SHE level 9 SCQF credit points 20 ECTS credit points 10 Module code M3M230390 Module Leader Seonaid Stevenson School Glasgow School for Business and Society Subject Law Trimester A (September start)
Summary of content This optional module explores the relationship between gender and both the substantive law and the legal profession. This will involve examining gender and the legal profession itself. This will include a focus on the early women lawyers, the changing demographics of the legal profession in 20th century, and the gender issues in the profession today. The module will also critically consider how the substantive law has responded to gender issues, including issues such as sexual violence domestic abuse employment rights and reproductive rights. Through exploring the relationship between gender and the profession and the substantive law, students will have the opportunity to critically reflect on the achievements and failures of the legal system in relation to gender issues.
Module details Syllabus arrow_forward There are two key themes running through this module - gender and the legal professional and gender and the substantive law. Teaching will begin with a focus on the legal profession, including the history of early women lawyers and the changing demographics in the 20th century.
Learning outcomes arrow_forward
Teaching / learning strategy arrow_forward In line with Strategy for Learning 2030, this module will be assessed through a combination of lectures and seminars. Lectures will focus on introducing primary material on gender, law and the legal profession to students, including evolving regulatory frameworks, professional histories, substantively gendered areas of law and legal practice and how and why they have changed over time, supported empirical information and insights into the dynamic interactions of concepts of law and gender through time. Seminars will primarily consist of small group discussions and tasks based on discursive and exploratory conversations about issues and ideas raised in the reading materials.
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 11 Tutorials 0 Practicals 0 Seminars 22 Independent Learning 117 Assessment 50 Placement 0
Assessment methods Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description Course Work001 50 35 Essay 2000 words Course Work002 50 35 Online project 2000 words
