Explore the fundamental principles of child law in the context of rapidly changing value systems, state intervention and the law?s influence on regulation of the child in the family. You will be able to relate the law and legal system affecting the child to find both legal and non-legal solutions to child law problems and develop your problem-solving skills.
Develop a practical understanding of the civil litigation process that a legal practitioner would use to advise a client, as well as relevant professional conduct rules.
Understand the role of negotiation, good practice in legal writing, professional conduct issues and the importance of client care within legal practice.
Gain a theoretical and practical understanding of companies as legal entities. You will explore companies as a form of business organisation and consider both the legal relationships between the participants in a company and the impact of companies as legal entities on society as a whole. You will be encouraged to consider the economic, social and political role of company law.
This module will examine the legal controls on anti-competitive agreements and abuses of dominant market positions by undertakings. The EU’s competition rules will provide the principal framework for this module and your learning will be supplemented by examining some of the more recent developments in the UK’s national antitrust rules.
Gain the knowledge you will need to complete each of the critical stages of a property transaction. You will focus on the residential conveyancing of leasehold and freehold property and land.
Examine the law and procedure in relation to evidence gathering by the police during a criminal investigation, including pro-active investigation techniques and practice and procedure in the police station.
Undertake a placement (whether paid or otherwise) for one semester during your third year of study. You will gain exposure to the workplace environment of an organisation and you will have opportunities to utilise the knowledge and skills you developed during your first two years of undergraduate study.
Gain an in-depth understanding of the law and legal framework relating to the individual employer/employee relationship. This module will encompass the broader social, economic, political, historical, philosophical, moral and cultural context of employment law. It will consider the employer/employee relationship and the effect and impact of statutory intervention.
Study the key intellectual property areas of copyright, trademarks, patents, the law of confidence and design rights. You will explore topics including the legal requirements for each intellectual property right (IPR), how each IPR might be infringed, and the application of the relevant laws in problem-based realistic scenarios.
Explore the principles and application of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. You will consider the international human rights framework with reference to the role and function of the United Nations, and the systems and institutions that seek to protect and promote human rights. This module will focus on civil and political rights, economic, social and cultural rights, torture and the rights of prisoners.
Gain experience and apply your knowledge and skills in a practical setting by offering pro bono legal advice. You will be supervised by a practising solicitor while you are involved in interviewing, researching and providing written advice to clients across a range of areas of law. This module will introduce you to a client-focused role in a professional setting that follows strict procedural and operational rules.
Develop analytical and critical thinking as well as writing skills by exploring law as portrayed through literature, photography, film, art, TV, popular culture.
This module will enable you to analyse the media and entertainment law industries in a contemporary context, both in terms of its practical application and its theoretical framework. You will study key aspects such as broadcasting, the printed press, the music industry, online news and entertainment, and social networking sites. Your studies will also cover the law relating to intellectual property for the entertainment industry.
Explore the area of mental health law and policy with a particular focus on a critical examination of the policy shifts which can be seen to influence this area of law and the impact they have had on the medicalisation or criminalisation of mental disorder. As well as understanding the relationship between mental health and the law and explain, using specific legislation and cases, how policy concerns have shaped the development of mental health law and explain the ethical implications of this.
Develop your ability to evaluate the development of terrorism internationally, the UK's counter terrorism strategies and assess the impact of terrorism on civil liberties.
Gain a theoretical and practical understanding of companies as legal entities. You will explore companies as a form of business organisation and consider both the legal relationships between the participants in a company and the impact of companies as legal entities on society as a whole. You will be encouraged to consider the economic, social and political role of company law.
This module will see you analyse and evaluate the development and application of common law principles and statutory provisions that govern the employer/employee relationship in order to present a critical evaluation of scenario questions.
You will carry out an in-depth research project in a subject area that is appropriate to the course and of particular interest to you.
This module will enable you to understand the role branding and brand management play in today’s dynamic and highly competitive marketing environment. You will learn to contextualise the construct of brand from the company, product and/or commodity, and identify the characteristics of successful brands. You will analyse and apply a range of theoretical concepts used to analyse a brand, and critically evaluate consumer relationships with brands.
Develop a critical awareness and understanding of the complexity of managing cross-cultural issues, diversity and inclusion in the home and global business environment. You will draw upon key academic theories, current research and management practice to inform your learning across a range of topics including cross-cultural communication, culture shock and how to manage it, cultural learning and development, and managing diversity and inclusion.
This module will address a range of key contemporary issues related to the significance of innovation, the implications for organisational structure and processes, leadership, strategic management and change management. You will develop many of the core themes you will have encountered in earlier modules, in particular strategic management issues.
Learn to apply project management tools and techniques and develop transferable employability project skills. You will learn to use a range of principles, tools (including relevant software) and techniques that assist project managers in ensuring that the project is delivered on time, to the right standard and to budget through an effective and developed team.
Study the process of economic globalisation and the role played by transnational corporations as both cause and consequence of this process through control of global production networks and foreign direct investment. You will also evaluate the wider implications for market structures, home and host economies, labour, consumers and the sovereignty of the nation state.