Programme Specification for the 2020/1 academic year
LLB Law with Business with Professional Placement
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | LLB Law with Business with Professional Placement | Programme code | UFL4LAWSBECC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2020/1 |
| Campus(es) | Cornwall Campus |
NQF Level of the Final Award | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
This four year LLB Law with Business with Professional Placement degree programme is fully accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board and covers all the foundation subjects required to pass the Academic Stage which forms part of the professional qualification as a barrister or solicitor.
The programme also provides students with an opportunity to study business and management modules. Law and Business are complimentary subjects that can open various career paths and provide the critical, practical and analytical skills required to succeed in a rapidly changing business world.
On graduation you will be able proceed to the Solicitors’ Legal Practice Course or the Barristers’ Bar Professional Training Course.
We aim to offer as many activities as possible to help broaden your career development and equip you with the skills employers find most valuable. These include activities and skills developed through learning and teaching, such as group work, research and analysis, communication and argumentation, and advocacy and negotiation; as well as other extra-curricular activities, including a team building exercise, employer visits, mooting, pro bono and other skills sessions (such as CV building and employment applications), which provide many opportunities to gain transferable skills and to meet and interact with potential employers.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
The law and business degree programme will equip students with a qualifying law degree and a high level of business and commercial awareness skills which are transferrable to both a career in the law and in business. Graduate will have a qualifying law degree that will enable them to go onto legal practice after the completion of the vocational stage of study and training. The course will develop a range of attributes to enable students to be adept problem solvers, work collaboratively and gain a deeper understanding of the business and legal careers market.This programme is intended to provide students with an opportunity to study both business and law in a way that develops an understanding of the law in the world of business. The programme offers an opportunity to develop business knowledge and skills, while
also nurturing an understanding of law as a discipline in the context of business.
Specifically the programme intends:
- To provide you with a thorough knowledge of the foundation subjects of English law that meets the requirements set by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board for the academic stage of legal training.
- To enable you to identify, locate and critically appraise legal materials.
- To enable you to apply the principles of law and legal rules to solve and analyse practical problems, and to advise what to do in practical situations.
- To enable you to understand some of the major theoretical foundations of law and to evaluate them.
- To enable you to understand law and its operation in its social, political, economic and legal practice contexts.
- To teach you how to reason logically, supporting the process with legal authority, academic commentary and by reference to other relevant materials.
- To enable you to plan to meet the challenges of business through the development of project management skills.
- To enable you to research problems related to business operation and practice, and to solve and analyse practical problems, and to plan what to do in commercial situations.
- To enable you to understand some of the major theoretical foundations of business, strategy, economics and commerce, and to evaluate them.
- To enable you to understand how business and operate in their law social, political, economic, legal and commercial contexts.
- To teach you how to reason logically, supporting the process with legal authority, academic commentary and by reference to other relevant materials.
- To provide you with a comprehensive and integrated legal education through the study of individual modules and through the complimentary interaction of modules across the programme.
- To provide you with the necessary personal and key skills to enable you to develop as an independent, autonomous and reflective individual and generally as a developing professionals
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
Your LLB Law with Business with Professional Placement programme is a 4 year programme of study at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 6 (as confirmed against the FHEQ). This programme is divided into 3 ‘Stages’. Each Stage is normally equivalent to an academic year. The programme is also divided into units of study called ‘modules’ which are assigned a number of ‘credits’. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work.
Stage 1
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW1022C | Legal Foundations | 30 | Yes |
| LAW1003C | Criminal Law | 30 | Yes |
| LAW1039C | Public and European Law | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
Plus 30 credits of Business modules taken from:
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEP1080 | Theory and Practice of Management | 15 | Yes |
| BEP1010 | Business and Society | 15 | No |
| BEP1050 | Economics for Managers | 15 | No |
Stage 2
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW2015C | The Law of Torts | 30 | Yes |
| LAW2004C | Contract Law | 30 | Yes |
| BEP2040 | Strategic Concepts for Business | 15 | Yes |
| BEP2020 | Project Management | 15 | No |
| BEP2070 | Social Enterprise Management | 15 | No |
| BEP2010 | Sustainable Enterprise Economy | 15 | No |
Stage 3
Professional Placement for 12 months
Stage 4
Compulsory Modules
Plus 30 Credits from Law optional modules.
And 30 credits from following Business options.
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW3041C | Trusts | 30 | Yes |
| LAW3017C | Land Law | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW3105C | Access to Justice 2 | 15 | No |
| LAW3103C | Foundations of Company Law | 15 | No |
| LAW3107C | Company Law | 15 | No |
| LAW3106C | Commercial Law | 30 | No |
| BEP3060 | Small Business Management | 15 | No |
| BEP3070 | Crisis: Change and Creativity in Organisations | 15 | No |
| BEP3030 | Globalisation and Internationalisation | 15 | No |
| BEP3040 | Local-Global Innovation (Cornwall Research Seminar Series) | 15 | No |
6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the essential theoretical, conceptual and practical features of the English legal system, its institutions and procedures; | Subject knowledge and skills are acquired through lectures, tutor led seminars, group work, business planning, presentations, library tuition, essays, workshops, formative work and reflective learning. | 1. Unseen or seen examinations 1-7: for example, many compulsory modules involve an unseen examination; |
Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
8. Identify, locate, retrieve and evaluate efficiently legal and other relevant information in paper, electronic and online form, with minimum guidance. | Essays, lectures, group work, presentations, business plans, seminars, legal skills workshops and formative work. | 7. Essays / coursework 6 -10: for example some compulsory modules will involve an assessed essay; some stage three optional modules also involve assessed essays –see optional module details; |
Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
16. Manage time effectively, plan activity and prioritise tasks by working to strict deadlines and demonstrating an ability to work under pressure. | Key skills are an integral part of the degree programme. Particular aspects of the programme focus on personal and key skills development. Seminars encourage you to work independently and in groups with the aim of presenting and criticising materials in interesting and varied forms (skills 8- 20). Coursework particularly encourage skills 8-15); lectures (12, 14, 16, 20); legal skills seminars (e.g. advocacy and negotiation) (13-19); and business skills (skills 8-10, 13-19). Personal Development Planning and Personal Tutor meetings focus upon your development of all key skills and your ability to reflect upon this. | 11. Examination skills 12, 14-16, 18: this applies to all modules assessed by examination. |
7. Programme Regulations
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for all taught programmes can be found in the TQA Manual, specifically in the Credit and Qualifications Framework, and the Assessment, Progression and Awarding: Taught Programmes Handbook. Additional information, including Generic Marking Criteria, can be found in the Learning and Teaching Support Handbook.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Please refer to the University Academic Policy and Standards guidelines regarding support for students and students learning.
10. Admissions Criteria
Undergraduate applicants must satisfy the Undergraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Postgraduate applicants must satisfy the Postgraduate Admissions Policy of the University of Exeter.
Specific requirements required to enrol on this programme are available at the respective Undergraduate or Postgraduate Study Site webpages.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
(http://as.exeter.ac.uk/support/admin/staff/qualityassuranceandmonitoring/tqamanual/fullcontents/)
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
This LLB Law with Business degree programme is fully accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board.
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
The University and its constituent Colleges draw on a range of data to review the quality of educational provision. The College documents the performance in each of its taught programmes, against a range of criteria on an annual basis through the Annual Programme Monitoring cycle:
- Admissions, progression and completion data
- In Year Analysis data
- Previous monitoring report
- Monitoring of core (and optional) modules
- External examiner's reports and University and College responses (reported to SSLC)
- Any Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body/accrediting body or other external reports
- Consultation with employers and former students
- Staff evaluation
- Student evaluation
- Programme aims
Subject areas are reviewed every four years through a periodic subject review scheme that includes external contributions. (http://admin.exeter.ac.uk/academic/tls/tqa/Part%209/9JREVISEDPSRSCHEME.pdf)
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
LLB Law with Business with Professional Placement
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | 360 |
ECTS credits | 180 |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Law
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 01/09/2018 |
Date of last revision | 21/01/2019 |
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