Undergraduate Course: Business Law (LAWS08058)

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	20
Home subject area	Law	Other subject area	None
Course website	None	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	Sources and institutions of Scots Law; an outline of the Law of Delict, property, succession and diligence; the general law of contract; securities; sale and consumer credit transactions; agency; bills of exchange and cheques; bankruptcy; industrial property; insurance; restrictive practices; partnership; companies.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations	Students MUST NOT also be taking Business Entities (LAWS08099) OR Contract and Unjustified Enrichment (LAWS08094)	Other requirements	Non LLB students only
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Visting students must not be studying law in their home jusisdiction.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)						WebCT enabled: No		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Central	Lecture		1-11				15:00 - 15:50
Central	Lecture		1-11		15:00 - 15:50
Central	Lecture		1-11					15:00 - 15:50
First Class	Week 1, Tuesday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 270, Old College
Additional information	1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s).
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours:Minutes	Stationery Requirements		Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			3:00	2 x 8 sides / pencils / rubbers		Reference Materials allowed
Resit Exam Diet (August)			3:00	2 x 8 sides / pencils / rubbers		Reference Materials allowed

Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)						WebCT enabled: No		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Central	Lecture		1-11		15:00 - 15:50
Central	Lecture		1-11					15:00 - 15:50
Central	Lecture		1-11				15:00 - 15:50
First Class	Week 1, Tuesday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 270, Old College
Additional information	1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s).
No Exam Information

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
As in Course Guide

Assessment Information
As in Course Guide Visiting Student Variant Assessment 1 x 2,500-word essay

Special Arrangements
None

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Gillian Black Tel: (0131 6)50 9541 Email: gillian.black@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Ms Krystal Hanley Tel: (0131 6)50 2056 Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk