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Undergraduate Course: Media Law (VS1) (LAWS10144)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is concerned with the law relating to the communications media in this country. First, the media will be discussed in a historical and social context, with examination of the types, ownership and financing of media institutions, and exploration of the motives and means of regulation. Secondly, there will be consideration of the special regimes and laws which affect the media, including the laws applying to theatre, cinema, video, broadcasting and the press, and other mechanisms for quality control and accountability. Thirdly, there will be an examination of the limits on the scope of communication imposed by the general law, in order to protect public interests (such as reputation, confidentiality and privacy).
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
This course is concerned with the law relating to the mass communications media in this country. It has these learning objectives:

A. To develop knowledge and understanding of -

(i) the special regimes and laws for the mass media;
(ii) the limits on communications which are imposed by the general law in protection of public interests or personal interests;
(iii) the types, ownership, and financing of media institutions, the context in which laws and regulation operate, and other mechanisms of control and accountability.

B. In so doing, to develop students' abilities and skills in respect of -

(i) use of legal materials, and legal reasoning;
(ii) appreciation of law in its context;
(iii) evaluation and criticism of law;
(iv) legal research, in part so that the knowledge and understanding gained may be applied and adapted in future; and
(v) transferable skills: (a) communication skills, oral and in writing; (b) intellectual skills, of collecting, organising, evaluating, synthesising and presenting material and arguments; (c) general skills, in managing time, working independently, and taking responsibility for their own work.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Rachael Craufurd-Smith
Tel: (0131 6)50 2061
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
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