Property Law Ordinary 1 (U02666)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : LAW-2-U02666

The nature and classification of property; real and personal rights; and the law of ownership.

? Keywords : Scottish property law - ownership

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : All students taking this course should also have taken Legal Reasoning and Legal System U02831, although a pass in that course is not essential, provided that it is being retaken.

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Property Law Ordinary 1 (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/09/2007	09:00	09:50	Lecture Theatre 183, Old College	Central	Lectures are on Mondays at 1210 and Wednesdays at 0900

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	12:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	09:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should have acquired:

(a) a knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles of the law of property and of their structural-relationship;

(b) an appreciation of the application of these fundamental principles in relation to the law of ownership;

(c) an understanding of the location of property law within the legal system in general;

(d) a knowledge of the historical evolution of property law and an ability to consider the possibilities for its future development;

(e) an ability to apply the intellectual skills developed in earlier study in the Law School in the acquisition of knowledge and in the use and interpretation of primary sources, especially statutes;

(f) an ability to use problem solving and diagnostic techniques in the application of legal principles to concrete facts;

(g) greater library and IT skills in relation to the acquisition of legal knowledge; and

(h) deepened skills previously learned in earlier study in the Law School and elsewhere, including oral and written communication skills; research skills and general skills relating to the organisation of work and time.