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 |
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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Legal Reasoning and Legal System (LAWS08106)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
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: 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 | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Appleton Tower LT 4 |
| Additional information |
tutorial attendance is required |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Family Law Ordinary | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
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 | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anne Griffiths
Tel: (0131 6)50 2057
Email: anne.griffiths@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Susan Leask
Tel: (0131 6)50 2344
Email: susan.leask@ed.ac.uk |
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