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Foundations in Law 4 - LAW00040I

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  • Department: The York Law School
  • Module co-ordinator: Ms. Cerys Mawson
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2024-25

Module summary

This module considers core areas of law: Criminal law; European Union Law; the law of Obligations; Property Law; Public Law. These are the foundations of legal knowledge associated with progression to the legal professions.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2024-25

Module aims

This module enables you to continue to develop and deepen, to an advanced level, your understanding of key legal institutions, key areas of law (the 'core' subject areas of Criminal Law; European Law; Obligations (Contract, Tort and Restitution); Property Law (Land Law and Equity); Public Law (Constitutional and Administrative Law), and the relationships between and among them. You will build on the skills associated with problem-based learning, which you started to develop in Foundations in Law 1 to 3. You will continue to develop, and to evidence through your oral and written communication, key skills associated with legal scholarship, including those relating to the undertaking of research, the development of reasoned arguments, the use of evidence, and the practice of critical evaluation.

Module learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate a positive contribution to your learning and development, and those of others, through regular attendance and active participation in learning activities in Foundations PBL workshops.

2. Analyse facts in a range of scenarios to identify stakeholder interests and legal issues

3. Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal sources located through the application of advanced research strategies

4. Critically analyse concepts and principles of the foundation subjects of English law, the relationships between them, and interests, perspectives and contexts relevant to law

5. Apply principles and rules of law to develop comprehensive and reasoned analyses of, and solutions to, legal problems

6. Critically evaluate, interpret and apply relevant sources to develop coherent, sophisticated arguments and reasoned conclusions

7. Communicate, in a structured and coherent manner, and with clarity and precision, orally and in writing, the results of your research and work, and your arguments and solutions

Module content

Learning in this module builds directly on the principles and rules of Criminal Law; European Law; Obligations (Contract, Tort and Restitution); Property Law (Land Law and Equity); Public Law (Constitutional and Administrative Law) studied in Foundations in Law 1 to 3 (Stage 1).

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Case Commentary and Analysis		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Additional assessment information

Formative opportunities available through simulated assessment activities, in which students can, with support, scrutinise, respond to and discuss assessment tasks.

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Case Commentary and Analysis		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Individual written feedback. Opportunities for review of performance at start of following academic year.

Indicative reading

Foundations in Law 4 forms part of the problem-based learning component of the law undergraduate programmes. PBL does not involve the use of 'reading lists' in the conventional sense. A range of texts relating to legal institutions, and the foundation subject areas of legal learning, namely Criminal Law; European Law; Obligations (Contract, Tort and Restitution); Property Law (Land Law and Equity); Public Law (Constitutional and Administrative Law) are available to students through the Law Trove resource to which YLS subscribes.


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University is constantly exploring ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary by the University. Where appropriate, the University will notify and consult with affected students in advance about any changes that are required in line with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.