Undergraduate Course: Criminal Law B: Doctrine and Theory (LAWS10122)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course is concerned with questions of doctrine and theory: how does criminal law operate and how should the criminal law best be structured? The course will consist of an advanced exploration of key components of criminal law, such as responsibility, actus reus, mens rea, justifications and excuses, and an in-depth examination of particular sets of rules such as the definition of homicide, sexual offences, property offences and selected criminal law defences. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Please 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). |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
67 %,
Coursework
33 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay (1/3 of overall mark) and exam (2/3 of overall mark). |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, candidates should have:
(a) an advanced understanding of the structural components of criminal law, particularly as concerns Scotland but more generally in respect of the Anglo-American tradition;
(b) a familiarity with and understanding of the primary and secondary literature in this area;
(c) a detailed understanding of the specific issues studied;
(d) an awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of various ways of structuring the criminal law in these areas, and the ability to critically evaluate alternative approaches;
(e) an improved ability to conduct personal research to an advanced level and to communicate the results of that research in written form.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Crim B |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elizabeth Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 2050
Email: liz.campbell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk |
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