Postgraduate Course: Practical Electives (LAWS11247)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | Course description:- To develop practical knowledge of specialist areas of legal practice and skills, with 3 modules chosen from the following list (not all of which will be offered every year):-
¿ Banking Law
¿ Construction Law
¿ Company and Corporate Finance
¿ Criminal Advocacy
¿ Employment Law
¿ Environmental Law/Renewable Energy
¿ Advanced Private Client
¿ Family Law
¿ Human Rights
¿ Medical Law
¿ Public Administration
¿ Personal Injury |
| Course description |
Classwork - 100% if individual pass standard of 60% is achieved in various modules.
Failure to achieve this - Examination - 100%.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 4 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 63,
Summative Assessment Hours 66,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
263 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Classwork ¿ 100% if individual pass standard of 60% is achieved in various modules
Failure to achieve this - Examination - 100%
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course students should be able to:- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the chosen subject area and be able to carry out the transactional elements of work in that area at the level of a first day trainee. This will incorporate as appropriate skills in writing and drafting, communication, advocacy, professional relationships, research and preparation.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Rebecca Samaras
Tel: (0131 6)50 6524
Email: rebecca.samaras@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Margaret Stewart
Tel: (0131 6)50 2004
Email: margaret.stewart@ed.ac.uk |
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