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. |
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
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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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 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | | |
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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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 |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| As in Course Guide |
Assessment Information
Exam in April/May diet
Visiting Student Variant:
Assessment of 1 x 2,500-word essay due in December |
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 | Not entered |
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 |
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