2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW1262 Criminal Law 1

10 creditsClass Size: 300

Module manager: Lydia Bleasdale
Email: L.K.Bleasdale@leeds.ac.uk

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

Year running 2023/24

Pre-requisite qualifications

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in a non-law subject

Co-requisites

NONE

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW1141	Introduction to Criminal Law
LAW1260	Criminal Law
LAW2065	Criminal Law
LAW2066	Criminal Law

Module replaces

This module replaces the 30 credit variant of LAW1260 Criminal Law for the 2 Year LLB programme.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This compulsory module will introduce students to core criminal law concepts and to the criminal justice system within which the criminal law is applied.

Objectives

This module will provide students with the opportunity to learn about key criminal law principles, cases and legislation, and to recognise the different political and cultural contexts in which criminal law operates at national and international level. This will be achieved through lectures, seminars, learning activities, and formative assessments.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. Competently recognise, identify and state legal concepts, values, principles and rules of criminal law, having been introduced to these through lectures, seminars and learning activities.

2. Succinctly summarise their position on key legal issues, having practiced doing so through seminars and learning activities.

Skills outcomes
Skills introduced:

Written skills focused upon succinctly summarising a legal position, which will be defined and explained in assessment lectures and through example summaries from previous assessment periods.

Skills practiced:

Verbal reasoning, through participation in seminars

Reflective skills, through the formative assessment

Time management, through independent study time for seminars, learning activities and the formative and summative assessments

Analytical and evaluation skills, through preparation for seminars, and contributions to seminars

Skills assessed:

Written skills, through the Report Summary

Syllabus

This module provides students with an introductory grounding in the core topics that are essential to understanding criminal law. The syllabus will cover a range of foundational areas of criminal law, including offering students an insight into the theoretical basis of this area of law

The grounding in these foundational areas will prepare students for the 20 credit LAW1263 Criminal Law 2 module where they will advance their understanding of criminal law by learning how these core areas underpin a range of specific criminal offences.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
On-line Learning	5	1.00	5.00
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	4	1.50	4.50
Private study hours			79.50
Total Contact hours			20.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

79.5

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

A formative assessment opportunity will be provided.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	The assessment for this module is linked to that of the 20 credit Criminal Law module, which will require students to write a 2000 word Report. The assessment for this module will consist of a 500 word summary of that Report, outlining the main content and conclusions of the Report.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Students will choose one title from a choice of six. If they re-sit the paper in August, they will be required to submit an answer to an alternative title to that answered in May. The teaching and assessment on this module is closely linked to LAW1263 Criminal Law 2. As such, it is not compulsory to pass both assessments individually (i.e. the LAW1262 500 word plan and LAW1263 2,000 word report). Instead, students must average an overall pass across both modules (appropriately weighted to reflect their different credits).

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 18/07/2023 14:06:33

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