SHE level 8 SCQF credit points 20 ECTS credit points 10 Module code M2M230376 Module Leader Tom Lawrie School Glasgow School for Business and Society Subject Law Trimester A (September start), B (January start)
Summary of content This module considers rights to things in the broadest sense (including rights of ownership, leases, rights in security over things) and considers how such rights are created, held in trust, transferred, and extinguished. In short, the traditional content of a property law module. The emphasis will be on rights relating to land and buildings (including the Land Register, servitudes, title conditions and tenement properties), and will contextualise existing legal rights and developments in land reform in contemporary Scotland.
Module details Syllabus arrow_forward 1. The Real Rights. Different examples of ownership, including trustees, common ownership, joint ownership.
Learning outcomes arrow_forward On successful completion of this modules, students should be able to:
Teaching / learning strategy arrow_forward In line with Strategy for Learning 2030, this module utilises a use of traditional strategy of lectures supported by notes and directed reading, augmented with audio visual materials via GCU-Learn. Seminars shall reinforce lecture material by engendering class discussion on pre-set questions related to lecture materials.
Indicative reading arrow_forward Transferrable skills arrow_forward By the end of this module, students should have gained competence in the following key areas:
Module structure Activity Total hours Lectures 22 Tutorials 0 Practicals 0 Seminars 11 Independent Learning 117 Assessment 50 Placement 0
Assessment methods Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description Exam001 2 100 40 2 hour exam - partly seen
