Undergraduate Course: Public Law of the UK and Scotland (LAWS08091)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Law | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course is concerned with the relationship between law, government and the citizen in Scotland, as a distinct part of the United Kingdom. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  It is RECOMMENDED that students also take    
Legal Reasoning and Legal System (LAWS08106)  
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  Plesae note students MUST also take Legal Reasoning and Legal System - 'recommended' has been used to facilitate course enrolments | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students taking this course must also take Legal Reasoning and Legal System (U02831/2)as a co-requisite. | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
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		Activity | 
		Description | 
		Weeks | 
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		Tuesday | 
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| Central | Lecture |  | 18-29 |  |  12:10 - 13:00 |  |  |  |  | Central | Lecture |  | 18-29 |  |  |  |  12:10 - 13:00 |  |  | Central | Lecture |  | 18-29 |  |  |  |  |  12:10 - 13:00 |  
| First Class | 
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| Exam Information | 
 
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 2:00 |  |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) |  | 2:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
The course has the following learning objectives: 
 
a.	To develop knowledge and understanding of (i) the main institutions through which legislative, governmental and judicial powers are exercised in the United Kingdom, with reference particularly to Scotland; and (ii) the constitutional principles which apply. 
 
b.	To develop students' skills of (i) case and statute analysis; (ii) legal reasoning; (iii) appreciation of law in its philosophical, social and political context; (iv) criticism; (v) communication, orally and in writing; and (vi) legal research, in part so that the knowledge and understanding gained may be adapted and further developed for future needs. 
 
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Assessment Information 
| 100% exam of 2 hours' duration |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof Stephen Tierney 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2070 
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Course secretary | Mrs Heather Haig 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053 
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