Law with Accounting and Finance LLB (Hons)

In addition to studying some of the modules that must be studied and passed in order to gain a Qualifying Law Degree, known as the ‘Foundations of Legal Knowledge’, students also undertake Accounting and Finance modules with a value of 30 credits in the first year.

• Law of Contract (LAW105) Level 1 Credit level 30 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 50:50 Aims

• To ensure that you have a solid knowledge and understanding of the main legal principles and issues of englsih Contract Law in its social, economic and political context.

• To understand the impact of EU Law in English Contract Law and to have a solid understanding of the reform and developments resulting from EU Law ​
• To develop your analytical,critical and research skills; ​
• To develop a strong knowledge and research skills base to enable you to recognize the differences between Contract and Tort Law and appreciate the importnace of Contract Law to related specialist Commercial legal subjects ​
• To provide you with a strong base of learning as a foundation for other related academic legal modules and in preparation for your vocational training ​
• To develop your skills to work in a team including your communication, negotiation and persuasion skills ​

• To develop your skills as an independent larner including time management skills

• Learning Outcomes

  Demonstrate orally and in writing a knowledge of the basic principles of English Contract Law;

  Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the key cases and statutory provisions; ​Be able to understand and use primary legal materials; ​Apply substantive law and legal reasoning skills to hypothetical cases; ​

  Appreciate the influence of policy on the development of Englsih Contract Law; ​

  Analyse, evaluate and form critical judgements on individual cases and statutes; ​Use primary and secondary sources of law relating to contract law effectively; ​ Understand the language of the Law of Contract; ​Present coherent and effective oral argument about issues relating to contract law; ​Write concisely and coherently about the law relating to contract; ​Identify and engage with contemporary debates while accurately reporting the law in an area of contract law;

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  Be able to work effectively within a team of your peers.

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• Criminal Law (LAW107) Level 1 Credit level 30 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 30:70 Aims
• To introduce students to the fundamental concepts of criminal law.

• ​ To introduce students to the most important specific offences and defences in the criminal law of England and Wales.

• To assist students in acquiring key skills for the study of law.

• Toenable students to understand how the study of law differs from practising law. ​

• To equip students to carry out independent tasks and research to a reasonable level as a basis for further development in subsequent study.

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• Learning Outcomes Ability to attain a reasonable theoretical and doctrinal understanding of the criminal law.
  

  Ability to extractthe law from legislation and cases. ​

  Ability to tracethe development of the law through legislation and case law.

  Ability to criticallyanalyse and assess the law.

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  ​ Ability to apply theirknowledge of the law to hypothetical factual situations.

  Ability to use traditionaland electronic sources of material.

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  Ability to completespecified tasks with direction from academic staff.

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  Ability to participate ingroup work.

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  Ability to reflect on understanding of the syllabus,use feedback to develop the quality of work produced and self-assess work.

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• Public Law I (LAW109) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 95:5 Aims
• Public Law I seeks to: - explore the nature and functions of constitutional law;

• ​ - provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles and institutions of the UK constitution;

• ​ - identify and analyse selected key issues that are of critical importance to the UK’s constitutional arrangements;

• ​- enable students to develop a range of core legal and transferable skills, and become effective independent learners.

• Learning Outcomes

  By the end of Public Law I, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of, and the ability to analyse critically, the following topics:

  - the law, practice and theory of the UK constitution;

  ​ - the key institutions of the UK constitution, their functions, and the relationship between them;

  ​- the doctrine of the sovereignty of Parliament, and its present status within the UK constitution;

  ​- the nature and purpose of legal accountability, through the principles of the rule of law and the separation of powers;

  ​- the nature and purpose of political accountability, through the notions of ministerial responsibility, parliamentary accountability, and open government.

  ​Students should be able to demonstrate the ability to consult, engage with, and respond to feedback.

• Public Law Ii (LAW110) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 95:5 Aims

  The module aims to provide students with the constitutional underpinnings and theory of administrative law;

  1. provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the institutions, processes and legal principles of redress for judicial and extra-judicial grievances against public;
  2. provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the operation of the Human Rights Act; identify and analyse selected key issues that are of critical importance to the UK’s constitutional arrangements;
  3. ​enable students to develop a range of core legal and transferable skills, and become effective independent learners.
  Learning Outcomes

  Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the laws, policies and theories relating to constitutional underpinnings of Administrative Law and Human Rights in the UK and communicate that knowledge and understanding to others;

  Comment in an informed and a critical manner on certain key issues such as the process and scope of methods of challenging governmental/public bodies’ actions, and the protection of human rights

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  ​ Apply their knowledge to hypothetical situations

  Engage in debate and in written argument regarding contentious legal and political issues

  Appreciate the wider political significance of Public Law

  ​To demonstrate the ability to consult, engage with and respond to feedback.

• Introduction To Financial Accounting (ACFI101) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 70:30 Aims

  To develop knowledge and understanding of the underlying principles and concepts relating to financial accounting and technical proficiency in the use of double entry accounting techniques in recording transactions, adjusting financial records and preparing basic financial statements.

  Learning Outcomes

  Prepare basic financial statements

  ​ Explain the context and purpose of financial reporting

  Demonstrate the use of double entry and accounting systems ​

  ​ Record transactions and events

  ​ Prepare a trial balance

• Introduction To Management Accounting (ACFI102) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 100:0 Aims

  The aim of this module is to introduce students to the nature and purpose of management accounting and to establish a sound foundation in its fundamental techniques.

  Learning Outcomes

  ​ Understand, interpret and analyse management accounting information, and demonstrate an awareness of the importance of non-financial factors;

  ​ Evaluate the usefulness of various techniques in different situations and for different purposes.

The core Year Two modules are made up largely of modules that must be studied and passed in order to gain a Qualifying Law Degree, known as the 'Foundations of Legal Knowledge'. Students also undertake Accounting and Finance modules with a value of 30 credits in the second year.

• Law of Tort (LAW209) Level 2 Credit level 30 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 100:0 Aims

• To provide an introduction to the functions of the law of torts within the legal system.

• To provide a structured outline of a range of actionable torts, and commentary on contentious issues and recent developments therein​.

• To consider how the legal principles can be applied to a variety of hypothetical facts​.

• Learning Outcomes

  Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of the law of tort.

  ​ Demonstrate basic understanding of the social and economic context in which the law of tort functions, its aims and objectives and its underlying policy issues.

  Identify and correctly apply the law to a set of hypothetical facts.