Undergraduate Course: Trusts and Succession Law (LAWS10096)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is divided, approximately equally, between the Law of Trusts and the Law of Succession. The focus is on Scots Law but there will also be a comparative element. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 25 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 38,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
351 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
67 %,
Coursework
33 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course will build on the foundation laid in the ordinary part of the LLB curriculum and in particular on the work done in property law (ordinary), a pass in which is a prerequisite for this course. Students skills in the following areas will be developed:
- using legal materials; practical reasoning;
- appreciation of the law in its social, economic and historical contexts; evaluation and criticism of the law;
- research, gaining knowledge and understanding which may be applied and adapted in future;
- transferable skills such as: (a) communication skills, oral and in writing; (b) intellectual skills, of collecting, organising, evaluating, synthesising and presenting material and arguments, and including the ability to question assumptions, to frame and test hypotheses, to detect fallacies and to think autonomously; (c) general skills, in managing time, working independently, and taking responsibility for own work |
Assessment Information
| Essay and exam |
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 | Ms Elspeth Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 2002
Email: Elspeth.Reid@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Susan Leask
Tel: (0131 6)50 2344
Email: susan.leask@ed.ac.uk |
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