SHE level 8 SCQF credit points 20 ECTS credit points 10 Module code M2M130382 Module Leader Lucy Mackay School Glasgow School for Business and Society Subject Law Trimester B (January start)
Summary of content Knowledge of the law and the skills developed in a law degree are valuable in a range of sectors – from the traditional legal profession; to the broader advisory sector; to the development of policy; to human resources management; to accounting and finance. Similarly, law graduates will go on to work with a range of stakeholders and clients – from vulnerable persons to business clients.
Module details Syllabus arrow_forward • The module will begin with a focus on legal careers in the widest sense. Setting the scene from week one through for example, profiling LLB graduates who work in a variety of different sectors, will help engage students from the outset in broadening their career horizons. The module will then focus on the acquisition of practical legal skills. This will include:
Learning outcomes arrow_forward On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Teaching / learning strategy arrow_forward In line with Strategy for Learning 2030, full-time students will continue in the revised module to attend a weekly workshop group. This reflects the practical dimension of this part of the course. Each workshop will be three hours long. The workshops will focus on a series of tasks carried out in the course of legal employment – including advising; negotiating; presenting to clients and stakeholders; and professional writing. Lectures will not be timetabled for this course, given the focus on ‘learning by doing’, although some brief lecture-style material may be delivered in workshops to allow students to engage with the practical activities.
Transferrable skills arrow_forward Analysis, Synthesis, Critical Judgement and Evaluation
Module structure Activity Total hours Lectures 0 Tutorials 0 Practicals 0 Seminars 33 Independent Learning 117 Assessment 50 Placement 0
Assessment methods Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description Course Work001 100 40 Portfolio
