Programme Specification for the 2021/2 academic year

LLB Law with Professional Placement

1. Programme Details

Programme name	LLB Law with Professional Placement	Programme code	UFL4LAWLAW04
Study mode(s)	Full Time	Academic year	2021/2
Campus(es)	Streatham (Exeter)	NQF Level of the Final Award	6 (Honours)

2. Description of the Programme

This four year degree programme is 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. On graduation you will be able proceed to the Solicitors’ Legal Practice Course or the Barristers’ Bar Professional Training Course. After core modules in the first two stages, you will work in either a legal organisation or within business/industry in stage three. On your return to Exeter in stage four you can select from a range of optional modules.

We aim to offer as many activities as possible to help broaden career development and equip students 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

To provide you with a thorough knowledge of the foundation subjects of English law which meets the professional requirements for the academic stage of legal training, as determined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board, and give you the opportunity to acquire and develop essential analytical, practice-facing and marketable transferable skills.
To enable you to extend your legal knowledge and understanding beyond the foundation subjects of English law by providing you with a basic knowledge and understanding of selected elements of legal practice and the professional ethics of the workplace.
To enable you to identify, locate and critically appraise English legal materials and those of another legal system.
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 develop your ability to undertake independent research and to apply comparatively the principles of law and legal rules in different common law jurisdictions as well as in a formal workplace setting.
To encourage you 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 study on individual modules and through the complementary interaction of modules across the programme.
To provide you with insight into the practice of law with a particular focus on innovation and technology and future challenges to the practice of law through a legal placement.
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 professional.

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.

Due to the qualifying nature of the Exeter LLB with Professional Placement degree, no credit bearing modules are condonable.

Stage 1

You will take four compulsory modules of 30 credits each.

You will also take a non-credit bearing module: LAW1701 Law Placement.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
LAW1003	Criminal Law	30	Yes
LAW1004	The Law of Contract	30	Yes
LAW1035	Constitutional and Administrative Law	30	Yes
LAW1036	Legal Foundations	30	Yes
LAW1701	Law Placement	0	No

Stage 2

You will take three compulsory modules of 30 credits each.

You will also take a non-credit bearing module: LAW2701 Law Placement.

You will take either LAW2034 or LAW2103 and 15 credits of stage 2 optional Law modules from those offered in the Law School.

View option modules here

Please note that modules are subject to change and not all modules are available across all programmes, this is due to timetable, module size constraints and availability

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
LAW2015	The Law of Torts	30	Yes
LAW2017	Land Law	30	Yes
LAW2041	Equity and Trusts	30	Yes
LAW2701	Law Placement	0	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
LAW2034	European Union Law Or	30	No
LAW2103	European Union Law and 15 credits from optional modules	15	No

Stage 3

Your third year will be spent on legal work placement. Your workplace contract will be organised directly with your employer. During your placement you will undertake modules equivalent to 120 credits. You will be required to show appropriate evidence of satisfactory attendance and performance during your placement.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
LAW3701	Law Placement	120	Yes

Stage 4

You will take 120 credits of stage 3 optional Law modules (15 or 30 credits) from those offered in the Law School.

View option modules here

Please note that modules are subject to change and not all modules are available across all programmes, this is due to timetable, module size constraints and availability

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 theoretical, conceptual and practical features of the English legal system, its institutions and procedures (see Educational Aims - 1. above). 2. Demonstrate a competent knowledge and capacity to reflect on the work of the legal organisation where you had your placement as well as, its procedures. 3. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the fundamental rules, theories, principles and conceptual framework of the seven foundation subjects of English and EU Law and of those optional legal subjects selected for study, as well as related academic opinion, (see Educational Aims - 1, above). 4. Follow and understand current developments in English law in the subjects of study and to have some appreciation of the current developments in the legal profession and the future of law (see Educational Aims - 1-3, above). 5. Research a legal question and demonstrate competence in applying legal knowledge in order to formulate and evaluate a response to it (see Educational Aims - 3, above). 6. Demonstrate competent understanding of some of the relevant legal practice, social, economic, political, historical, philosophical, ethical and cultural contexts within which the law operates in each of the jurisdictions studied (see Educational Aims - 1-3, above).	Subject knowledge and skills are acquired through lectures, student syndicate meetings and tutor-led seminars and surgeries; library tuition; essays; legal skills workshops, formative work, reflective learning and presentations. Students will be required to complete a non-credit bearing online module – Professionalism in Law in preparation for work placement and must submit a plan of their dissertation by the end of their placement year.	Unseen or seen examinations 1-6: for example, all compulsory modules involve an unseen examination; some optional modules involve a seen examination – see optional module details; Open/closed note examinations 1-6: for example, all stage one compulsory modules involve a closed note examination; some stage three optional modules involve an open note examination – see optional module details; Assessed essays 1-6: for example, in 2015-16 the compulsory stage two Land Law module involves an assessed essay; from 2016-17 all stage two compulsory modules will involve an assessed essay; some stage three optional modules also involve assessed essays – see optional module details; Dissertation 1-6: writing a dissertation is an option in stage three; there is also a shorter Research Paper option; Assessment of legal skills 1-6: this runs through all Law modules, but the English law-facing skills are especially emphasised in the stage one compulsory Legal Foundations module. Business report writing 1 – 6, eg as part of the Legal Placement module.

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 theoretical, conceptual and practical features of the English legal system, its institutions and procedures (see Educational Aims - 1. above).
2. Demonstrate a competent knowledge and capacity to reflect on the work of the legal organisation where you had your placement as well as, its procedures.
3. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the fundamental rules, theories, principles and conceptual framework of the seven foundation subjects of English and EU Law and of those optional legal subjects selected for study, as well as related academic opinion, (see Educational Aims - 1, above).
4. Follow and understand current developments in English law in the subjects of study and to have some appreciation of the current developments in the legal profession and the future of law (see Educational Aims - 1-3, above).
5. Research a legal question and demonstrate competence in applying legal knowledge in order to formulate and evaluate a response to it (see Educational Aims - 3, above).
6. Demonstrate competent understanding of some of the relevant legal practice, social, economic, political, historical, philosophical, ethical and cultural contexts within which the law operates in each of the jurisdictions studied (see Educational Aims - 1-3, above).

Subject knowledge and skills are acquired through lectures, student syndicate meetings and tutor-led seminars and surgeries; library tuition; essays; legal skills workshops, formative work, reflective learning and presentations.

Students will be required to complete a non-credit bearing online module – Professionalism in Law in preparation for work placement and must submit a plan of their dissertation by the end of their placement year.

Unseen or seen examinations 1-6: for example, all compulsory modules involve an unseen examination; some optional modules involve a seen examination – see optional module details;

Open/closed note examinations 1-6: for example, all stage one compulsory modules involve a closed note examination; some stage three optional modules involve an open note examination – see optional module details;

Assessed essays 1-6: for example, in 2015-16 the compulsory stage two Land Law module involves an assessed essay; from 2016-17 all stage two compulsory modules will involve an assessed essay;

some stage three optional modules also involve assessed essays – see optional module details;

Dissertation 1-6: writing a dissertation is an option in stage three; there is also a shorter Research Paper option;

Assessment of legal skills 1-6: this runs through all Law modules, but the English law-facing skills are especially emphasised in the stage one compulsory Legal Foundations module.

Business report writing 1 – 6, eg as part of the Legal Placement module.

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:
7. Identify, locate, retrieve and evaluate efficiently English and selected foreign legal and other relevant information in paper, electronic and on-line form, with minimum guidance. 8. Use theoretical legal knowledge to provide practical advice and imaginative solutions to particular problems, independently and effectively. 9. Work independently to synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal and other sources; appreciate their relative value; and separate the relevant from the peripheral. 10. Make an independent and effective critical judgement about the merits of particular arguments and make reasoned choices between alternative solutions or arguments. 11. Communicate technical legal information and argument effectively and concisely, orally and in writing, in a manner appropriate to the discipline and in task-specific ways.	Essays; lectures; syndicate meetings, seminars, legal skills workshops and formative work.	Essays / coursework 7-11: for example, in 2015-16 the compulsory stage two Land Law module involves an assessed essay; from 2016-17 all stage two compulsory modules will involve an assessed essay; some stage three optional modules also involve assessed essays – see optional module details; Legal skills 7-11: developing legal skills runs through all Law modules, but this is especially emphasised in the stage one compulsory Legal Foundations module; Oral presentations require you to put across your arguments clearly and concisely 7-11: all syndicate meetings, seminars and other workshops, as well as assessed presentations, require you to do this – particular examples include the assessed presentations in Legal Foundations and all compulsory module seminars to which students are expected to contribute; Examinations often contain a large element aimed at testing ability to separate the relevant from the irrelevant. 7-11: this applies to all modules assessed by examination – see above.

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. Identify, locate, retrieve and evaluate efficiently English and selected foreign legal and other relevant information in paper, electronic and on-line form, with minimum guidance.
8. Use theoretical legal knowledge to provide practical advice and imaginative solutions to particular problems, independently and effectively.
9. Work independently to synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal and other sources; appreciate their relative value; and separate the relevant from the peripheral.
10. Make an independent and effective critical judgement about the merits of particular arguments and make reasoned choices between alternative solutions or arguments.
11. Communicate technical legal information and argument effectively and concisely, orally and in writing, in a manner appropriate to the discipline and in task-specific ways.

Essays; lectures; syndicate meetings, seminars, legal skills workshops and formative work.

Essays / coursework 7-11: for example, in 2015-16 the compulsory stage two Land Law module involves an assessed essay; from 2016-17 all stage two compulsory modules will involve an assessed essay; some stage three optional modules also involve assessed essays – see optional module details;

Legal skills 7-11: developing legal skills runs through all Law modules, but this is especially emphasised in the stage one compulsory Legal Foundations module;

Oral presentations require you to put across your arguments clearly and concisely 7-11: all syndicate meetings, seminars and other workshops, as well as assessed presentations, require you to do this – particular examples include the assessed presentations in Legal Foundations and all compulsory module seminars to which students are expected to contribute;

Examinations often contain a large element aimed at testing ability to separate the relevant from the irrelevant. 7-11: this applies to all modules assessed by examination – see above.

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:
12. Manage time effectively, plan activity and prioritise tasks by working to strict deadlines, and demonstrating an ability to work under pressure. 13. Work and interact effectively and proactively in a group, share information and ideas, and manage related practical matters. 14. Work independently, managing your time and learning resources, and developing appropriate task-specific strategies. 15. Communicate clear and reasoned arguments, accurately and effectively, in both oral and written form. 16. Reflect on, evaluate and assess own learning and ability autonomously, and where necessary proactively seek and make effective use of advice and feedback. 17. Identify, retrieve and use, independently and efficiently, a range of library-based and electronic resources with minimum guidance. 18. Apply appropriate strategies for solving conceptual and practical problems, making critical judgements and choosing autonomously between alternative solutions and arguments. 19. Reflect comparatively and in an effective way on legal learning in two jurisdictions.	Key skills are an integral part of the degree programme. Particular aspects of the programme focus on personal and key skills development. Syndicate meetings and seminars encourage students to work independently and in groups with the aim of presenting and criticising materials in interesting and varied forms (skills 12-19), Essays (skills 12,14-19); lectures (12,14,15,18,19); legal skills workshops (skills 12,13, 14,15,16,18,19), Personal Development Planning and Personal Tutor meetings focus upon a student’s development of all key skills and their ability to reflect upon this and in particular skill (16).	Examinations (skills 12,14,15,16,18,19): this applies to all modules assessed by examination – see above. Assessed Essays (skills 12,14,15,16,17,18,19): this applies to all modules assessed by essay – see above. Oral presentations (12,14,15,16,17,18,19): this applies to all modules involving oral contributions and assessed presentations – see above.

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:

12. Manage time effectively, plan activity and prioritise tasks by working to strict deadlines, and demonstrating an ability to work under pressure.
13. Work and interact effectively and proactively in a group, share information and ideas, and manage related practical matters.
14. Work independently, managing your time and learning resources, and developing appropriate task-specific strategies.
15. Communicate clear and reasoned arguments, accurately and effectively, in both oral and written form.
16. Reflect on, evaluate and assess own learning and ability autonomously, and where necessary proactively seek and make effective use of advice and feedback.
17. Identify, retrieve and use, independently and efficiently, a range of library-based and electronic resources with minimum guidance.
18. Apply appropriate strategies for solving conceptual and practical problems, making critical judgements and choosing autonomously between alternative solutions and arguments.
19. Reflect comparatively and in an effective way on legal learning in two jurisdictions.

Key skills are an integral part of the degree programme. Particular aspects of the programme focus on personal and key skills development. Syndicate meetings and seminars encourage students to work independently and in groups with the aim of presenting and criticising materials in interesting and varied forms (skills 12-19), Essays (skills 12,14-19); lectures (12,14,15,18,19); legal skills workshops (skills 12,13, 14,15,16,18,19), Personal Development Planning and Personal Tutor meetings focus upon a student’s development of all key skills and their ability to reflect upon this and in particular skill (16).

Examinations (skills 12,14,15,16,18,19): this applies to all modules assessed by examination – see above.

Assessed Essays (skills 12,14,15,16,17,18,19): this applies to all modules assessed by essay – see above.

Oral presentations (12,14,15,16,17,18,19): this applies to all modules involving oral contributions and assessed presentations – see above.

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

Personal and Academic Tutoring

It is University policy that all Colleges should have in place a system of academic and personal tutors. The role of academic tutors is to support you with individual modules; the role of personal tutors is to provide you with advice and support for the duration of your programme, and this support extends to providing you with details of how to obtain support and guidance on personal difficulties such as accommodation, financial difficulties and sickness. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.

Information on the College Personal Tutoring system, library provision, ELE resources and access to College support services can be found on the College webpages for current students .

Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)

SSLCs enable students and staff to jointly participate in the management and review of the teaching and learning provision.

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

The programme is not subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

The University and its constituent Colleges review the quality and standard of teaching and learning in all taught programmes against a range of criteria through the procedures outlined in the Teaching Quality Assurance (TQA) Manual Quality Review Framework.

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

136

18. Final Award

LLB Law with Professional Placement

19. UCAS Code

M107

20. NQF Level of Final Award

6 (Honours)

21. Credit

CATS credits	480	ECTS credits	240

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

[Honours] Law

23. Dates

Origin Date	16/06/2021	Date of last revision	16/06/2021

Programme Specification for the 2021/2 academic year

LLB Law with Professional Placement

1. Programme Details

2. Description of the Programme

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

Stage 1

Compulsory Modules

Stage 2

Compulsory Modules

Optional Modules

Stage 3

Compulsory Modules

Stage 4

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge

7. Programme Regulations

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

Personal and Academic Tutoring

Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

10. Admissions Criteria

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

14. Awarding Institution

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Partner Institution

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

19. UCAS Code

20. NQF Level of Final Award

21. Credit

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

23. Dates

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge