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Programme Specification

Undergraduate

Applicable to all non-clinical undergraduate programmes*

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*Excluding Integrated Master’s degrees.

Part A: Programme Summary Information

1. Title of

programm

e:

LLB Bachelor of Laws For Graduates

2. Programm

e Code: M109

3. Entry

Award:

Credit: Level:

☐ BA

(Hons)

☐ BSc

(Hons)

☒ Other

(please

specify

below):

360

FHEQ Level 4, 5 and 6

4.

Exit

Awards:

Credit: Level:

☐ Diplom

a in

Higher

Educati

on (Dip

HE)

☐ Certific

ate in

Higher

Educati

on

(Cert

HE)

5. Date of

first September 2014

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intake:

6. Frequency

of intake: Annually in September

7. Duration

and mode

of study:

Graduate entry RPL (recognised prior learning) for level 4 plus 2

years full-time for levels 5 and 6

8. Applicable

framewor

k:

Model for Non-Clinical First Degree Programmes

Framewor

k

exemption

required:

Please

indicate the

applicable

boxes:

☐ No (please go to section 9)

☒ Yes (please provide a brief summary below)

Exemption required to not have exit awards

Date

exemption

approved

by AQSC:

September 2014

9. Applicable

Ordinance

:

General Ordinance for Undergraduate Degrees

New/revis

ed

Ordinance

required:

☒ No (please go to section 10)

Please

indicate the

applicable

boxes:

☐ Yes (please provide a brief summary below)

Date

new/revis

ed

Ordinance

approved

by

Council:

1

0.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Science

1

1

:

Level 2

School/In

stitute:

School of Law and Social Justice

1 Level 1 Law


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2. unit:

1

3.

Campus: University of Liverpool Main Campus

1

4.

Other

contributo

rs from

UoL:

N/A

1

5

:

Teaching

other than

at UoL:

N/A

1

6

:

Director of

Studies: Professor Anu Arora

1

7

:

Board of

Studies: LSJ Academic Quality and Standards Committee

1

8

:

Board of

Examiners

:

Law Undergraduate Exam Board

1

9.

External

Examiner(

s):

Name

Institution

Position

Dr Hedvig Schmidt, Director of LLB Programmes, Senior Lecturer in

EU Law, University of Southampton

Dr James Griffin, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Exeter

Mr Christopher Bevan, Assistant Professor in Property Law,

University of Nottingham

Professor Pablo Cortes, Professor of Civil Justice, University of

Leicester

Dr Richard Kirkham, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Sheffield

Mr Colin Murray, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle

Professor James Chalmers, Regius Professor Law, University of

Glasgow

Ms Victoria Murray, Principal Lecturer, University of Northumbria,

Northumbria Law School

Mr Christopher Simmonds, Solicitor Tutor, University of Northumbria, Northumbria Law School

2

0.

Profession

al,

Statutory

or

Regulator

y body:

Joint Academic Stage Board (The Joint Academic Stage Board is a

joint committee of the Bar Standards Board and the Solicitor’s

Regulatory Authority) for Qualifying Law Degree status

2

1

QAA

Subject Law


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: benchmar

k

Statement

s(s):

2

2.

Other

reference

points:

Law Society and Bar Council Joint Statement

2

3.

Fees: Standard Home/EU And International Rates

2

4.

Additional

costs to

the

student:

£137 approximately (made

up of printing costs and

required purchase texts such

as statute books).

Full details of additional costs information are available here:

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/

media/livacuk/study/underg

raduate/finance/

extracosts/law.pdf

2

5

:

AQSC

approval:

20th May 2015

Part B: Programme Aims & Objectives

2

6.

Aims of the Programme

The aim of the degree is to provide a quality learning experience for non-law

graduates who wish to obtain a legal education, including those who wish to

obtain a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) for professional purposes. The degree will

enhance career opportunities for those who wish to use their wider educational

background to launch a career in the legal profession or use their degree outside

the legal profession.

N

o.

Aim:

1 To provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the ‘core’ subjects of

English Law and to enable them to satisfy the requirements set by the Law Society

and the Bar Council for the academic stage of legal training (qualifying degree).

2 To provide students with the opportunity to study subjects beyond the core

qualifying modules which will enable them to appreciate the wider context of the law

and legal processes in areas which enhance their legal education and complement

their understanding of the basic principles of law.

3 To produce graduates capable of meeting the requirements of a changing

employment market both within and outside the legal professions.

4 To enhance the employability skills of graduates through the opportunity to work in

the legal profession either in the UK or overseas

27. Learning Outcomes

No. Learning outcomes – Bachelor’s Honour’s degree

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1 Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research.

2 Show a critical understanding of some of the relevant social, economic, political,

historical, philosophical, ethical, scientific and cultural contexts within which the

law operates.

3 Demonstrate a coherent and detailed knowledge of law in a variety of

applications, some of it at the forefront of legal research/scholarship.

4 Be aware of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities and the limits of knowledge

and their effect on understanding and application of the law.

5 Identify, locate and retrieve standard legal materials in English and European law

in paper and electronic form.

6 Analyse, evaluate and interpret the primary source materials of English and

European law, i.e. statutes, law reports, Treaties, directives and other relevant

materials.

7 Identify relevant issues and apply detailed legal knowledge to complex

situations/problem scenarios and draw reasoned conclusions and, where

appropriate, identify a range of solutions/possible outcomes supported by legal

authority and informed by current research and advanced legal scholarship.

8 Synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources to

appreciate their relative value and to achieve knowledge and detailed

understanding of complex legal issues.

9 Demonstrate a high degree of autonomy by managing own learning and working

independently in planning, researching and completing assignments in legal

topics.

10 Understand and employ English and European legal terminology, both orally and

in writing, to explain and convey technical legal information at various levels

appropriate to the audience.

11 Demonstrate a range of legal skills (e.g. critical analysis, problem-solving)

necessary to enable them to reach a basic understanding of all branches of

English law, even if not previously studied.

Learning Outcomes

No. Learning outcomes – Bachelor’s Non-Honour’s degree

12 Demonstrate a range of techniques of legal research.

13 Show a critical understanding of some of the relevant social, economic, political,

historical, philosophical, ethical, scientific and cultural contexts within which the

law operates.

14 Demonstrate a coherent and detailed knowledge of law in a variety of

applications.

15 Be aware of the limits of knowledge and how those limits potentially impact on

their analysis of legal problems.

16 Identify, locate and retrieve standard legal materials in English and European law

in paper and electronic form.

17 Analyse, evaluate and interpret the primary source materials of English and

European law, i.e. statutes, law reports, Treaties, directives and other relevant

materials.

18 Identify relevant issues and apply detailed legal knowledge to complex practical

situations/problem scenarios and draw reasoned conclusions and, where

appropriate, identify a range of solutions/possible outcomes supported by legal

authority and informed by current research and advanced legal scholarship.

19 Synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources to

appreciate their relative value and to achieve knowledge and detailed

understanding of complex legal issues.

20 Demonstrate a reasonable degree of autonomy by managing own learning and


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working independently in planning, researching and completing assignments in

legal topics.

21 Understand and employ English and European legal terminology, both orally and

in writing, to explain and convey technical legal information at various levels

appropriate to the audience.

22 Demonstrate a range of legal skills (e.g. critical analysis, problem-solving)

necessary to enable them to reach a basic understanding of all branches of

English law, even if not previously studied.

27a

.

Mapping of learning outcomes:

Learning outcome

No.

Module(s) in which

this will be

delivered

Mode of assessing

achievement of

learning outcome

PSRB/Subject

benchmark

statement (if

applicable)

Bachelor’s Honours

Degree

1. Range of

techniques of legal

research.

All mandatory and

optional modules.

Formative

assessment;

summative

assessment (exam,

coursework or other

forms of

assessment).

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4; i; vi;

vii.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General

Transferable Skills.

2. Context of law. All mandatory and

optional modules, to

extent explained in

module specifications

relevant to the context

of the module.

Social context of law is

covered specifically in

the mandatory Law

and Social Justice

module.

Formative

assessment;

summative

assessment (exam,

coursework or other

forms of

assessment).

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, iii; iv;

v.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


3. Coherent and

detailed knowledge.

Mandatory Modules

but also particularly

the level 6 optional

Law Modules.

Successful

completion of

learning and

assessment in the

relevant modules.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, iii; v;

viii.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge.

4. Awareness of

uncertainties/ambigu

ities/limits of

knowledge.

All mandatory modules

but particularly level 6

optional modules.

Module

Assessments and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, i; ii;

viii.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge.


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5. Identifying and

retrieving materials.

All mandatory and

optional law modules.

Module

Assessments and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, vi.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


6. Analysis of

primary sources.

All mandatory and

optional law modules

EU law sources are

developed in the

mandatory EU

modules, and related

optional modules.

Module

Assessments and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015:2.4; vi; ix.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


7. Applying legal

knowledge informed

by current research

and advanced legal

scholarship.

All mandatory law

modules.

Most optional law

modules, including law

clinic modules.

Use of Problem-

Solving Questions

In Module

Assessments and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, iii; v; x.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


8. Synthesis and

evaluation.

All law modules,

particularly mandatory

modules.

Module

Assessments

(formative and

summative) and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4; ix.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


9. Autonomy/

managing own

learning.

All law modules, to

different degrees

(some formative as

part of delivery, some

summative as part of

a coursework task).

Preparation for

small group

teaching/seminar

preparation/formati

ve

assessments/summ

ative assessments

(coursework).

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4; ii; xi;

xii.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


10. Communication

of legal terminology.

All law modules

(emphasis depends on

subject syllabus).

Module

Assessments

(formative and

summative) and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, x; xi.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


11. Demonstrate Inculcated and Embedded in all QAA Subject


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legal skills. developed in all law

mandatory modules.

Demonstrated by

students in Level 6

optional Law modules.

aspects of learning

and teaching and

assessment.

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, i; iv; vi;

vii; ix; x; xi.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


Bachelor’s Non-

Honours Degree

12 Range of

techniques of legal

research.

All mandatory and

optional modules.

Formative

assessment;

summative

assessment (exam,

coursework or other

forms of

assessment).

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4; i; vi;

vii.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


13. Context of law. All mandatory and

optional modules, to

extent explained in

module specifications

relevant to the context

of the module.

Social context of law is

covered specifically in

the mandatory Law

and Social Justice

module.

Formative

assessment;

summative

assessment (exam,

coursework or other

forms of

assessment).

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, iv; v.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


14. Coherent and

detailed knowledge.

Mandatory Modules

but also particularly

the level 6 optional

Law Modules.

Successful

completion of

learning and

assessment in the

relevant modules.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, iii; v;

viii.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge.

15. Awareness of

limits of knowledge.

All mandatory modules

but particularly level 6

optional modules.

Successful

completion of

learning and

assessment in the

relevant modules.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, i; ii;

viii.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge.

16. Identifying and

retrieving.

All mandatory and

optional law modules.

Module

Assessments and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, vi.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and


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General


17. Analyse primary

sources.

All mandatory and

optional level 6 law

modules.

EU law sources are

developed in the

mandatory EU

modules, and related

optional modules.

Module

Assessments and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015:2.4; vi; ix.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


18. Applying legal

knowledge informed

by current research

and advanced legal

scholarship.

All mandatory law

modules and most

optional law modules,

including in particular

law clinic modules.

Use of problem-

solving questions In

module

assessments and

learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, iii; v; x.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


19. Synthesis and

evaluation.

All law modules,

particularly mandatory

modules.

Module

Assessments

(formative and

summative) and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4; ix.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


20. Independent

work.

All law modules, to

different degrees

(some formative as

part of delivery, some

summative as part of

a coursework task).

Preparation for

small group

teaching/seminar

preparation/formati

ve

assessments/summ

ative assessments

(coursework).

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4; ii; xi;

xii.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


21. Communication

of legal terminology.

All law modules

(emphasis depends on

subject syllabus).

Module

Assessments

(formative and

summative) and

Learning and

teaching delivery.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, x; xi.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and

General


22. Demonstrate

legal skills.

Inculcated and

developed in all law

mandatory modules.

Demonstrated by

students in Level 6

optional Law modules.

Embedded in all

aspects of learning

and teaching and

assessment.

QAA Subject

Benchmark Law:

2015: 2.4, i; iv; vi;

vii; ix; x; xi.

JASB Joint

Statement:

Knowledge and


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General


28. Skills and Other Attributes

No. Skills and attributes:

1

Develop skills in the use of some electronic information management tools,

including word-processing, e-mail, use of the Web and electronic information

retrieval systems.

2 Be able to make a critical judgment of the merits of particular arguments and

make a reasoned choice between alternative solutions or arguments.

3 Utilise problem-solving skills in theoretical and practical contexts.

4 Manage time and prioritise tasks by working to deadlines.

5 Communicate effectively to others in small or large groups.

6 Participate orally in discussion and problem-solving exercises.

7 Demonstrate appropriate legal citation and argumentation skills in written

answers and communication.

8 Have experience of working as an individual and in teams.

9 Take responsibility for his or her own learning.

10 Be aware of career opportunities, professional requirements and of the need for

planning.

28a. Mapping of skills and other attributes:

Skills and other

attributes No.

Module(s) in

which this will be

delivered and

assessed

Learning skills,

research skills,

employability

skills

Mode of assessing

achievement of the

skill or other attribute

1. IT Skills All law modules

(including identification

of sources, learning

delivery (VITAL online

system), submission of

formative and

summative

assessments;

communication on

modules and between

students by e-mail lists

Extra-Curricular

Activities: Promotion

and participation in

extra-curricular

activities

Both learning and

research skills;

Transferable

employability skills

Skills will be

employed and

tested by a wide

variety of methods

as part of the

module learning

outcomes

mandatory and

optional modules;

including MCQ tests

in mandatory and

optional modules

2. Critical analysis All law modules

Tracked in mandatory

modules at Level 4 and

shaped in Level 5,

demonstrated at Level

6

Learning skills,

transferable skills.

Inherent in teaching

and delivery;

asssessed in final

assessment of each

module.


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3. Problem Solving

Skills

Inherent in all all law

modules (inherent in

legal study and

addressing research

questions in

mandatory

assessments), whether

in addressing problem-

style questions or

researching problem

issues in law

Tracked in mandatory

modules at Level 4 and

shaped in Level 5,

demonstrated at Level

6

Learning skills,

Transferable skills

Identification of

learning skills and

transferable skills

Skills we be

employed in the

delivery and

assessment of all

taught modules to

meet the necessary

subject learning

outcomes.

4. Time

Management

Covered in all law

modules (preparation

and completion of set

tasks)

(Optional) Dissertation

Module

Learning skills,

transferable skills

Learning skills,

transferable skills

Part of teaching

delivery and

submission of

formative

assignments (and,

where appropriate,

summative

assessments)

5. Communication

in small or large

groups

Covered in most law

modules, in learning

delivery (e.g. the

mandatory Land law

module which focuses

on detailed, written

communicaton)

Learning skills,

transferable skills


delivery of most

modules

6. Oral discussion

skills

Covered in all law

modules, to varying

degrees

The following

mandatory modules

concentrate on oral

discussion skills: Level

4 ; Contract Law; Level

5: Law & Social Justice

Learning skills,

transferable skills

Part of learning and

teaching delivery in

all mandatory

modules

These modules

include presentation

elements, which are

assessed either

formatively or

summatively

7. Written skills All law modules

The following

mandatory module

concentrates

particularly on written

communication: Level

5: Land Law)

Learning skills,

transferable skills

Embedded in the

delivery and

assessment of all

law modules

Submisison of three

compulsory written


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ssessments and a

self-marking

assessment

8. Individual and

team working

Individual research

skills are covered in all

law modules

The following

mandatory modules

concentrate

particularly on group

working skills: Level

4: Contract Law; Level

5: Equity and Trusts

Group working, formal

and informal, also

takes place in optional

law modules

Learning skills,

Transferable skills


delivery and

assessment of all

law modules

In these modules,

emphasis on

learning is through

group-working

and/or assessment

of learning

outcomes may be

through team

working

This either takes

place in seminar

sub-groups, group

working in tutorials

or formal

assesment of group

activities (set

learning tasks)

9. Responsbility for

own learning

Inculcated in

Mandatory Modules at

Levels 4 and 5 (e.g.

hours of private study

are described in

module handbooks).

Inherent in all optional

modules, but

particularly evident in

the Dissertation

Options.

Learning skills Integral and

evidenced in

preparation for

teaching sessions

(structured private

study) in teaching

delivery and

meeting formative

assessment

deadlines.

Selection, research

and delivery of

dissertation topic

with minimal

supervision.

10. Employability Subject

skills/transferable skills

are embedded in

delivery of subject

modules.

Bespoke Programme of

Careers Development

With Liverpool Careers

Service

Learning Skills,

Employability

Skills.

Skills identified in

Module

Handbooks/Skills

Maps

Student Reflection

and identification of

issues through

Study, and

scheduled meetings

with Academic


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2

9

.

Career opportunities:

The law degree is a qualifying law degree for the purposes of qualification as a

solicitor or barrister in England and Wales (and in certain overseas jurisdictions).

A significant proportion of law graduates (approx. 50% per annum) proceed to

qualify and to enter the legal profession or purse futher studies in law:

• Bar Vocational Course (preparing to work as a Barrister)

• Legal Practice Course (preparing to work as a Solictor)

• LLM (Legal Masters)

• PhD (Doctoral Studies)

Others enter a broad range of graduate and non-graduate careers. Many are in

further study and/or graduate level employment 6 months after graduation. Any

degree which incorporates Law is recognised as a mark of excellence in virtually all

employment spheres. Past graduates have embarked on a wide variety of

professions, for example:

• European Union institutions

• Banking

• Media

• Management

• The armed forces

• Accounting and Finance

• The police

• Regulatory bodies

Careers Support:

The School organises regular careers events and routinely play host to law firms

who wish to come and meet our students. Undergraduate students can develop

their legal skills through a number of extra-curricular activities. The Student Pro

Bono Society provides careers information and work experience opportunities in

local advocacy organisations, including the Liverpool Central Citizens Advice

Bureau.

The Student Law and Bar Societies also organise a range of social and networking

activities as well as professional visits to Courts and Chambers.

Academic staff in the Law School as well as the University Careers and

Employability Service offer invaluable careers advice and support. Every year,

many of our students are awarded funding and contracts from Inns of Court and

solicitors’ firms for their professional training.

Optional law clinic

modules.

Extra-Curricular

Activity (Pro Bono

Work, Mooting,

Mentoring).

Advisor.

Student Reflection

Delivery and

Assessment of

Module

Participation in

activity


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The Law School has a vibrant and signifcant commitment to enhancing the

employability of all students, centred around an online Employability ‘zone, which

acts as a co-curricular hub to capture and promote employability-relevant events

and initiatives. This builds on the findings of a wide-ranging HEA-funded study in

2014 of our students’ employability, co-investigated with the University

Educational Development division.

The School also arranges a range of placement opportunities, typically offering

students the chance to spend two-three weeks during the vacation working within

an international law firm or alongside in-house lawyers in major commercial

companies. In addition, a limited number of year-long placements in China are

offered to students on a competitive basis.

Part C: Entrance Requirements

30. Academic Requirements:

All students are admitted on advanced standing to cover 120 credits at level 4.

The normal entry requirements for the degree will be a 2.1 (or equivalent) in

the student’s first degree. Candidates who do not hold an Upper Second Class

degree (2.1) or above will be required to show they hold a 'good' lower second

class honours (2.2) with an overall average of 58%-59% at first sitting and

have relevant experience, for example voluntary work at a CAB, or voluntary

work in a legal firm, or a court of not less than 3 weeks (120 hours).

Candidates will be required to prove they have completed the minimum hours

of work experience by the provision of appropriate evidential letters. In addition

candidates whose first language is not English will be required to pass an

approved English Language test to a required standard (e.g. IELTS 6.5 (with no

component less than 6 or TOEFL score of 600 (computer based: 250)).

Candidates who achieve a score of 6 in the IELTS (or its equivalent in TOEFL)

will be required to complete the 6 week pre-sessional English Language course

at the University of Liverpool. If only a 5.5 has been achieved candidates must

complete the 10 week pre-sessional English Language course at the University

of Liverpool.

Students holding overseas qualifications should check the Student Recruitment

and Admissions Office for equivalent qualifications: see

http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/international/countries/.

31. Work experience:

Work experience is not a compulsory requirement for graduates on the LLB for

Graduates but students who narrowly fail to achieve an Upper Second class

degree or equivalent must show they have undertaken a minimum of three

weeks full time (120 hours) relevant work experience to be considered for

admission onto the programme (see above 29).

32. Other requirements:

n/a

Part D: Programme Structure

33. Programme Structure:

The LLB for Graduates is a 2 Year Programme whereby the Foundations of Legal

Knowledge subjects will be studied across Levels 5 & 6. Additionally students

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will select 30 credits worth of optional modules in Level 6. All optional modules

once selected must be passed with at least a mark of 40% and no

compensation will apply. The programme structure and level of study is below.

Level 5 Semester 1 Level 5 Semester 2

Law of Tort (Law209) *+ Law of Tort (Law209) *+

Law of Contract (LAW205) *+ Law of Contract (LAW205) *+

Public Law I (LAW201) * Public Law II (LAW 202) *

Law and Social Justice (LAW212)* Land Law (LAW242) *

Level 6 Semester 1 Level 6 Semester 2

Criminal Law (LAW307) *+ Criminal Law (LAW307) *+

Equity and Trusts (LAW311) *+ Equity and Trusts (LAW311) *+

Law of European Union (LAW313) * Law of European Union (LAW314) *

Optional Module (15 credits) Optional Module (15 credits)

*Denotes mandatory module

+ Denotes 30 credit module, taught across both semesters

Optional modules (all 15 credits unless otherwise stated


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Semester 1 Modules 2017-18

LAW029 Company Law

LAW033 Criminal Evidence LAW034 Dissertation LAW051 Medical Law and Ethics 1 LAW303 Human Rights and International Law Practice 1 LAW318 Commercial Law

LAW320 Security, Conflict & Law LAW321 Clinical Legal Skills LAW338 Intellectual Property Law 1

LAW353 Public International Law LAW335 Asylum & Immigration Law LAW362 Law of the ECHR I LAW364 Access to Justice and Welfare

Rights Advice Placements LAW366 International Criminal Law LAW372 Employment Law LAW378 International Investment Law LAW036 Dissertation (30 credits)

Semester 2 Modules 2017-18 LAW035 Dissertation

LAW052 Medical Law and Ethics 2 LAW302 EU Social Law LAW304 Human Rights and International Law Practice 2 LAW306 Whistleblowing, Accountability and the Public Interest

LAW315 Administrative Justice LAW316 Family Law LAW317 Banking Law

LAW319 World Trade Law LAW322 Clinical Legal Skills LAW332 Jurisprudence LAW339 Intellectual Property Law 2

LAW341 Privacy, Surveillance and the Law of Social Media LAW354 International Law in Current Affairs LAW367 International Arbitration LAW368 Public Health Law and Non-Communicable Disease Prevention

LAW369 Access to Justice and Welfare Rights Advice Placements LAW373 Insolvency Law

LAW377 Debates in Charity Law LAW379 Law of the European Convention on Human Rights 2

LAW036 Dissertation (30 credits)

Students will be given relevant legal systems training dealing with sources of

law, case analysis, legislative interpretation and key sources of supra-national

law in a guided online 7 week self-study module (non-credit bearing) available

on:

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These skills will be further developed and reinforced in the substantive modules

studied.

34. Industrial placement/work placement/year abroad:

n/a

35. Liaison between the Level 2 Schools/Institutes involved:

n/a

Part E: Learning, Teaching And Assessment Strategies

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36. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategies:

This programme will operate under the Learning and Teaching Strategy of the

Liverpool Law School. Traditionally, law modules were delivered according to a

traditional format of weekly lectures and fortnightly tutorials. This has been

significantly modified in recent years through the ‘Teach Smart’ initiative in

which staff have been actively encouraged to innovate with delivery modes,

materials and format, resulting in a much broader range of strategies being

adopted including problem-based learning, e-learning tools and techniques,

student-led learning, clinical legal skills and group-based learning.

Our Learning and Teaching Strategy differentiates between the levels of

attainment as follows:

Yr1/FHEQ Level 5 law modules aim to:

introduce students to new areas of legal study;

reinforce students’ ability to make effective use of key legal resources (both

paper and electronic); and

develop students’ core legal and transferable skills – including IT skills,

problem-solving, critical analysis and teamwork.

Yr2/FHEQ Level 6 law modules aim to:

enable students to undertake the study of more specialist / advanced legal

subjects;

further enhance students’ ability to make effective use of key legal

resources (both paper and electronic); and

further reinforce students’ core legal and transferable skills – including IT

skills, problem-solving, critical analysis and teamwork.

Level 6 modules reflect the research interests of academic staff within the Law

School – which build on the knowledge and skills they have already acquired at

Levels 4 and 5. Optional modules will typically combine together / explore the

relationship between concepts, values, principles and rules from different

branches of legal study.

The programme specification for the LLB for Graduates reflects non-graduate

entry and complements the programme specifications and learning outcomes

for the LLB degree so the learning experiences for the two programmes

complement each other, with appropriate enhancement to ensure that the

learning experience on the seven Foundation subjects reflects the level at

which the cohorts study those subjects (see degree structure). The individual

module specifications indicate the delivery pattern, student expectation and

modes of engagement and assessment for each module.

36a. Learning, Teaching and Assessment methods:

Teaching Styles:

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combination of:

lectures to the entire cohort designed to deliver the core content of the

module

small group classes based on tutorials or seminars designed to reinforce

independent learning and develop skills

formative assessment designed to test your knowledge and skills and

provide feedback on how to improve in the future

In addition to their contact hours, students are expected to spend their

independent learning time for each module:

undertaking core reading from primary and secondary sources for the

topics being studied

pursuing further independent research so as to broaden and deepen their

knowledge and understanding

completing set tasks (including formative assessments) based on individual

activities and / or teamwork

reflecting upon strengths and areas for improvement, including through

effective use of feedback

preparing for the summative assessment (examination and / or

coursework)

37. Assessment information for students:

Code of Practice on Assessment

The University has a Code of Practice on Assessment which brings together the

main institutional policies and rules on assessment. The Code is an authoritative

statement of the philosophy and principles underlying all assessment activities

and of the University's expectations in relation to how academic subjects design,

implement and review assessment strategies for all taught programmes of study.

The Code of Practice includes a number of Appendices which provide more detail

on the regulations and rules that govern assessment activity; these include:

The University marks scale, marking descriptors and qualification descriptors;

The model for non-clinical first degree programmes;

The system for classifying three-year, non-clinical, undergraduate degrees;

The system for classifying four-year, non-clinical, undergraduate degrees that

include a year in industry or a year abroad;

Information about students’ progress, including guidance for students;

The procedure for assessment appeals;

Regulations for the conduct of exams;

The University’s policy on making adjustments to exam arrangements for

disabled students.

The code of practice relating to external examining (see also below)

The Academic Integrity Policy, which covers matters such as plagiarism and

collusion and includes guidance for students;

The policy relating to mitigating circumstances which explains what you

should do if you have mitigating circumstances that have affected

assessment; and

The policy on providing students with feedback on assessment.

Please click here to access the Code of Practice on Assessment and its

appendices; this link will also give you access to assessment information that is

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specific to your cohort:

A summary of key assessment information is also available in the ‘Your

University’ handbook.

Marking criteria:

The Law School uses level specific marking criteria – the marking criteria at

Level 4 focus on the development of foundation skills but the markers

expectations are ratcheted up at Level 5 and again at Level 6. The marking

criteria can be found on the Departmental Student Intranet pages

(https://www.liv.ac.uk/intranet/law-and-social-justice/law/assessment/).

Markers use a ‘stepped marking scheme’ when allocating a mark to

coursework/individual examination questions. Step marking requires markers

to allocate a mark from the available steps – for example, in the 2.1 range; the

available marks for a single piece of work or examination question are 62, 65

or 68. The available steps for marking purposes are set out in the marking

criteria.

38. Student representation and feedback:

Formal Committee Representation:

The Law School has its own 'Staff-Student Liaison Committee' which meets

three to four times per academic year to consider issues which students from

all programmes and across all years have forwarded to their student

representatives for discussion. The meetings are chaired by a student and

beyond the scheduled meetings, the student members have the right to call a

meeting as and when required. Elections to the committee are carried out

within the structure determined by the University Student Representation

Steering Group, and Programme Representatives are encouraged to attend the

training provided for them through the Liverpool University Student Training

Initiative.

The School of Law and Social Justice (which encompasses the departments of

Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology as well as Law) also has a Student

Experience Committee. This Committee is charged with considering wider

School issues related to learning and teaching, which student representatives

are invited to sit on.

Module Surveys:

Students are regularly asked to complete questionnaires which seek their

views on various aspects of modules and/or particular tutors. Every module is

evaluated each academic year, through the EvaSys software. 60 second

feedback is used successfully in several modules and is particularly useful

when changes have been introduced. A response by the module team,

detailing any proposed changes to module delivery as a result of feedback

and/or clarifying concerns raised by students (e.g. explaining why group work

is a major component of delivery in a particular module) is prepared and

posted to VITAL for every module.

Programme Surveys:

An online end of semester survey runs twice a year, which asks students to

reflect on their experience across their programme of study. Students can

complete the survey anonymously and whilst the questions are directed at

experience across the programme rather than being module specific, most

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questions provide students with the opportunity to comment on specific

modules.

External Examiner Feedback:

Modules are assigned external examiners (subject experts from other UKHEIs),

who, in addition to ensuring standards of marking, moderation and attainment

in the assessment process, comment on the delivery of modules. External

examiner reports, and any action taken by either the Law School or individual

modules as a result, are published to VITAL every academic year.

Annual Subject Reporting:

The Director of Education in the Law School compiles an Annual Subject

Review report in the summer of each academic year, drawing from all of the

reports to students by module teams which is presented in the following

academic year to the first committee meetings and staff meeting. Student

comments are invited on the report (via the SSLC meetings) before the report

is sent for consideration by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,

Academic Quality and Standards Committee, and the Education Committee.

These reports are sent for approval by the relevant University level

committees, and are used to inform planned developments and enhancements

of the learning and teaching at the Law School.

Feedback on Assessments:

Formative assessments - Every law module has at least one opportunity to

complete a formative assessment – the formative assessments are designed to

give students the chance to test their knowledge by completing for example a

short essay, a mock examination or an online test. Formative assessments do

not count towards the module mark. Feedback is provided on all formative

assessments whether by use of written feedback sheets, generic feedback

delivered in a class discussion and possibly accompanied by written generic

feedback on vital.

Summative assessments - Individualised feedback is provided on all

coursework essays and global feedback on module assessment by examination

and on general issues in coursework is provided on VITAL. The timetable for

this will be, for semester 1 assessments, by the second week of the second

semester, and for semester 2 within 4 weeks of submission of coursework and

by expiry of a week from the meeting of the Final Board of Examiners.

Comments on semester 1 might also be made in a lecture in the first two

weeks of semester 2 in ‘continuing’ modules i.e. 30 credit modules or the

second of linked modules. Comments on resit assessments will be provided

within one week of the Resit Board of Examiners.

Further sources of support:

The Law School will allocate students with an Academic Advisor. Meetings with

AAs are scheduled at strategic points during years 1, 2 and 3 and include skills

support sessions for second year students and meetings focused on

assessment feedback received and focusing on use of that feedback to

maximise academic progress. Students can also access the Student Learning

and Teaching Support Officer, Year Tutors, our Senior Tutor and Director of

Education as sources of advice and support. Where appropriate, these students

might be further directed to other sources of in-house support, from, for

example, our Careers and Employability Officer.


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Part F: Status Of Professional, Statutory Or Regulatory Body Accreditation

39. Status of Professional, Statutory or Regulatory Body Accreditation:

The Law for Graduates programme was validated as a Qualifying Law Degree

in May 2015 (for a period of three years):

Part G: Diversity & Equality Of Opportunity And Widening Participation

40. Diversity & Equality of Opportunity and Widening Participation:

The programme design, structure and content are consistent and comply with

the University’s Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy

(http://www.liv.ac.uk/hr/diversityandequality/).

The School has a diverse student group, including a high proportion of female

students, a wide ethnic mix, a significant proportion of international students

and a small but significant proportion of mature students (for whom entry

requirements are appropriately modified). ASR processes identify where there

are additional difficulties faced by particular groups of students.

The School seeks to ensure that all students, whatever their background, have

a good range of opportunities to enhance their employability and skills during

the course of their studies. This includes many opportunities for encounters

with practising lawyers: networking events; mooting, the Law Clinic modules

(two available in each semester of the final year); placements; court visits;

talks; commercial awareness activities and the programme of more formal

careers events organised by the Careers and Employability Service.

Annex 1

Annex of Modifications Made to the Programme

Please complete the table below to record modifications made to the programme.

Description of

modification (please

include details of any

student consultation

undertaken or confirm that

students’ consent was

obtained where this was

required)

Minor or

major

modifications

Date

approved

by FAQSC

Date

approved

by AQSC (if

applicable)

Cohort

affected

Update to revise mapping of

learning outcomes to

updated Benchmark

Statement in Law plus

general update to factual

information, e.g. optional

module offerings (no

Minor 21/9/2016 NA All


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