Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Law of Torts
School	Birmingham Law School
Department	Law
Module Code	08 29399
Module Lead	Samantha Schnobel
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Full Term
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	Law students only
Contact Hours	Lecture-33 hours Seminar-7 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	Introduction to the law of tort, including its historical origins, its theoretical underpinnings and its aims and functions; negligence, including public authority liability and liability in respect of omissions, psychiatric harm and pure economic loss; and nuisance. In addition at least one of the following topics will be covered: alternative compensation systems; intentional torts; defamation.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the issues covered in the module in their social, economic and historical context; Make independent and reasoned judgements on the issues covered in the module; Apply the knowledge acquired to reasonably complex situations and supply reasons to support conclusions; Identify, analyse and critically evaluate the rules and principles of law; policy issues and trends in judicial decision making, covered in the module; Synthesise and convey coherently, in both written and oral formats, materials from primary and secondary sources to make independent and reasoned judgements on the issues covered in the module; Coherently present materials from primary and secondary sources to make independent and reasoned judgements on the principles and issues covered in the module.
Assessment	29399-01 : Take Home Exam : Exam (School Arranged) - Open Book (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: Take home exam (open-book) - 3hrs (100%) Reassessment: Resit failed component(s)
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