2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW1141 Introduction to Criminal Law

20 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Ms Rosie Fox
Email: R.Fox@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW1140	Principles of Criminal Law
LAW1260	Criminal Law
LAW2065	Criminal Law
LAW2066	Criminal Law

Module replaces

LAW1140 Principles of Criminal Law

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module introduces participants to how criminal law operates within the English Legal System. The module introduces participants to the court structure and how laws are created, before covering a range of offences (focusing in particular on those committed against the person).

Objectives

By the end of this module students will have a basic understanding of how the English legal system operates and of key criminal offences and defences.

Learning outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
- competently and independently recognise, identify and state (verbally and in writing) basic legal concepts and rules of criminal law;
- apply appropriate terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent legal account of an issue of limited complexity relating to criminal law;
- interpret criminal law information and data to provide a basic insight into the operation of the criminal law and system and their relationship to relevant social and political contexts.

Syllabus

Foundations of liability
Criminal Law and power
Homicide
Consent and criminal law (including non-fatal offences)
Assessment advice

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	4	1.00	4.00
Lecture	16	1.00	16.00
Seminar	8	1.00	8.00
Private study hours			172.00
Total Contact hours			28.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Students will prepare for lectures and seminars by engaging in subject-specific reading and answering essay/problem questions in advance of each class.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will have an opportunity to complete a short formative assessment in semester one. Fortnightly (highly interactive) seminars, for which registers will be taken, will also provide the module team with the opportunity to assess the students' understanding of each topic. Finally, students will receive support through four face-to-face lectures and there will be online support offered through the ‘flipped’ delivery of lectures on this module.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1 x 2,000-word essay	65.00
Essay	1 x 1,000-word essay	35.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

The module is assessed via two assessed essays. These will challenge students to evaluate the law within it’s political and social context, as well as highlighting links between this module and the broader criminology curriculum.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 29/07/2019

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