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Undergraduate Course: History of Scots Law (LAWS10072)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionA general introduction to the history of Scots Law, including a more detailed study of particular topics selected each year. Particular topics studied have included Celtic Law in Scotland, Scottish jurists and Institutional Writers and areas of Substantive Law such as the constitution and dissolution of marriage, land ownership, succession, assythment and homicide.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesPlease note that you are very unlikely to get a place on an Honours Law course unless you are on a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus law exchange students).
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  25
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 38, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 351 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 67 %, Coursework 33 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have (1) a sound understanding of the general history of Scots law (including its place within differing European legal traditions), (2) a detailed and specific knowledge of some particular areas of law examined within this broader framework, (3) an introduction to major historical issues and debates about Scots law, and (4) a basic grounding in research skills and techniques in legal history, along with more refined skills in research, writing and in the oral presentation and discussion of material.
Assessment Information
Written Exam 67 %, Coursework 33 %
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf John Cairns
Tel: (0131 6)50 2065
Email: John.Cairns@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk
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