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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3161H: Commercial Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Introduction to commercial law and purposes of commercial law
- Sources of domestic commercial sales: English law and SOGA 1979,
- Formation of the contract
- Performance of the contract: implied terms, transfer of risk and property
- Rejection and remedies for breach of contract
- Agency law: introduction and the external relationship (relation between the principal and the third party)
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 126 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 22 | 11 x 2 hour workshops |
| Scheduled learning and teaching | 2 | 2 x 1 hour assessment preparation and feedback/feedforward sessions |
| Guided independent study | 86 | Workshop preparation |
| Guided independent study | 40 | Assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
- ELE – College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages