Considerable emphasis is placed on the development of legal skills such as analysis, problem solving and legal reasoning, with at least three hours per week being devoted to this form of activity. Students are encouraged to come either individually or in groups to discuss aspects of the subject with the lecturer during fixed consultation times. This encourages the development of informal tutorials with the agenda set by students. We also have a rolling programme of workshops arranged around legal problems in each module. These concentrate on learning the law through the development of legal and personal transferable skills.
Students have a full opportunity to participate and develop their own abilities.
Elements of legal research, problem analysis, group work, legal writing and reasoning, negotiation, advocacy and other oral and written presentational skills are included. In some subjects there are tutorials, rather than workshops. Assessment methods are varied and reflect progression through the degree, building on the knowledge and skills acquired in each year and taking the stress off formal examinations. First-year examinations must be passed but are not counted in the degree classification, allowing students a year to find their feet. We welcome applications from international students for whom additional places are currently being made available.