Module manager: Laurene Soubise
Email: L.Soubise@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| LAW1076 | Introduction to Law |
| LAW1141 | Introduction to Criminal Law |
| LAW2065 | Criminal Law |
| LAW2066 | Criminal Law |
LAW1262 and LAW1263 on the LLB Law (Graduate Programme) LAW1260 for other programmes
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module will introduce you to core criminal law concepts and to the criminal justice system within which the criminal law is applied. This module will provide you with the opportunity to learn about key criminal law principles, cases and legislation, and to recognise the different political and cultural contexts in which criminal law operates at both a national and an international level.
This module will provide students with the opportunity to learn about key criminal law principles, cases and legislation, and to recognise the different political and cultural contexts in which criminal law operates at national and international level.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1- Identify and describe legal concepts, values, principles and rules of criminal law;
2- Apply appropriate legal terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent legal account of an issue of limited complexity relating to criminal law;
3- Discuss the relevance of criminal law information and data, to provide a basic insight into the operation of the criminal law and system and their relationship to relevant social, cultural and political contexts;
4- Explain and summarise how criminal law interacts with different political and cultural contexts at national and international levels.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
1- Identify and practise critical thinking on legal issues, demonstrating an understanding of different perspectives
2- Identify research questions and employ simple research tools and techniques to gather relevant and reliable information
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 22 | 1 | 22 |
| Seminar | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Private study hours | 164 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 36 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
A formal formative assessment opportunity will be provided, which is specifically pedagogically aligned to the summative assessment. As part of this, each student will receive feedback designed to support the development of knowledge and skills that will be later assessed in the summative task.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | . | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Check the module area in Minerva for your reading list
Last updated: 23/01/2025
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