Programme Specification for the 2021/2 academic year
LLB English Law and French Law/Master 1 (Maitrise)
1. Programme Details
| Programme name | LLB English Law and French Law/Master 1 (Maitrise) | Programme code | UFL4LAWLAW06 |
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| Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2021/2 |
| Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
Programme start date | 09/2018 |
| NQF Level | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
The four year LLB in English Law and French Law/Master 1 (Maitrise) is fully accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board and has a series of compulsory modules which give you exemption from the academic stage of professional training. On graduation, you will be able to proceed to the Solicitors’ Legal Practice Course or the Barristers’ Bar Professional Training Course.
In addition to being exempt from the academic stages of professional training in the UK, graduates will have the necessary knowledge for passing the aptitude test which enables lawyers from EU member states to practise as a lawyer in France.
During this programme, you will spend your first three years in Exeter studying (in English) the necessary foundation subjects for the LLB. At the same time, modules in French law are studied with lectures given, and essays written, in French. You must be competent in the French language, evidenced by A level or equivalent. The lecturers in French Law at Exeter Law School are French lawyers who offer tuition in small groups.
In the fourth year you will study at the Law Faculty of the University of Rennes 1 and follow one of the Master 1 (Maîtrise en Droit) programmes . Upon successful completion, you will obtain the dual qualification of LLB (European) (University of Exeter) and Master 1 (Maîtrise en Droit) (University of Rennes 1).
We aim to offer as many activities as possible to help broaden your career development and equip you with the skills employers find most valuable. These include activities and skills developed through learning and teaching, such as group work, research and analysis, communication and argumentation, and advocacy and negotiation; as well as other extra-curricular activities, including a team building exercise, employer visits, mooting, pro bono and other skills sessions (such as CV building and employment applications), which provide many opportunities to gain transferable skills and to meet and interact with potential employers.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
1. To provide you with a thorough knowledge of the foundation subjects of English and French law which meets the requirements set by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board for the academic stage of legal training, and give you the opportunity to acquire and develop essential analytical, practice-facing and marketable transferable skills
2. To enable you to extend your legal knowledge and understanding beyond the foundation subjects of English law by providing you with at least a basic knowledge and understanding of selected principal branches of French law.
3. To enable you to identify, locate and critically appraise English legal materials and French legal materials.
4. To enable you to apply the principles of law and legal rules in both common law and civil law jurisdictions, to solve and analyse practical problems, and to advise what to do in practical situations.
5. To enable you to understand some of the major theoretical foundations of law and to evaluate them.
6. To enable you to understand law and its operation in its social, political, economic and legal practice context.
7. To encourage you to reason logically, supporting the process with legal authority, academic commentary and by reference to other relevant materials.
8. To provide you with a comprehensive and integrated legal education through the study of individual modules and through the complimentary interaction of modules across the programme.
9. To provide you with the educational and cultural experience of studying in a university abroad.
10. To provide you with the opportunity to enhance and develop your written and oral communication skills in English and French
11. 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.
4. Programme Structure
The programme is studied over four academic stages and is University based throughout that time. The final academic year is spent in France, at the Law faculty of the University of Rennes 1. The Exeter based programme is divided into units of study called modules. Modules have a credit rating of 15 or 30 credits. A distinctive feature of the programme is the four-tier approach of interactive lectures, student syndicate meetings, tutor-led seminars and surgeries, which emphasise both legal knowledge and understanding as well as the acquisition of legal and interpersonal skills. The Master 1 (Maîtrise en Droit) programme comprises modules chosen from a list of prescribed modules, which in total amount to 120 credits (60 ECTS credits).
Innovative features of programme:
The programme provides the opportunity to obtain a Master 1 (Maîtrise en Droit) from the University of Rennes 1 as well as the degree of LLB (UK) from the University of Exeter.
French Law modules are taught at Exeter at levels one, two and three by academics trained in the French jurisdiction who teach and research in their own legal tradition. All the teaching and examination of the French Law modules at Exeter is accordingly conducted entirely in French.
The fourth year abroad is undertaken under the auspices of the Erasmus programme. You are required by the Erasmus programme to undertake 60 ECTS credits in your year abroad, which is the equivalent of 120 credits at Exeter.
For the assessment, progression and classification conventions of the Law School in relation to this programme see the Undergraduate Handbook: https://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/ug/. Note that any failure in any Law School module taken in a Law School programme cannot be condoned. A failure in a non-Law module within a Law School programme may be condoned.
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.
http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/law/undergraduate/exeter/modules
You will take modules adding up to 120 credits each year. You will combine modules on English law with modules in French law
Stage 1
You will take four modules of 30 credits each.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW1004 | The Law of Contract | 30 | Yes |
| LAW1013 | French Constitutional Law | 30 | Yes |
| LAW1035 | Constitutional and Administrative Law | 30 | Yes |
| LAW1036 | Legal Foundations | 30 | Yes |
| Total Credits for Stage 1 | 120 |
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Stage 2
You will take three modules of 30 credits each.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW2015 | The Law of Torts | 30 | Yes |
| LAW2017 | Land Law | 30 | Yes |
| LAW2033 | French Administrative Law | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW2034 | European Union Law OR | 30 | Yes |
| LAW2103 | European Union Law And 15 Credits of optional Modules to be taken from those offered in the Law School | 15 | Yes |
| Total Credits for Stage 2 | 120 |
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Stage 3
For current option modules, see:
You will take three modules of 30 credits each.
Compulsory Modules
| Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW3003 | Criminal Law | 30 | Yes |
| LAW3041 | Trusts | 30 | Yes |
| LAW3051 | French Law of Contract | 30 | Yes |
Optional Modules
30 credits of optional modules or a 30 credit non Law module.For current opton modules see:
| Total Credits for Stage 3 | 120 |
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Stage 4
Stage 4: French Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Rennes 1
The final year is spent at the Law Faculty of the University of Rennes 1 where you follow one of the Master 1 (Maîtrise en Droit) (Master 1) programmes.
https://droit.univ-rennes1.fr/masters
| Total Credits for Stage 4 | 120 |
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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... | |
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| ...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 and French legal systems, their institutions and procedures (see Educational Aims - 1). | Subject knowledge and skills are acquired through lectures, syndicate meetings, tutor led seminars, and tutorials; library tuition; essays; legal skills workshops, formative work, reflective learning, travaux dirigés, exposés. | 1 Unseen or seen examinations 1-5: for example, some compulsory modules involve an unseen examination; some optional modules involve a seen examination – see optional module details; |
| 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: | |
6. Identify, locate, retrieve and evaluate efficiently English and French legal and other relevant information in paper, electronic and online form, with minimum guidance. | Essays; lectures; syndicate meetings, seminars, tutorials, legal skills workshops and formative work. | 6 Essays / coursework 6 -10: for example, in 2015-16 the compulsory stage two Land Law module involves an assessed essay; from 2016-17 all stage two compulsory modules in English law will involve an assessed essay; some stage three optional modules also involve assessed essays – see optional module details; |
| 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: | |
11. Manage time effectively, plan activity and prioritise tasks by working to strict deadlines and demonstrate an ability to work under pressure. | Key skills are an integral part of the degree programme. Particular | 11 Examination skills 11,13-15, 17, 18: this applies to all modules |
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)
Not applicable to this programme
Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
LLB English Law and French Law/Master 1 (Maitrise)
19. UCAS Code
Not applicable to this programme.
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
| CATS credits | 480 |
ECTS credits | 240 |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Law
23. Dates
| Origin Date | 02/10/1994 |
Date of last revision | 23/05/2016 |
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