Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2118: Law, Politics and (Dis)Order

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

The course will be divided into three sections. Although the exact content will vary year to year, the following topics will be covered:

Part 1: The Role of Law

The Separation of Powers

Constitutionalism

Theories of Governance

Part 2: Law and Order

Judicial Process

The Courtroom

Social Change

Part 3: Changing the Law

The Legislative Process

Advocacy

Public Inquiries and Judicial Review

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
22	128

...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 activities	22	11 x 2 hour seminar
Guided independent studies	42	Seminar preparation and reading
Guided independent study	44	Consultation paper preparation and writing
Guided independent study	22	Exam preparation and revision

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