SHE level 7 SCQF credit points 20 ECTS credit points 10 Module code M1M230370 Module Leader Chrystala Fakonti School Glasgow School for Business and Society Subject Law Trimester A (September start)
Summary of content This core module introduces students to the substantive criminal law and law of evidence of Scotland. In this module, students will explore key common law and statutory offences, including crimes against the person, crimes of dishonesty and crimes against public justice. Students will also be introduced to the main ideas in the law of evidence, including concepts of relevance, admissibility and sufficiency of evidence in criminal cases, including the concept of corroboration.
Module details Syllabus arrow_forward Key legal issues explored in this module include:
Learning outcomes arrow_forward On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Teaching / learning strategy arrow_forward This module is taught through a combination of lectures and seminars. Lectures will focus on explaining and exploring the substantive legal concepts, case law and statutory sources of criminal law and the law of evidence in Scotland.
Indicative reading arrow_forward Transferrable skills arrow_forward Analysis, Synthesis, Critical Judgement and Evaluation
Module structure Activity Total hours Lectures 33 Tutorials 0 Practicals 0 Seminars 11 Independent Learning 106 Assessment 50 Placement 0
Assessment methods Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description Course Work001 50 35 CW1: Legal problem (1,500 words) Exam002 2 50 35 EX1: Combination of seen and unseen elements.
