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LAW-30100 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 19 April 2024

LAW-30100 - Advanced Criminal Law
Coordinator: Laura Higson-Bliss
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

LAW-10039 (Legal Essentials) LAW-20064 (Criminal Law)

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
The overall aim of this optional third year module is to critically extend students understanding of the criminal law, both in its doctrinal capacity and in view of a range of theoretical and conceptual approaches that challenge orthodox understanding of the law, policy and practice. Teaching will be research-led through interactive lectures, will build on the knowledge gained in core criminal law, and will enable students to critically analyse key concepts and extend their knowledge of substantive topics and theoretical underpinnings.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Explain the interaction between societal norms and criminal liability.: 1
Critically evaluate the acceptable parameters of criminal laws against the operation of threshold concepts and theoretical themes, such as harm and morality.: 1
Critically analyse a wider range of academic literature than encountered in core criminal law, including concepts of responsibility, risk, gender related areas and morality.: 1

Study hours

12 x 2 hour interactive lectures: 24 hours
Independent study hours: 70 hours
Online recorded material: 6 hours
Assessment preparation, including essay plan: 50 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
Assignment 3000
Students will be required to submit an assignment with a maximum word limit of 3000.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 April 2024