Undergraduate Course: Criminal Law (LAWS10133)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The scope and function of criminal law in society; theories of punishment; responsibility and punishability; freewill and determinism; mentally abnormal offenders; intention, recklessness and negligence. Other selected topics in the field of general principles of criminal law. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| 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 and written exam |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
Students will have developed a socially contextualised as well as a theoretically rich understanding of the central concepts and principles of the criminal law. Students will be able to engage with contemporary questions of the theory and practice of criminal law, as well as processes of criminalisation and reform.
Students will be able to analyse the social and moral aims, and the proper parameters of the criminal law in both Scotland and, where relevant, other jurisdictions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Gerry Maher
Tel:
Email: gerard.maher@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ryan McGuire
Tel: (0131 6)50 2386
Email: Ryan.Mcguire@ed.ac.uk |
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