Land law studies the nature of land, the history of the current legislative structure and third party interests in, on or over private land in England and Wales. It introduces the concepts behind ownership and use of private land.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
The module is delivered weekly with a one-hour feedback/feedforward session and two-hour workshop. The workshop is action learning, based on advising a client, with students in 'firms'. The firm deals with a topic each week that is advised to them via a memo from the client. They use the session to research and prepare notes for the answer, then meet as a firm outside the class hours to produce a finished and polished piece. There are two presentations: one formative in the pitch to the client; and one summative in the report to client, with an executive report of work undertaken. There is a formative exercise with the bundle early in the module and students are then required to respond to feedback/feedforward throughout the rest of the module.
Due to the experiential nature of the learning on this degree, and the importance of professional development enabling students to develop practical skills, learn from and interact with others, attendance is compulsory. Any students not attending a minimum of 80% of their timetabled sessions will be at risk of academic failure or termination from the course.
Definitive UNISTATS Category | Indicative Description | Hours |
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Scheduled learning and teaching | 66 hours | 22 hours of feedback/feedforward sessions 44 hours of workshop |
Guided independent study | 234 | |
Total (number of credits x 10) | 300 |
The strategy with assessment is to give students the opportunity to work in a group and produce a bundle of advice to their client (much as a law firm would in the real world). The bundle is their coursework. There is formative assessment which provides detailed feedback/feedforward which the students must then refer to in the bundle for each exercise. There is an individual examination of two and a half hours which enables students to demonstrate that they have gained the knowledge necessary from the module. There is a presentation included in the module. There is a formative presentation to KU Talent from which the students receive feedback/feedforward in order to improve at a final summative assessment in front of a local practitioner and KU Talent.
Learning Outcome | Assessment Strategy |
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1) Identify and analyse the nature and extent of private land both individually and as part of a group | Exam and coursework |
2) Recognise and analyse the nature and effects of third party interests over private land both individually and as part of a group | Exam and coursework |
3) Recognise their strengths and development needs relating to employability | Coursework and presentation |
Description of Assessment | Definitive UNISTATS Categories | Percentage |
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EXWR | Exam | 50 |
CWK | Coursework | 40 |
EXT | Presentation | 10 |
Total (to equal 100%) | 100% |
It IS NOT a requirement that any major assessment category is passed separately in order to achieve an overall pass for the module.
S Clarke and S Greer, Land Law Directions (Oxford University Press)
Blackstones' Statutes on Property Law
K Gray and S Gray, Elements of Land Law (Oxford University Press)
M Thompson, Modern Land Law (Oxford University Press)
J Bray, Unlocking Land Law (Hodder Arnold)