can also take a module (or modules amounting to a maximum of 30 credits) from another discipline in either Year 2 or 3.
Our degree programmes are modular (module details can be found on pages 14-15). You progress through your degree by studying modules and accumulating credits as you successfully complete them; you have to complete 120 credits per year in order to progress through the programme. Credit values are proportional to the study time allocated to a module; for example, a 20 credit module will comprise roughly 200 hours, both taught and in private study. Modules last for one or two terms and are assessed by a combination of coursework and exams. Year one You take four compulsory modules in the first year. One of them, Introduction to Law, gives you the opportunity to see the law in action, through court visits and work experience, and will help you to develop your personal, legal and academic skills. ese skills, and your ability to articulate them, will be developed through group work, presentations and mooting activities which are built into the programme. Year two In year two you take three compulsory modules and one or two optional modules (one 30 credit module or two 15 credit modules), chosen from a list of specialist law subjects or from another discipline (subject to timetabling and availability). Year three In the third year you take one compulsory module and three specialist 30 credit modules (or the credit equivalent) chosen from a list of specialist law subjects or from another discipline (subject to timetabling and availability). One of the options can be a dissertation on a chosen legal topic.
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Environment and sustainability At the University of Exeter, we are committed to producing graduates who have an understanding of both the scientific and the human/social issues which are involved in the vital field of environment and sustainability. At our Cornwall Campus from 2010, the new Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) will be at the forefront of scientific and technological research in this field. As environmental questions often lie at the interface of traditional academic disciplines, a key feature of the ESI is its innovative interdisciplinary research and teaching. rough the ESI, we hope to create opportunities for Law students to develop their knowledge, understanding and interest in the environment and sustainability.
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Learning and teaching Modules are taught through lectures, workshops and seminars. ere are usually two to three hours of lectures per module per week and a cycle of workshops or seminars in each module. We also expect you to spend a considerable amount of time (at least 20 hours per week) in private study, reading cases and articles as background and follow-up to your classes. Classes take place in the campus’s modern teaching rooms, with air-conditioning, data projectors, PowerPoint presentation facilities and DVD players. You will have access to a specialist law collection, within the main campus library, containing law reports and statutes, monographs, textbooks and periodicals, as well as access to
online journals and databases. Nonreference books from the Streatham Campus law collection in Exeter are also available via the inter-campus loan facility. You do not have to travel to Exeter for any of your modules – they are all taught at our Cornwall Campus. Some lectures are delivered via video-link between the Cornwall and Exeter campuses to take full advantage of expertise amongst academic staff at both sites. is innovative teaching method is used on a small number of modules and allows students from each campus to take some modules that normally would only be available on one campus.
Legal skills Elements of legal research, problem analysis, teamwork, legal writing and reasoning, negotiating, presentation skills and other personal and communication skills are incorporated into the programmes of workshops and seminars that are offered at all levels throughout the academic year. You will be given the chance to develop your skills at an early stage through the innovative group project and work experience elements of the Introduction to Law module, which includes training in teamwork and presentation skills as well as gaining practical experience through work placements in a legal setting. You will also be encouraged to enhance your analytical and argumentation skills
through taking part in mooting exercises. Assessment Assessment methods vary between modules, and may include essays, oral presentations, group projects and written exams. A module is passed if you achieve an overall mark of 40 per cent or over. You have to pass the first year in order to progress to the second year, but your first year marks do not count towards your final degree classification.
Links with the legal profession e Law School enjoys extremely good relations with members of the legal profession both regionally and at national and international levels. Both the Law School and the Law Society welcome guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds to give lectures and engage in debates with students. ere are many opportunities for students to become involved in pro-
bono work at the Cornwall Campus. Our recently established pro-bono Law Clinic allows students to gain legal work experience in many local organisations including: • e Citizens Advice Bureau • Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change – a regeneration organisation tackling issues connected with social conditions and the local environment • e Criminal Justice Integrated Team based in Falmouth offering probation and rehabilitation support to drug users and criminal offenders and their families • Truro Combined Court e School is continually seeking further opportunities for students to compliment their studies and is developing an extensive pro-bono programme.
Law society Our student society, e Lyonesse Law Society, endeavours to create a strong community of students at the Cornwall Campus who all share a passion for law. e society provides students with the information and opportunities needed to advance through the legal world, and is dedicated to strengthening the relationship between the Law School and professional law firms in the South West. In addition, the society organises a wide range of events including Christmas and Summer Balls, debates and mooting events. e Society also organises frequent events aimed at career development. Recent invited speakers have included barristers speaking on a career at the bar and solicitors from local and national law firms. A link to the society’s website can be found on the Law School website at www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall/law
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Student support e Cornwall Campus offers a friendly, supportive community, where staff and students get to know each other well. As a student you will have a personal tutor who is a member of academic staff with whom you can discuss personal and academic issues. ere are also a number of services on campus where you can get advice and information, including the Students’ Union Advisors, Careers Advisory Service, Chaplaincy, Counselling Service, Academic Support Advisors, Disability Service and International Student Advisor. You can find further information about all these services in the University’s undergraduate prospectus or online at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate e student law society organises activities to help new undergraduates integrate into the department and offers a supportive environment for students throughout their studies (see above).
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Part-time study Scholarships and bursaries e Law School offers a Goodman Derrick LLP Scholarship of £5,000 per year to a new undergraduate from any country, which can be used to pay tuition fees, maintenance, accommodation and living costs as the recipient wishes. e School also offers up to three scholarships of £3,000 per year for international students who achieve high scores in IB, A levels or equivalent. e full range of scholarships and bursaries offered by the University can be found at www.exeter.ac.uk/ scholarships
You can study the LLB programme part-time over six years. e part-time programme requires contact hours with lecturers and tutors at the University and is not available by distance learning.
Mature students We very much welcome applicants who may not have come directly from school or college and who wish to return to education at different stages of their lives. Many of our mature students tell us that the smaller scale of the campus makes their transition back into study easier. Studying law as a mature student can be a truly rewarding experience as so much of the subject matter relates to the negotiation of the practical as well as intellectual challenges in the world,
challenges familiar to more mature candidates. e intimacy of a small Law School is an ideal environment for this approach to learning. Applications will be considered on their individual merits and, in coming to a decision, your academic background and relevant experience since leaving school are taken into account.
International students e University warmly welcomes international students and ensures you have all the support you need, both before you arrive and while you are studying with us, to help you make the most of your time in the UK. At the Cornwall Campus the International Student Advisor offers information and advice to students on issues such as accommodation, visas, immigration,
entry qualifications and English language requirements. ere is an International Society in the Students’ Union which welcomes all students at the Cornwall Campus. e Society organises social events and offers support and the opportunity to make new friends. Further information for international students can be found at www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall/international
After your degree Major employers target Exeter graduates irrespective of their degree subject, as they know that Exeter graduates are able to be successful employees at entry level and throughout their career. Six months after graduation 95 per cent of Exeter’s first degree graduates were in employment or further study.* A Law degree from Exeter will equip you with a wide range of skills suitable not only for a career as a solicitor or barrister but also in the wider world of finance, administration and commerce. e skills which you will develop, such as assimilation of large amounts of *Figures as at Jan 2008, as a percentage of respondents available for employment or study.
material, writing concise reports and problem-solving are regarded as essential by many graduate recruiters. e programmes in Cornwall took their first students in 2007. e majority of Law graduates from our existing Exeterbased programmes follow their degree with further study in the law and then enter a training contract with a firm of solicitors or gain pupillage in a set of Barristers’ chambers. Information about graduate careers in Law can be found by following the link to ‘What do Exeter graduates do?’ at www.exeter.ac.uk/employability/ prospective
Our research Our academic staff are all actively involved in research and are highly respected in their fields. As established scholars and trained teachers, our academic staff deliver quality teaching that is consistently informed by their research activities. is is particularly important in Year 3 of your studies, where an extensive range of optional modules will give you the most up-to-date research ideas and debates in the discipline. Today’s lawyers – students,
researchers and practitioners – must be aware of a range of issues, from the impact and continuing development of conceptions of rights and responsibilities (exemplified by the entrenchment of ‘human rights’ jurisprudence) to the impact of European and International law policy and practice. e credentials of the staff of the Law School at the Cornwall Campus are considerable – many have worked and taught extensively across all aspects of law both in the UK and internationally in fields such as European law; UK and comparative constitutional law and human rights; the broad areas of corporate, commercial and business law; criminal law; and critical approaches to medical law, law and literature, law in society and relationships between law and violence. is ensures that our students receive high-quality teaching from a cosmopolitan group of academics who are experienced in both the theory and practice of law. Further information about the individual research interests of staff and their publications can be found on our website at www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall/law
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Law Modules Year One Introduction to Law Credits: 30 Module length: two terms Assessment: exam (50%), coursework (50%)
Aims to provide you with a broad and critical understanding of the legal system and legal reasoning, alongside opportunities to develop your professional skills base. Court visits, group work, presentation events, individual work experience studies and mooting opportunities are all built into the module to optimise your experience of ‘law in action’.
Constitutional and Administrative Law Credits: 30 Module length: two terms Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Provides you with an understanding of the concepts, traditions and principles underpinning the constitution of the UK, and the main recent reforms, especially in relation to Europe, devolution and the Human Rights Act 1998. The module also provides an understanding of the nature, basis and continuing development of judicial review in the United Kingdom.
Criminal Law Credits: 30 Module length: two terms Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Aims to provide a useful introduction to law for those who have no prior knowledge of the discipline. Owing to its manifest connections with everyday life, criminal law is an ideal vehicle to make law accessible in this respect. The module aims to acquaint you with the main sources of the criminal law and provide an opportunity to discern the general principles underlying its theory and operation. It offers an overview of the major offences and of the moral issues which underpin criminal law concepts.
Law of Contract Credits: 30 Module length: two terms Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Deals in depth with the English law of contract, drawing where relevant on materials from other jurisdictions. Attention is paid to formation of contractual relations, the requirements for enforceability of contracts, the rights of third parties, interpretation of contracts, vitiating factors and remedies. In addition, the law of contract is set in its social, moral and commercial setting.
Year Two Law of Torts Credits: 30 Module length: two terms Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
The Law of Torts deals in depth with the law on civil wrongs. Designed to equip you with an understanding of the nature and continuing development of tort law by introducing you to the major institutions, rules and concepts of tort and encouraging you to reflect on their application in society.
European Union Law Credits: 30 Module length: two terms Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Aims to equip you with a thorough understanding of the institutional and procedural law of the European Union and the impact of, in particular, community law, on the national legal orders of the Member States as well as with a basic understanding of substantive EU law.
Land Law Credits: 30 Module length: two terms Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Equips you with an understanding of the fundamental principles of English land law. The module examines property rights in relation to land and deals with their definition, development, acquisition and transfer. Emphasis is placed on reform and the Law Commission’s recommendations. Central to the module is the Land Registration Act 2002 and its influence on all areas of Land Law.
Year ree Law of Trusts Credits: 30 Module length: two terms Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Year Two and ree optional modules: Commercial Law Year: 2/3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: exam (100%)
Human Dignity and Human Rights Year: 2/3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Provides a profound and critical understanding of the general principles of the law of trusts, both in their own right and within the wider context of property law. The module aims to achieve flexibility in the study of trusts law, and selectivity within the considerable amount of material, so that problems in trusts law can be correctly identified and addressed succinctly and accurately with full legal authority.
Examines the theoretical doctrines and practical applications of English commercial law, drawing where relevant, materials from other jurisdictions and materials prepared under international commercial law. The module aims to give an understanding of the different aspects of commercial law; to encourage you to think practically in this field, and apply the legal rules and principles you have learned to specific commercial situations; and to enable you to identify and evaluate critically issues within commercial law. Analyses the connections between the concept of human dignity and human rights protection. The module encourages you to engage in a critical exploration of human rights law. In addition to UK law, you will consider a range of foreign legal systems, as well as international and European law. You will discuss whether human dignity should be protected by the law, and if so, how best to achieve this.
Corporate Law and Governance (subject to approval) Year: 2/3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: exam (100%)
Examines the theoretical doctrines and practical applications of English company law and rules and practices of corporate governance, drawing, where relevant, materials from other jurisdictions and materials prepared by or under international institutions. Emphasis is placed on the practical implications and realities of the rules of company law and corporate governance, together with the theoretical issues. The module aims to give you an understanding of the different aspects of company law and corporate governance; encourage you to think practically in this field and apply the legal rules and principles you have learned to specific legal, practical, business and other situations; and enable you to identify and evaluate critically issues within company law and corporate governance.
Medical Ethics and Law (subject to approval) Year: 2/3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: exam (75%), oral presentation (25%)
Equips you with a thorough understanding of the legal and ethical principles involved in medical events and decision-making processes and to encourage you to reflect upon the complex, and sometimes conflicting, practical and moral tensions behind such principles. It aims to acquaint you with the national and international regulatory framework concerning medical negligence, consent, confidentiality, beginning and end of life, physical and mental realms of capacity, and genetics.
Advanced Criminal Law and Theory Year: 2/3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Focuses on selected issues in the substantive criminal law of England and Wales, introducing new topics and exploring in greater depth those topics already covered in the first year module. It also includes scope for an introduction to selected aspects of comparative criminal law, drawing on examples from common law systems and/or the Italian and French systems. It requires you to engage closely with both the practical and theoretical dimensions of these topics, with regard to historical and contextual issues, reform discussions and political developments.
Law and Literature Year: 2/3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: essay (100%)
Provides the opportunity for you to explore a small number of literary sources for their ‘legal’, socio-legal or ethico-legal content – the examples permit a fresh and accessible approach to issues of criminal doctrine, medical ethics, legal sociology and legal history. Study centres upon four short texts – a very short children’s book, a poem, an extract from a Shakespeare play and two short extracts from a novel. Two of these texts are supported with DVD viewing.
Law and Language (subject to approval) Year 3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: essay (50%), mini-conference presentation (35%), group work (15%)
Introduces you to the philosophical debates surrounding the relationship between law and language. Following on from this, you’ll consider, in depth, how law is produced in multilingual jurisdictions such as Canada, Switzerland and the EU. Finally, you will be introduced to, and gain an understanding of, the emerging discipline of forensic linguistics. The module also gives you the opportunity
to develop your independent research and legal writing skills and equips you with the skills necessary to assess critically your own work and that of your peers, as well as developing your group work and presentation skills. Public International Law (subject to approval) Year: 2/3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Public international law regulates a broad range of issues, from such mundane matters as mailing a letter abroad and going on a holiday by plane to more weighty questions including climate change and the use of armed force. The purpose of this module is to introduce you to the basic features of the international legal system and to develop further your legal skills through a systematic engagement with complex legal arguments.
Readings in Criminology and Forensic Psychology (subject to approval) Year: 3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: essay (75%), oral presentation (25%)
Aims to develop your understanding of the legal and ethical links between criminology and forensic psychology. It will allow you to appreciate the complex and sometimes conflicting practical and moral tensions behind such principles.
Employment Law (video-linked from Streatham Campus) (subject to approval) Year: 3 Credits: 15/30 Module length: one/two terms Assessment: exam (100%)
Examines the legal relationship between employee and employer before it begins, while it continues and on its termination, both at common law and under statute. A particular feature is discrimination law. As well as individual rights employees have (such as unfair dismissal and equal pay claims) the law relating to trade unions and industrial action is also covered.
Family Law and Adult Relationships (videolinked from Streatham Campus) (subject to availability) Year: 2 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: exam (75%), essay (25%)
Analyses the legal and policy framework for family law as it affects adult couple/domestic relationships. It will enable you to engage in an assessment of the appropriateness and effectiveness of the current system of relationship regulation and to consider and debate proposals for reform. You will be encouraged to explore socio-legal research in this area, develop your oral and negotiation skills in seminars and will be exposed to mediation and conflict resolution procedures.
Dissertation Year: 3 Credits: 15 Module length: one term Assessment: dissertation (100%)
This module provides you with the opportunity to develop independent research skills and valuable arguing skills. By working under the supervision of a chosen member of staff, you can further your knowledge in a discreet area of the law and pursue the interests you may have in particular legal issues.
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ambassadors and enable you to see the campus facilities and view the student residences. You can find out more and book places online at www.exeter.ac.uk/opendays You can take a virtual tour of all our facilities and campuses here too. Alternatively you can contact the Student Recruitment Office (tel: 01326 371801, email cornwall@exeter.ac.uk).
Entry requirements LAW ENTRY DATA DEGREE PROGRAMME
NORMAL PROGRAMME REQUIREMENT
TYPICAL OFFER*
No specified subject
AAB-ABB; IB: 34-31
No specified subject
AAB-ABB; IB: 34-31
No specified subject
AAB-BBB; IB: 34-29
Dependent on subjects chosen
AAB-BBC; IB: 34-28
LLB Honours
Law M105 3 yrs BA Joint Honours
History and Law LM21 3 yrs
Politics and Law LM21 3 yrs Flexible Combined Honours Y003 3 yrs
Applicants with other qualifications, please refer to the University undergraduate prospectus or online at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/applications International students may also be interested in our Foundation programmes. Please visit www.into.uk.com/exeter How to apply: Information on applying to study with us can be found at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/applications Fees and funding: Full information about our fees, bursaries and scholarships can be found at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/money Offers/Interviews: offers are usually made on the basis of your UCAS form without an interview. If you are made an offer you will be invited to a Post-Offer Open Day at the Cornwall Campus. In some instances applicants with alternative qualifications may be invited for interview. *Please read the important information about our Typical Offer in the University undergraduate prospectus or on our website at www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/applications
FURTHER INFORMATION
General enquiries Cornwall Campus Admissions Office Phone: 01326 371801 Email: cornwall@exeter.ac.uk Web: www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall Programme enquiries Dr Karen McAuliffe, Prof Melanie Williams. Email: lawcornwall@exeter.ac.uk Web: www.exeter.ac.uk/cornwall/law
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