Law and Economics BA (Hons)

Year 1

• Constitutional and Administrative Law
• Law of Contract
• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Introduction to Microeconomics

Year 2

• Intermediate Micro and Macroeconomics

Plus option modules from the following indicative list:

Economics options:

• Business Research Issues and Analysis
• Economic History
• European Economic Issues
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• New Directions in Economics

Law options:

• Criminology
• European Union Public Law*
• Family Law
• Issues in Civil Liberties
• Land Law*
• Law and Religion
• Law of Tort*
• Police Powers and Public Order
• Private Law of Consumer Protection
• Public Law of Consumer Protection
• Substantive Law of the European Union*

Year 3

• Developments in Advanced Microeconomics
• Open Economy Macroeconomics

Plus option modules from the following indicative list:

Economics options:

• Decision Analysis
• Economics Dissertation
• Economic Development
• Financial Markets and the Central Bank
• International Trade
• Open Economy Macroeconomics
• Political Economy
• Behavioural Economics

Law options:

• Commercial Law
• Company Law
• Criminal Law
• Employment Law
• Equity and Trusts*
• Intellectual Property Law
• Law and Medicine
• Social Justice
• Competition Law
• E-Commerce Law
• International Law
• Legal Research Project**
• Sports Law

* You must select these modules if you want to gain a qualifying law degree

** You may substitute one of the listed modules for the self-study research project

Note: These modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Exact modules may vary in order to keep content current. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review.

Year 1

• Constitutional and Administrative Law
• Law of Contract
• Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Introduction to Microeconomics

Year 2

• Intermediate Micro and Macroeconomics

Plus option modules from the following indicative list:

Economics options:

• Business Research Issues and Analysis
• Economic History
• European Economic Issues
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• New Directions in Economics

Law options:

• Criminology
• European Union Public Law*
• Family Law
• Issues in Civil Liberties
• Land Law*
• Law and Religion
• Law of Tort*
• Police Powers and Public Order
• Private Law of Consumer Protection
• Public Law of Consumer Protection
• Substantive Law of the European Union*

Year 3

• Developments in Advanced Microeconomics
• Open Economy Macroeconomics

Plus option modules from the following indicative list:

Economics options:

• Decision Analysis
• Economics Dissertation
• Economic Development
• Financial Markets and the Central Bank
• International Trade
• Open Economy Macroeconomics
• Political Economy
• Behavioural Economics

Law options:

• Commercial Law
• Company Law
• Criminal Law
• Employment Law
• Equity and Trusts*
• Intellectual Property Law
• Law and Medicine
• Social Justice
• Competition Law
• E-Commerce Law
• International Law
• Legal Research Project**
• Sports Law

* You must select these modules if you want to gain a qualifying law degree

** You may substitute one of the listed modules for the self-study research project

Note: These modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Exact modules may vary in order to keep content current. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review.

Teaching and assessment

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, group work and self-directed study. Assessment is through coursework (presentations, essays and reports) and usually an exam or test, which is typically weighted as follows in your first year:

• Exam: 62%
• Coursework: 38%

These assessment weightings are indicative only. The exact weighting may vary depending on option modules chosen by students and teaching methods deployed by the academic member of staff each year. Indicative assessment weighting and assessment type per module are shown as part of the module information. Again these are based on the current academic session.

Teaching contact hours

This is a full-time course and in total you should be prepared to devote approximately 38 hours a week to your studies. In the first year, you will typically have up to 14 contact hours of teaching most weeks. Teaching is through a mix of lectures, tutorials, seminars and lab sessions and the breakdown of these activity types is shown in each module description.

Other: In addition each module provides a two hour advice and feedback session each week for individual consultation with the lecturer. You will also have timetabled meetings with your personal tutor and careers and/or subject meetings scheduled throughout the year.

Self-directed study: In order to prepare for, and assimilate, the work in lectures and seminars you will be expected to use our on-line resources, participate in flipped or virtual classroom discussions on our virtual learning environment (VLE) and engage in personal study and revision for approximately 25 hours per week.

Subsequent years follow a similar pattern, however, the contact time will vary depending on your subject mix and options chosen, and the teaching methods appropriate to the module. Further details are contained in each module description.