Undergraduate Course: Family Law Ordinary (LAWS08101)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course provides the student with basic and up-to-date knowledge and undertsanding of the rules governing Scots Family Law as they relate to spouses, same-sex couples, co-habitants, and parents and children. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students taking this course must also take Legal Reasoning and Legal System (U02831/2)as a co-requisite. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: 279 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. William Robertson Building LT G08 |
| Additional information |
The first lecture is on Tuesday 21st September 2010 in WRB LT G08 with the second on the Friday, same venue |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Family Law Ordinary | 2:00 | 8 sides / 12 sides | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:30 | 8 sides/ 12 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To permit the student to apply the rules of Family Law to detailed and realistic situations;
To allow the student to see the socio-political consequences of the rules, and to encourage the student to adopt a critical analysis of the rules;
To give the student a basic knowledge of the subject matter, and to stimulate an interest in all aspects of Family Law |
Assessment Information
| 100% degree exam, 1st semester |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Anne Griffiths
Tel: (0131 6)50 2057
Email: anne.griffiths@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk |
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