Learning Environment and Assessment

A 3 year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credit (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study, which comprises of a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study. Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors, and will depend on your option choices.

This is a unique course which has been highly commended by the professions for its innovate approach to teaching. The School’s teaching environment is designed to stimulate learning. All our lecture theatres across campus and small teaching rooms are modern and are equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual support and presentation facilities to enhance and support the learning experience.

As you would expect from a Law School committed to enhancing the employability of its graduates, there are a number of dedicated skills development rooms with recording and play back facilities within the School itself. There is also an impressive moot court room which looks just like a real court and provides students with an invaluable real-life educational experience. The moot court room is also used extensively for extra-curricular activities such as mooting competitions, advocacy training and visiting speakers. Our Library contains a dedicated Law Library with a plethora of textbooks, law reports and journals, and provides a quiet space for students to study both individually and as part of a group. The Law School’s extensive e-law library facility gives access to many legal and academic sources from the UK and beyond and is available to students anywhere with access to a PC.

There is a dedicated Blackboard page for each module which provides extensive online support, from module handbooks and lecture outlines, to self-test quizzes and interactive revision materials.
The distance learning course is delivered using the latest in teaching technology with interactive text, audio and video file workbooks as well as self-test questions. Interaction with tutors and fellow students is done using both synchronous and a-synchronous discussion boards and video links.

Assessment is undertaken in a variety of ways:

• The traditional unseen exam (a professional requirement for all of the core foundation modules) and seen examinations
• End of module and in-course formative coursework assessments
• E-assessments: e-quizzes; e-case studies
• Group and individual presentations
• Portfolios; pod casts
• Personal development reflective diaries; moots and debates and
• Oral performance in seminars.