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Undergraduate Course: Contract (LAWS10078)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryThe theory and function of the law of contract with reference to the associated concepts of unilateral promise and unjust enrichment. Consideration will be given to such topics as constitution and breach of contract; public policy and contracts; and the future of contract law.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Contract and Unjustified Enrichment (LAWS08094)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  30
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 38, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 351 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 67 %, Coursework 33 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Essay (33%), exam (67%)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Learning Outcomes
To develop in each member of the class:

a critical knowledge and understanding of the Scots law of contract in its doctrinal, comparative and social context;

the ability to articulate that knowledge and understanding in speech and writing;

and the capacity to carry out research in the source materials for modern contract law.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsContract hons
Contacts
Course organiserProf Martin Hogg
Tel: (0131 6)50 2071
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Susan Leask
Tel: (0131 6)50 2344
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