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2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LAW3060 Criminal Law
30 creditsClass Size: 20
Module manager: Lydia Bleasdale-Hill
Email: l.k.bleasdalehill@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
This module is mutually exclusive with
| LAW1260 | Criminal Law |
| LAW2060 | Criminal Law |
| LAW2065 | Criminal Law |
| LAW2066 | Criminal Law |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
By the end of the module students will be able to:- Competently recognise, identify, state and analyse legal concepts, values, principles and rules of criminal law
- Apply appropriate terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent legal account of an issue of some complexity relating to criminal law
- Interpret criminal law information and data to provide a competent insight into the operation of the criminal law and system and their relationship to relevant social, cultural and political contexts.
- Recognise the different political and cultural contexts in which criminal law operates at national and international levels.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module students will have a competent understanding of how the criminal law operates; of key aspects of criminal law (e.g. actus reus and mens rea); and of how aspects of the law might usefully be reformed. Students will also be able to analyse those areas of law covered by the syllabus.
Syllabus
1. Principles of Criminal Law
2. Actus reus
3. Mens rea
4. Non-fatal offences
5. Intoxication
6. Homicide (murder; voluntary manslaughter; involuntary manslaughter)
7. Joint liability
8. Theft
9. General defences
10. Assessment advice, including poster presentations
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 45 | 1.00 | 45.00 |
| Seminar | 9 | 1.50 | 13.50 |
| Private study hours | 241.50 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 58.50 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
241.5 hours private study: seminar preparation, follow-up reading after lectures, preparation and production of a practice essay and revision time.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Formative assessment in semester two (mock exam)Seminar attendance
Assessed poster presentation
Exam
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Poster Presentation | To be presented as a group of 4-5 students in a seminar. Students will be asked to design a poster (to be projected from a computer in a small teaching room), which explains how a controversial area of law operates e.g. joint liability or self-defence. Marks will be awarded primarily for the accuracy of their understanding and the clarity of their explanations, rather than for the aesthetic value of the poster | 20.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr | 80.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 12/08/2015
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