Company Law Foundation
Module LAW3083 for 2018/9

Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3083: Company Law Foundation

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

It is envisaged that the syllabus will include the following topics in the following order although precise content and order may vary.

Introduction: business enterprise and the company ;

Corporate form and structure;

Ownership and control: shareholders, directors and decision-making; corporate governance ;

Duties and remedies: directors’ duties;

Shareholder remedies;

Revision Session

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
28.5	121.5	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 activity	24	12 x 2 hour lectures, including introductory and revision sessions
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	4.5	3 x 1.5 hour Workshops
Guided independent study	54.5	Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided independent study	20	Workshop preparation
Guided independent study	40	Assessment preparation
Guided independent study	7	Formative assessment

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).