Programme Specification for the 2021/2 academic year
JD JD (Juris Doctor) in Law (HKUST)
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | JD JD (Juris Doctor) in Law (HKUST) | Programme code | PTU2LAWLAW01 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2021/2 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
Programme start date | 09/2018 |
| NQF Level | 7 (Masters) |
2. Description of the Programme
The JD (Juris Doctor) in Law (HKUST) is specifically for delivery with the Dual Award offered by Exeter University and HKUST. This programme is not available for direct entry or offered by any route other than the Exeter/KHKUST partnership. Students from HKUST will arrive in Exeter during their fourth year of study.
The JD (Juris Doctor) in Law (HKUST) is an enhanced undergraduate law degree. It is designed specifically for the partnership with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). It will allow HKUST engineering students to undertake an accelerated programme of study which leads to a qualifying law degree in England & Wales. It progresses from undergraduate Honours level study to finish with a Master’s level dissertation. The programme is only open to HKUST students whose prior academic attainment makes an accelerated course of study suitable. These students will also be registered for an Engineering degree in Hong Kong.
As an English qualifying law degree, it fulfils the academic stage of training required by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board to pass the Academic Stage of training that forms part of the professional qualification as a lawyer in England and Wales. An English qualifying law degree is also a recognised step to accreditation in Hong Kong, although student completing this programme will need to undertake PCLL in order to qualify in Hong Kong. The degree is vocation-facing, and most graduates will pursue further training and a career in law after graduation, often in another jurisdiction. The programme also provides for elective areas of study.
Students will also complete Engineering modules during their first year at Exeter, including an Engineering project. Depending on their academic background and interest and subject to having passed the necessary pre-requisite modules, they will be able to select 45 credits of stage 3 and stage 4 Engineering modules from one of the following programmes:
- Civil Engineering,
- Electronics Engineering, or
- Mechanical Engineering,
and a 30-credit stage 3 individual (Engineering) project.
The degree is vocation-facing. The concentrated nature of study is only appropriate to graduate who have already acquired basic study skills through a previous degree programme.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
Law:
- To provide you with a thorough knowledge of the foundation subjects of English and EU law which meets the requirements set by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board for the academic stage of legal training, and to give you the opportunity to acquire and develop essential analytical, practice-facing and marketable transferable skills.
- To enable you to identify, locate and critically appraise legal materials.
- To enable you to apply the principles of law and legal rules to solve and analyse practical problems, and to advise what to do in practical situations.
- To enable you to understand some of the major theoretical foundations of law and to evaluate them.
- To enable you to understand law and its operation in its social, political, economic and legal practice contexts.
- To teach you how to reason logically, supporting the process with legal authority, academic commentary and by reference to other relevant materials.
- To provide you with a comprehensive and integrated legal education through study on individual modules and through the complementary interaction of modules across the programme.
- To provide you with the necessary personal and key skills to enable you to develop as an independent, autonomous and reflective individual and generally as a developing professional.
- Through the dissertation, to provide you with the opportunity to enhance and develop your writing skills, and to develop the necessary intellectual and practical legal skills to enable you independently to achieve an understanding of any branch of your chosen field of study even if you have not previously studied it.
Engineeering:
The programme also aims to provide knowledge of some specialised subjects in the chosen programme of Engineering.
The Individual Project module will enable you to put into practice your research, project management and engineering skills, engaging you in the development of your own real world solution to an engineering problem or challenge. From clearly articulating the rationale for your project, to scoping and refining the design and finished product, you will work individually to apply the knowledge gained from other modules in your degree programme. You will be expected to innovate, create and present your engineering solution, honing your entrepreneurial as well as academic and practical skills. In this way, the module will enable you to develop valuable transferable skills for future employment in industry.
4. Programme Structure
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
Contract Law (30 credits) will be completed during student’s second year at HKUST and prior to their arrival in Exeter. This module will be delivered on an intensive basis at HKUST, by a Faculty member from Exeter’s Law School. Students will need to have completed this module it in order to be accepted onto the programme at Exeter.
Students will arrive in Exeter during their fourth year of study of the Exeter-HKUST dual degree in Engineering and Law and will stay for two years.
Year 1 at Exeter (Year 4 of HKUST Dual Degree programme) – 75 credits of Engineering modules (chosen from available options) and 75 credits of compulsory Law Modules.
Year 2 at Exeter (Year 5 of KHUST Dual Degree programme) – 150 credits of compulsory Law Modules
Stage 1
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW2103H | European Union Law | 15 | Yes |
| LAW2015H | Law of Torts | 30 | Yes |
| LAW2035H | Constitutional and Administrative Law | 30 | Yes |
| ECM3715 | Directed Reading in Math Science | 15 | Yes |
Optional Modules
Plus Taught Engineering (45 Credits)
3 x 15 Credits from a selection of options.
| Total Credits for Stage 1 |
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Stage 2
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW3017H | Land Law | 15 | Yes |
| LAW3041H | Trusts | 30 | Yes |
| LAW3003H | Criminal Law | 30 | Yes |
| LAW3072H | Aspects of Evidence | 15 | Yes |
| LAW3161H | Commercial Law | 15 | Yes |
| LAW3083H | Company Law Foundation | 15 | Yes |
| LAWM137H | Law Research Paper | 30 | Yes |
| Total Credits for Stage 2 |
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6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the essential theoretical, conceptual and practical features of the English legal system, its institutions and procedures. | Subject knowledge and skills are acquired through lectures, student syndicate meetings and tutor led seminars, library tuition, essays, legal skills workshops, formative work and reflective learning. | Subject knowledge and skills (1 – 5) are assessed through seen or unseen examinations; open/closed book examinations; assessed essays; dissertation; Projects, assessed group project; assessment of legal skills. |
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
9. Identify, locate, retrieve and evaluate efficiently legal and other information in paper, electronic and on-line form, with minimum guidance. | Essays; dissertation; lectures; syndicate meetings, seminars, legal skills workshops and formative work. Essay coursework and dissertation (9-13); legal skills workshops (9-13). Oral presentations required students to put across their arguments clearly and concisely (9-13). Examinations (9-13) often contain a large element aimed at testing ability to separate the relevant from the irrelevant. | |
| Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
|---|---|---|
| ...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
14. Manage time effectively, plan activity and prioritise tasks by working to strict deadlines and demonstrating an ability to work under pressure. | Key skills are an integral part of the degree programme. Particular aspects of the programme focus on personal and key skills development. Syndicate meetings and seminars encourage you to work independently and in groups with the aim of presenting and criticising materials in interesting and varied forms (skills 14-20). Essays and Dissertation particularly encourage skills 14, 16-20); lectures (14, 16, 17, 18, 20); legal skills seminars (e.g. advocacy and negotiation) (14-20). Personal Development Planning and Personal Tutor meetings focus upon your development of all key skills and your ability to reflect upon this and in particular skill 18. | Examinations (skills 14-20); Assessed Essays and Dissertation (skills 14-20); Oral presentations (14-20) |
7. Programme Regulations
University Regulations on the number of credits to be taken and at what level for each stage of the programme can be found in the Credit and Qualifications Framework.
Progression
Condonement is the process that allows you to be awarded credit (and so progress to the next stage or, in the final stage, receive an award), despite failing to achieve a pass mark at a first attempt. You are not entitled to reassessment in condoned credit. Regulations on condonement can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.
Assessment and Awards
For undergraduate degrees assessment at stage one does not contribute to the summative classification of the award. Details of the weightings for each year of all programme lengths can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes and the classification of awards can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.
You can also read details of Generic Marking Criteria.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
Personal and Academic Tutoring
It is University policy that all Colleges should have in place a system of academic and personal tutors. The role of academic tutors is to support you with individual modules; the role of personal tutors is to provide you with advice and support fo the duration of your programme, and this support extends to providing you with details of how to obtain support and guidance on personal difficulties such as accommodation, financial difficulties and sickness. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.
Information on the College Personal Tutoring system, library provision, ELE resources and access to College support services can be found on the College webpages for current students.
Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)
SSLCs enable students and staff to jointly participate in the management and review of the teaching and learning provision.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Learning Resources
The University Library maintains its principal collections in the main library buildings on the Streatham and St Luke's campuses, together with a number of specialist collections in certain Colleges. The total Library collection comprises over a million volumes and 3000 current periodical subscriptions.
IT Services
A wide range of IT services are provided throughout the Exeter campuses, including open-access computer rooms, some of which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Helpdesks are maintained on the Streatham and St Luke's campuses, while most study bedrooms in halls and flats are linked to the University's campus network.
Student Support Services
The University provides many support services including health and wellbeing, multifaith chaplaincy, family support, the Students' Guild and international student support.
10. Admissions Criteria
All applications are considered individually on merit. The University is committed to an equal opportunities policy with respect to gender, age, race, sexual orientation and/or disability when dealing with applications. It is also committed to widening access to higher education to students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.
Candidates for undergraduate programmes must satisfy the undergraduate admissions requirements of the University of Exeter.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
Certain programmes are subject to accreditation and/or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
The University and its constituent Colleges draw on a range of data to review the quality of education provision. The College documents the performance in each of its tuaght programmes, against a range of criteria on an annual basis through the Annual Student Experience Review (ASER).
Subject areas are reviewed every five years through a College Academic Audit scheme that includes external contributions.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
College of Social Sciences and International Studies (CSSIS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences (CEMPS)Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
JD JD (Juris Doctor) in Law (HKUST)
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
7 (Masters)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | 300 |
ECTS credits | 150 |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 01/09/2018 |
Date of last revision | 01/09/2018 |
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