Study information

Programme Specification for the 2025/6 academic year

with Proficiency in Law

1. Programme Details

Programme name with Proficiency in Law Programme codeProfLawPenryn
Study mode(s) Academic year2025/6
Campus(es)Cornwall Campus
 NQF Level of the Final Award6 (Honours)

2. Description of the Programme

Please note, “with proficiency in Law” is currently only available on courses based at Penryn Campus, Cornwall.
 
You can choose optional modules in Law to gain a strand of additional legal knowledge and skills that adds value to your degree.
 
The ‘Proficiency in Law’ modules are suitable for students wishing to develop their skillset to work across the environment and sustainability sector and in wider business.
 
They provide a theoretical and technical basis for understanding the regulatory and legal frameworks that you might encounter within your main field of study.
 
If you pass at least 60 credits in optional Law modules you will have ‘with proficiency in Law’ added to your degree title.
 
Please note: all ‘Proficiency in Law’ modules, in common with all optional modules, are subject to availability and caps on capacity. There is therefore no guarantee that you will be able to take your first choice of ‘Proficiency in Law’ modules, nor that you will be able to accumulate all 60 credits. The ability to do so will depend upon: (a) the space for taking optional modules within your programme of study; and (b) capacity on the ‘Proficiency in Law’ modules you wish to take.

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

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.

Stage 1

Optional Modules

CodeModule Credits Non-condonable?
LAW1016C A Legal Foundation for Environmental Protection 15No
LAW1023C Legal Foundations 1 15No
LAW1024C Legal Foundations 2 15No
LAW1040C Criminal Law 1: Foundations 15No
LAW1041C Criminal Law 2 Companies and Organisations 15No

Stage 2

Optional Modules

CodeModule Credits Non-condonable?
LAW2016C Environmental Regulation and Redress 15No
LAW2042C Work Placement 15No
LAW2174C Employment Law 15No

Stage 3

Optional Modules

CodeModule Credits Non-condonable?
LAW3108C Business and Human Rights Law 15No
LAW3195C Corporate Law, Theory and Governance 15No
LAW3301C Law and Policy for Sustainable Organisations 15No
LAW3112C Law and Technology 15No

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:

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:

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:

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.

(Quality Review Framework.

14. Awarding Institution

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

Not applicable to this programme.

18. Final Award

with Proficiency in Law

19. UCAS Code

Not applicable to this programme.

20. NQF Level of Final Award

6 (Honours)

21. Credit

CATS credits ECTS credits

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

23. Dates

Origin Date

07/03/2025

 Date of last revision