Programme Specification Programme Details · Programme Specification Programme Details 1. Title of Programme In English: Law (2 year programme) In Welsh: Y Gyfraith (rhaglen 2 flynedd)

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Programme Specification

Programme Details

1. Title of Programme In English: Law (2 year programme)

In Welsh: Y Gyfraith (rhaglen 2 flynedd)

2. Name and level of award LLB

3. List of Intermediate or

exit-point qualifications

HE Diploma in Law

4. Full-time or part-time

basis Full-time

5. Duration of the course

(years) 2 years

Programme Specification

1. Awarding Institution Bangor University

2. Teaching Institution Bangor University

3. Name of external

accreditation body (where appropriate)

Bar Standards Board

Solicitors Regulation Authority

4. Final Award LLB

5. UCAS Code (where

known) M101

6. Name of appropriate

QAA Benchmarking

Group

Law (2007)

7. Date when Programme

Specification was

produced or updated

November 2011

8. Main educational aims of the programme

The two-year LLB degree aims to provide a scheme of study leading

to the award of the honours degree of LLB for:

(i) Undergraduates, who have successfully completed their first year

of law at another accredited institution;

(ii) Graduates, who have successfully completed an honours degree

in another subject at Bangor or at another accredited institution.

The degree aims to provide a scheme of study for the above

candidates which will educate them in the fundamentals of law and

in the basic legal skills needed within contemporary Wales, the

United Kingdom, Europe and the wider international community, so

that they may fulfil their potential for acquiring expertise in the law

and, if they so wish, progress to further studies in their chosen

discipline and professional qualification within it.

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9. Intended programme

outcomes for each of the

categories:

- knowledge and

understanding

- subject-specific skills

- cognitive (thinking) skills

- key skills

Knowledge and understanding

On completion of his/her LLB Law honours degree, the student will

have:

1. studied a sufficient range of legal subjects so as to acquire a

knowledge and understanding of law which has both breadth and

depth, and which will have addressed the major legal doctrines,

concepts, institutions, officers and personnel, values, rules, sources,

procedures and principles of law in Wales, England, the United

Kingdom, Europe and the international community;

2. gained the ability to demonstrate an in-depth and contextualised

understanding of major substantive areas of law, including the inter-

relationships between such areas of law, in Wales, England, the

United Kingdom, Europe and the international legal order;

3. had the opportunity to study sufficient legal subjects to obtain

exemption from the Common Professional Examination;

4. had the opportunity to develop the ability to compare and contrast

aspects of the English legal system and English and Welsh law with

those of other countries;

Subject-specific skills

5. developed the ability to interpret legal rules and employ

techniques of legal reasoning competently and efficiently in order to

offer a range of solutions and conclusions to actual or hypothetical

complex legal problems, all supported by relevant academic

literature, jurisprudence and legislative research. Such solutions will

be clearly communicated and presented;

6. developed the ability to analyse complex legal issues, set against

the background of the political, social, economic or cultural contexts

in which they may arise;

7. developed those skills which are necessary for scholarship and

research in legal subjects, namely the ability to identify relevant

primary and secondary legal sources and to retrieve accurate legal

information using paper and electronic sources;

Cognitive (thinking) skills

8.gained the ability to act both independently or as part of a group in

order to collect, critique, rank, discuss and critically analyse

information and materials from varied sources in terms of relevance

and importance;

9. developed the ability to independently make reasoned choices

between alternative proposed solutions to actual or hypothetical

legal problems and to make a critical judgment as to the merits

between alternative possible solutions;

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10. developed the ability to present accurate, relevant, rational, well-

ordered and well-supported arguments on legal and moral issues and

the ability to incorporate feedback in order to strengthen the

student’s analytical approach to both presentation of arguments and

to the conduct of legal research;

11. developed the ability to work independently in researching areas

of law, including conducting research into topics that have not been

studied in-depth as part of the degree programme;

Key skills

12. developed the ability to present written or oral arguments about

law and legal issues in either English or Welsh in a manner

characterized by appropriate and accurate use of the subject’s

technical vocabulary and by the use of grammar, syntax and a

general vocabulary suited to the social context and the purpose of

the speech and script;

13. had the opportunity to develop proficiency in those computing

skills which are pertinent to legal practice and research, namely the

use of word processing programmes, the internet and email,

electronic information retrieval systems;

14. had the opportunity to work in a group as a participant who

contributes effectively to the group’s tasks.

Teaching & Learning

Strategies and Methods Programme Learning Outcomes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Lectures X X X X X X X X X X X X

Seminars X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Tutorials (Group Work) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Self study X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Assessment Methods Programme Learning Outcomes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Unseen examination X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Essay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Oral Advocacy X X X X X X X X X X X X

Mooting X X X X X X X X X X X X

Case studies X X X X X X X X X X X X X

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10. List of modules for each

year of the Scheme

See table below. The modules listed in Bold are intended to cover

the Foundations of Legal Knowledge (total of 200 credits) for QLD

purposes and are compulsory (but NOT core)The modules listed

with an asterisk (*) are new modules.

Optional Modules

Company Law SXL 2121/3121

Family and Welfare Law SXL 2126/3126

Jurisprudence SXL 2127/3127

Administrative Law* SXL 2120/3120

Evidence* SXL 2125/3125

Law and Religion* SXL 2134/3134

Media Law* SXL 2130/3130

Cymru’r Gyfraith (Legal Wales)* SCL 2129/3129

Cyfraith Datganoli (The Law of Devolution)* SCL 2139/3139

Environmental Law* SXL 2124/3124

Labour Law* SXL 2128/3128

Private International Law* SXL 2131/3131

English Legal History* SXL 2123/3123

Intellectual Property* SXL 2136/3136

Celtic Legal History* SXL 2138/3138

Cyfraith Iechyd (Healthcare Law)* SCL 2140/3140

Introduction to Public Procurement and European Legal Systems SXL 2141/3141

Dissertation SXL 3113

Legal Research Jurisprudence SXL 3135

* Modules offered in alternate years

Level 5 Level 6

SXL2210 Public Law

(20 credits, semesters 1 & 2)

SXL3110 The International Law of Human

Rights

(20 credits, semester 2)

SXL2212 Contract Law

(20 credits, semesters 1 & 2)

SXL3111 Land Law


SXL2213 Introduction to Law and Legal

Systems (20 credits, semesters 1 & 2)

SXL3210 European Union Law (20 credits, semester 1)

SXL2215 Legal Skills* (20 credits, semesters 1 & 2)

SXL3212 Tort*


SXL2211 Equity and Trusts


Law Option (see list below)

SXL2113 Criminal Law


Law Option (see list below)

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Compulsory Modules:

Module Code Programme Learning Outcomes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

SXL-2210 X X X X X X X X X X X X X


SXL-2213 X X X X X X X X X X X X



SXL-2113 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X




SXL-3212 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

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Optional Modules:

Module Code Programme Learning Outcomes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

SXL-3120 X X X X X X X X X X X






SXL-3127 X X X X X X X X X X


SCL-3129 X X X X X X X X X X X X





SCL-3139 X X X X X X X X X X X X

SCL-3140 X X X X X X X X X X



SXL-3135 X X X X X X X X X X

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Exit Awards

HE Certificate N/A

HE Diploma in Law

Pass 80 credits of modules at 40% or above AND 40 credits at

30% or above in the following modules

SXL 2210, SXL 2212, SXL 2213, 2215, 2211 and SXL 2113

11. Criteria for Admission A degree in another discipline or successfully completed

year one of another accredited University

IELTS 6.5 (international candidates)

13. Matrices Identifying how Programme Learning Outcomes Cover External Requirements

QAA Law

Benchmark

Statement

Areas of

Performance

Programme Learning Outcomes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

2 X X X X X X

3 X X X X X

4 X X X X X X

5 X X X X X X X X X X

6 X X X X X X

7 X X

QAA Law Benchmark Statement Areas of Performance

Subject-specific abilities

1. Knowledge: A student should demonstrate a basic knowledge and understanding of the principal features

of the legal system(s) studied, viz s/he:

should be able to demonstrate knowledge of a substantial range of major concepts, values, principles and

rules of that system;

should be able to explain the main legal institutions and procedures of that system;

should be able to demonstrate the study in depth and in context of some substantive areas of the legal system.

2. Application and problem-solving: A student should demonstrate a basic ability to apply her or his

knowledge to a situation of limited complexity in order to provide arguable conclusions for concrete

problems (actual or hypothetical).

3. Sources and research: A student should demonstrate a basic ability

to identify accurately the issue(s) which require researching;

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to identify and retrieve up-to-date legal information, using paper and electronic sources;

to use primary and secondary legal sources relevant to the topic under study.

General transferable intellectual skills

4. Analysis, synthesis, critical judgement and evaluation: A student should demonstrate a basic ability:

to recognise and rank items and issues in terms of relevance and importance;

to bring together information and materials from a variety of different sources;

to produce a synthesis of relevant doctrinal and policy issues in relation to a topic;

to make a critical judgement of the merits of particular arguments;

to present and make a reasoned choice between alternative solutions.

5. Autonomy and ability to learn: A student should demonstrate a basic ability, with limited guidance:

to act independently in planning and undertaking tasks in areas of law which she or he has already studied;

to be able to undertake independent research in areas of law which he or she has not previously studied

starting from standard legal information sources;

to reflect on his or her own learning, and to seek and make use of feedback.

Key skills

6. Communication and Literacy: Both orally and in writing, a student should demonstrate a basic ability:

to understand and use the English language (or, where appropriate, Welsh language) proficiently in relation

to legal matters;

to present knowledge or an argument in a way which is comprehensible to others and which is directed at

their concerns;

to read and discuss legal materials which are written in technical and complex language.

7. Other key skills: numeracy, information technology and teamwork: A student should demonstrate a basic

ability:

where relevant and as the basis for an argument, to use, present and evaluate information provided in

numerical or statistical form;

to produce a word-processed essay or other text and to present such work in an appropriate form;

to use the World-wide web and e-mail;

to use some electronic information retrieval systems.

to work in groups as a participant who contributes effectively to the group's task.

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The JASB

Knowledge and

Transferable

Skills

Programme Learning Outcomes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

a.i X X X X X X

a.ii X X X X X

a.iii X X X X

a.iv X X X X X X

a.v X X

b.i X X X X X X

b.ii X X X X X X X

b.iii X X X

b.iv X X

b.v X X X X X X X X X X

b.vi X X

b.vii X X X

b.viii X

The JASB Knowledge and Transferrable Skills

a. Knowledge

Students should have acquired:

i. Knowledge and understanding of the fundamental doctrines and principles which underpin the law of

England and Wales particularly in the Foundations of Legal Knowledge;

ii. A basic knowledge of the sources of that law, and how it is made and developed; of the institutions within

which that law is administered and the personnel who practice law;

iii. The ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a wide range of legal concepts, values,

principles and rules of English law and to explain the relationship between them in a number of particular

areas;

iv. The intellectual and practical skills needed to research and analyse the law from primary resources on

specific matters; and to apply the findings of such work to the solution of legal problems; and

v. The ability to communicate these, both orally and in writing, appropriately to the needs of a variety of

audiences.

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b. General transferable skills

Students should be able:

i. To apply knowledge to complex situations;

ii. To recognise potential alternative conclusions for particular situations, and provide supporting reasons for

them;

iii. To select key relevant issues for research and to formulate them with clarity;

iv. To use standard paper and electronic resources to produce up-to-date information;

v. To make a personal and reasoned judgement based on an informed understanding of standard arguments in

the area of law in question;

vi. To use the English language and legal terminology with care and accuracy;

vii. To conduct efficient searches of websites to locate relevant information; to exchange documents by

email and manage information exchanges by email;

viii. To produce word-processed text and to present it in an appropriate form.

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