Postgraduate Course: Practical Electives (LAWS11247)

Course Outline
School	School of Law	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	Course description:- To develop practical knowledge of specialist areas of legal practice and skills, with 3 modules chosen from the following list (not all of which will be offered every year):- ż Banking Law ż Construction Law ż Company and Corporate Finance ż Criminal Advocacy ż Employment Law ż Environmental Law/Renewable Energy ż Advanced Private Client ż Family Law ż Human Rights ż Medical Law ż Public Administration ż Personal Injury
Course description	Classwork - 100% if individual pass standard of 60% is achieved in various modules. Failure to achieve this - Examination - 100%.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 4 (Sem 2)
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 63, Summative Assessment Hours 66, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 263 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Classwork ż 100% if individual pass standard of 60% is achieved in various modules Failure to achieve this - Examination - 100%
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Practical Electives		5:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Practical Electives		5:00

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the chosen subject area and be able to carry out the transactional elements of work in that area at the level of a first day trainee. This will incorporate as appropriate skills in writing and drafting, communication, advocacy, professional relationships, research and preparation.