107
teaching and assessment
All of the teaching staff in the Law School are experts in their respective fields, contributing to Law Society committees, government panels, parliamentary committees, leading texts and are generally involved in the shaping of the law. This expertise is employed in our teaching which is award winning, and in the 2012 National Student Survey 96% of our students said they were satisfied with the quality of their course, resulting in our ranking of joint 1st in Scotland and joint 5th in the UK.
Our approach is intended to be both innovative and progressive with a changing emphasis as the student advances through the levels of the degree programme:
• In the first two years, teaching consists of a balance between lectures supported by small group teaching in tutorials and independent and group study.
• In the latter part of your degree a greater proportion of coursework is conducted independently and classes take the form of seminar discussion.
• In the final year of study coursework involves preparation and presentation of the dissertation, a substantial work of independent, but supervised and supported research on a topic of your choice which can be aligned to your career objectives.
The form of assessment varies between modules. Presentations may be used to evaluate oral communication of reasoned legal argument and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Moots may be used to assess court room manner and the ability to argue interactively.
Law undergraduates can also choose to spend a semester or a year at a European university under the Erasmus programme. We have agreements with universities in Belgium, Turkey and the Netherlands (for study in English) as well as universities in France, Spain and Germany.
Law students have also been successful in winning places on the University’s exchanges with universities in Hong Kong and Australia.
what our graduates say
Scott Pike, from Canada graduated from an accelerated LLB in English Law in 2012. He said, “The School of Law has a great reputation - largely due to the research and expertise of the faculty - which is reflected in the consistently high rankings earned year after year. Much needed perspective and context is garnered from lectures which focus on major problems that we are currently experiencing such as climate change and economic crises. The School makes great strides in bringing the law out of the books and it is a strategy that is both effective and engaging.”
programme content • typical degree programme example 4 Year Honours LLB Scots Law / LLB Law (Scots and English) Dual Qualifying degree programmes
Level 1 > Private Law of Scotland I* > Private Law of Scotland II*
> Scots Criminal Law & Evidence*
> Foundations of Law*
> Public Law I – Sources of Power*
> Public Law II – Controls of Power*
All students on the 3 year Honours English/NI Law degree programme start the programme in the equivalent of Level 2. There is no Level 1 for this programme.
Level 2 > Scottish Property Law*
> Public Law III – Rights & Freedoms*
> Commercial Law* > Family Law*
> Law, Society and Human Rights*
> Optional module 3 Year Honours English Law degree programme
> English Law of Contract* > English Law of Tort*
> English Criminal Law and Evidence*
> Foundations of Law (Advanced) *
> Public Law I – Sources of Power (Advanced) *
> Public Law II – Controls of Power (Advanced) *
> English Law of Equity and Trusts*
> English Law of Property*
> Public Law III – Rights & Freedoms (Advanced)*
> Justice Law and Human Rights
Students may take an optional module but this is not required
> Dissertation (30 credits)* > Choice of 3 x 30 credit modules or
Courses on Erasmus exchange equivalent to 60 credits (1 semester) plus 1 x30 credit module
Level 3 > Choice of 4 x 30 credit modules
or
> Courses on Erasmus exchange equivalent to 120 credits
For dual qualifying degree modules, please see the programme webpage
Level 4
> Choice of 3 x 30 credit modules
> Dissertation (30 credits)*
* Compulsory module For a list of Honours modules, dual qualifying degree modules, the law with languages and joint degree options and the accelerated degree structure, please visit the programme webpage
www.dundee.ac.uk/prospectus/law
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156 |
Page 157 |
Page 158 |
Page 159 |
Page 160