Modules for course M1R1 | LLB/LF
LLB Law with French

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

• SXL-1110: Public Law (20)
  The module comprises two distinct areas of law: constitutional law and administrative law. In addition, it provides students with an introduction to human rights law and the key provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998. Lectures on constitutional law include the sources of constitutional law, constitutional doctrines, the institutions of the Constitution and the influence of human rights law and EU Law on the Constitution. The section of the course devoted to administrative law provides an introduction to this area of law and focuses on the role of the judiciary and the workings of judicial review.
• SXL-1112: Contract Law (20)
  The module will provide the student with the foundations governing the formation and enforceability of contracts (promise, acceptance and agreement), areas of capacity, intention, legality and certainty of terms. The module includes the remedies available to the parties to a contract and the doctrine of privity of contract. The module will also cover an outline of the law of restitution.
• SXL-1113: Legal System England & Wales (20)
  The module introduces the student to the English Legal System, providing a framework to study what is Law, how the system operates and the system in a social context. The module examines the court structure, both civil and criminal, the judiciary, lawyers and the role and significance of lay participation in the system (magistrates, juries and tribunal members) and the development of Human Rights Law. Where relevant, comparisons will be drawn to the Welsh body of law that is emerging from the devolved administration. Students will be encouraged to develop a critical analysis of the system as it moves into the 21st century, in comparison with other countries and with attention to its history.
• SXL-1115: Legal Skills (20)
  The module introduces the student to practical legal study skills such as: effective note-taking, legal essay writing, legal problem solving, presenting an argument, mooting, team working, effective time management, revision techniques etc. Students will be guided in effective application of these skills to researching the law (using the law library, on-line sources, finding legislation, finding cases etc.), reading the law (reading legislation, reading law reports, reading academic legal literature etc.), constructing oral argument and defending legal argument, and analysing and evaluating the law.

Semester 2

• SXL-1110: Public Law
  The module comprises two distinct areas of law: constitutional law and administrative law. In addition, it provides students with an introduction to human rights law and the key provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998. Lectures on constitutional law include the sources of constitutional law, constitutional doctrines, the institutions of the Constitution and the influence of human rights law and EU Law on the Constitution. The section of the course devoted to administrative law provides an introduction to this area of law and focuses on the role of the judiciary and the workings of judicial review.
• SXL-1112: Contract Law
  The module will provide the student with the foundations governing the formation and enforceability of contracts (promise, acceptance and agreement), areas of capacity, intention, legality and certainty of terms. The module includes the remedies available to the parties to a contract and the doctrine of privity of contract. The module will also cover an outline of the law of restitution.
• SXL-1113: Legal System England & Wales
  The module introduces the student to the English Legal System, providing a framework to study what is Law, how the system operates and the system in a social context. The module examines the court structure, both civil and criminal, the judiciary, lawyers and the role and significance of lay participation in the system (magistrates, juries and tribunal members) and the development of Human Rights Law. Where relevant, comparisons will be drawn to the Welsh body of law that is emerging from the devolved administration. Students will be encouraged to develop a critical analysis of the system as it moves into the 21st century, in comparison with other countries and with attention to its history.
• SXL-1115: Legal Skills
  The module introduces the student to practical legal study skills such as: effective note-taking, legal essay writing, legal problem solving, presenting an argument, mooting, team working, effective time management, revision techniques etc. Students will be guided in effective application of these skills to researching the law (using the law library, on-line sources, finding legislation, finding cases etc.), reading the law (reading legislation, reading law reports, reading academic legal literature etc.), constructing oral argument and defending legal argument, and analysing and evaluating the law.

40 credits from:

• LZF-1001: Advanced French 1 (20) (Semester 1) Core
  This module has been designed in order to enable post 'A' level students to develop written communicative skills in French by extending linguistic competence acquired at 'A' level. It comprises a text-based class in which students have the opportunity to develop translation skills and paraphrasing techniques. Students also have the opportunity to revise and consolidate key areas of grammar in a second class which constitutes the grammatical spine of the module. The texts used in this module are chosen from a range of sources including the media and literary works in order to familiarise students with variations in tone and register. A thematic approach is used in the text-based class in order to enable students to gain an insight into particular French themes and issues while developing the various written communicative skills outlined. Key texts We use the following as a course book: Simone Renaud and Dominique van Hooff. En Bonne Forme (8th edition) (New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2008) We also recommend the students purchase the following: - A large bilingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of the Collins-Robert or the Oxford-Hachette. - A large monolingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of Le Petit Robert. - A detailed French grammar reference book to complement the course book. We recommend the latest edition of Hawkins and Towell’s French Grammar and Usage or Glanville Price’s A Comprehensive French Grammar. Although it is somewhat briefer than the two previous books, we also suggest that Ferrat’s A French Reference Grammar is suitable for first year purposes.”
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  LCF-1001: Ffrangeg Uwch 1 (20) (Semester 1) Core
  Yn yr wythnosau cyntaf, byddwn yn cadarnhau 'blociau adeiladu' yr iaith ysgrifenedig (rhannau ymadrodd, cenedl enwau, cytundeb gramadegol ayyb), yn ogystal â chyflwyno'r prif werslyfr. Wedyn, bydd y dosbarthiadau'n cael eu rhannu rhwng cyflwyno iaith o "En bonne forme", darllen a thrafod testunau mewn Ffrangeg, ac adborth ar yr aseiniadau hynny y rhoddir marc iddynt. Byddwch yn cael rhaglen o flaen llaw sy'n nodi'r gwaith darllen a'r aseiniadau sydd i'w gwneud yn yr wythnosau i ddod. Trwy'r flwyddyn bydd cyfres o ymarferion i'w gwneud ar gyfrifiadur yn y Ganolfan Ieithoedd; dylai hynny olygu rhyw awr o waith yr wythnos. Key texts We use the following as a course book: Simone Renaud and Dominique van Hooff. En Bonne Forme (8th edition) (New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2008) We also recommend the students purchase the following: - A large bilingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of the Collins-Robert or the Oxford-Hachette. - A large monolingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of Le Petit Robert. - A detailed French grammar reference book to complement the course book. We recommend the latest edition of Hawkins and Towell’s French Grammar and Usage or Glanville Price’s A Comprehensive French Grammar. Although it is somewhat briefer than the two previous books, we also suggest that Ferrat’s A French Reference Grammar is suitable for first year purposes. Any other learning resources Students are required to complete grammar exercises on a programme called Lingu.
• LZF-1002: Advanced French 2 (20) (Semester 2) Core
  This topic-based module complements LZF1001 by developing proficiency in spoken French acquired at 'A' level. A range of audio and visual aids is used in each class in order to stimulate group discussions, debates and individual presentations on a particular theme. Aural skills are also developed through audio and video comprehension exercises. The purpose of this module is to enable students to defend themselves orally in a range of topics relating to contemporary French and Francophone life and society and to improve comprehension of different French accents. Key texts This module involves oral comprehension classes and conversation classes. At the start of each semester, students are given a course booklet containing the questions for the listening comprehension exercises, general module information, and lists of websites that they can use in order to watch French television and listen to French radio. We also recommend the students purchase the following: - A large bilingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of the Collins-Robert or the Oxford-Hachette. - A large monolingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of Le Petit Robert. - A detailed French grammar reference book to complement the course book. We recommend the latest edition of Hawkins and Towell’s French Grammar and Usage or Glanville Price’s A Comprehensive French Grammar. Although it is somewhat briefer than the two previous books, we also suggest that Ferrat’s A French Reference Grammar is suitable for first year purposes. Webpages: Students are expected to be regularly keeping up-to-date with new stories in France via websites such as the following: www.lemonde.fr www.liberation.fr www.figaro.fr French television news programmes - Daily 8am, 1pm and 8pm national news bulletins from France 2: http://jt.france2.fr - Regional and local news bulletins from France 3 (also available as podcasts): http://jt.france3.fr/ - International news bulletins and short docu-films from TV5: www.tv5.org - iTélé: http://www.itele.fr/ - BFM TV : http://www.bfmtv.fr/ French radio stations - Europe 1 (news and discussion): http://www.europe1.fr/ - France Info (news): http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-info/accueil/ - France Inter (news): http://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/accueil/ - France Culture (news and culture, bit like BBC Radio 4): http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-culture2/sommaire/ - Radio France Internationale (international news): http://www.rfi.fr/
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  LCF-1002: Ffrangeg Uwch 2 (20) (Semester 2) Core
  Mae'r modiwl hwn yn mynd law yn llaw â LCF1001, ac mae'n canolbwyntio ar sgiliau llafar a gwrando'r myfyrwyr. Yn ogystal â dosbarthiadau sgwrsio traddodiadol a gwaith yn seiliedig ar arddweud, mae pytiau o deledu Ffrangeg yn cyflwyno'r myfyrwyr i Ffrangeg fel y caiff ei siarad go iawn heddiw gan siaradwyr brodorol o amrywiaeth o gefndiroedd. Bydd gwaith yn y Ganolfan Ieithoedd yn golygu gwrando ar ffeiliau sain a recordio eu hunain ar gyfrifiadur, a hynny dan arolygiaeth y staff er mwyn gallu rhoi adborth unigol. Nod y modiwlau iaith yw cael y myfyrwyr i gael meistrolaeth gadarn o ramadeg, a gallu defnyddio'r Ffrangeg ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig, gan ddod yn fwy medrus a hyderus wrth siarad ac ysgrifennu. Key texts This module involves oral comprehension classes and conversation classes. At the start of each semester, students are given a course booklet containing the questions for the listening comprehension exercises, general module information, and lists of websites that they can use in order to watch French television and listen to French radio. We also recommend the students purchase the following: - A large bilingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of the Collins-Robert or the Oxford-Hachette. - A large monolingual dictionary, such as the latest edition of Le Petit Robert. - A detailed French grammar reference book to complement the course book. We recommend the latest edition of Hawkins and Towell’s French Grammar and Usage or Glanville Price’s A Comprehensive French Grammar. Although it is somewhat briefer than the two previous books, we also suggest that Ferrat’s A French Reference Grammar is suitable for first year purposes.
• LZF-1003: French for Beginners I (20) (Semester 1) Core
  The module is devised to suit 'ab initio' and post-GCSE students of French and focuses on the development of basic oral, aural and written communicative skills. The module involves an introduction to and [in the case of those with GCSE knowledge of the language] a revision of key areas of grammar (present and past tenses, the future and conditional tenses, nouns, adjectives, prepositions). Students will acquire general vocabulary and key expressions relating to self, family, daily routine, hobbies, likes and dislikes, in part through role-play situations. Using appropriate audio/visual aids, students will also be introduced to modern and contemporary French culture and society. Key texts: Action Grammaire! 3rd edition by Phil Turk & Geneviève García Vandaele (Hodder Education, 2006). The French Experience 1 Marie Therese Bougard, Daniele Bourdais (BBC Publications, 2003) Students are given the following advice about purchasing a dictionary: “You may be able to manage with a concise one (not a pocket dictionary), but you should consider a ‘proper’ translating dictionary such as the Collins-Robert or Oxford-Hachette, and learn to use it effectively and regularly.”
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  LCF-1003: Ffrangeg i Ddechreuwyr I (20) (Semester 1) Core
  Mae'r modiwl hwn yn addas ar gyfer dechreuwyr a myfyrwyr sydd wedi astudio Ffrangeg at TGAU. Mae'n canolbwyntio ar ddatblygu sgiliau llafar, gwrando ac ysgrifennu. Mae'r modiwl yn cynnwys cyflwyniad ac adolygu (yn achos rhai sydd eisoes wedi gwneud TGAU) y rhannau allweddol o ramadeg (yr amser presennol a'r gorffennol, y dyfodol a'r amodol, enwau, ansoddeiriau, arddodiaid). Bydd y myfyrwyr yn dysgu geirfa gyffredinol a'r ymadroddion allweddol sy'n ymwneud â'r hunan, y teulu, gweithgareddau bob-dydd, diddordebau, yr hyn maent yn ei hoffi/gasáu, a hynny yn rhannol trwy sefyllfaoedd chwarae rôl. Gan ddefnyddio'r cymhorthion sain/gweledol priodol, bydd y myfyrwyr yn cael eu cyflwyno i'r diwylliant a'r gymdeithas Ffrengig heddiw. Key texts The following textbooks are used: Action Grammaire! 3rd edition by Phil Turk & Geneviève García Vandaele (Hodder Education, 2006). The French Experience 1 Marie Therese Bougard, Daniele Bourdais (BBC Publications, 2003) Students are given the following advice about purchasing a dictionary: “You may be able to manage with a concise one (not a pocket dictionary), but you should consider a ‘proper’ translating dictionary such as the Collins-Robert or Oxford-Hachette, and learn to use it effectively and regularly.”
• LZF-1004: French for Beginners II (20) (Semester 2) Core
  This module is aimed at all first year students who have completed French for Beginners 1. The module aims to develop the basic oral, aural and written communicative skills acquired in semester 1 in order to bring students up to and beyond a level of proficiency equivalent to 'A' level. Students apply the grammatical principles learned in semester 1 to extended pieces of writing and also focus on more complex grammatical structures. Aural communicative skills are developed through audio and video tape comprehension exercises and students are required to make individual presentations on more sophisticated topics. Key texts: Action Grammaire! 3rd edition by Phil Turk & Geneviève García Vandaele (Hodder Education, 2006). The French Experience 1 Marie Therese Bougard, Daniele Bourdais (BBC Publications, 2003) Students are given the following advice about purchasing a dictionary: “You may be able to manage with a concise one (not a pocket dictionary), but you should consider a ‘proper’ translating dictionary such as the Collins-Robert or Oxford-Hachette, and learn to use it effectively and regularly.”
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  LCF-1004: Ffrangeg i Ddechreuwyr II (20) (Semester 2) Core
  Bydd y modiwl hwn, a gynhelir yn yr ail semester, yn cynnwys pedair awr o oriau cyswllt yr wythnos. Mae wedi ei anelu at fyfyrwyr yn y flwyddyn gyntaf sydd wedi cwblhau Ffrangeg i Ddechreuwyr 1 a Myfyrwyr Canolradd 1. Nod y modiwl yw datblygu'r sgiliau sylfaenol mewn siarad, gwrando ac ysgrifennu a gafwyd yn semester 1 er mwyn dod â hwy i'r lefel hyfedredd sy'n cyfateb i Lefel A. Bydd y myfyrwyr yn defnyddio'r egwyddorion gramadeg a ddysgwyd yn semester 1 wrth ysgrifennu darnau mwy estynedig, gan ganolbwyntio ar gystrawennau mwy cymhleth (Y Goddefol, y Dibynnol a'r Gorchmynnol). O ran datblygu sgiliau llafar, bydd y myfyrwyr yn trafod mwy yn yr iaith darged. Caiff sgiliau gwrando eu datblygu hefyd trwy ymarferion tâp sain a fideo. Key texts The following textbooks are used: Action Grammaire! 3rd edition by Phil Turk & Geneviève García Vandaele (Hodder Education, 2006). The French Experience 1 Marie Therese Bougard, Daniele Bourdais (BBC Publications, 2003) Students are given the following advice about purchasing a dictionary: “You may be able to manage with a concise one (not a pocket dictionary), but you should consider a ‘proper’ translating dictionary such as the Collins-Robert or Oxford-Hachette, and learn to use it effectively and regularly.”

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

• LZF-2040: French Language Skills (40) Core
  Building on the foundations of the first year language course, classes on written language skills, listening comprehension and translation into English, and oral communication skills will further develop proficiency and fluency in French. Written language skills include grammar review, paraphrasing, translation into French and essay-writing, and will focus on journalistic, literary and professional language. Listening comprehension classes will draw from modern, authentic material including recent French TV reports, and involve comprehension and paraphrasing exercises. The language materials used will concern the following topics: media, employability, the arts and socio-cultural debates. Oral skills will develop fluency across different registers of spoken French. All classes seek to develop the skills students will need for their third year in a French-speaking country.
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  LCF-2040: Sgiliau Iaith Ffrangeg (40) Core
  Gan adeiladu ar sylfaeni cwrs iaith y flwyddyn gyntaf, bydd y dosbarthiadau ar sgiliau ysgrifenedig, gwrando a deall a chyfieithu i'r Gymraeg/Saesneg, a sgiliau llafar yn datblygu hyfedredd a rhuglder yn y Ffrangeg. Bydd y sgiliau iaith ysgrifenedig yn cynnwys adolygu pwyntiau gramadegol, aralleirio, cyfieithu i'r Ffrangeg ac ysgrifennu traethodau, ac yn canolbwyntio ar yr iaith newyddiadurol, lenyddol a phroffesiynol. Bydd y dosbarthiadau gwrando a deall yn defnyddio ffynonellau dilys oddi ar y teledu, ac yn cynnwys trawsgrifio i'r Gymraeg/Saesneg. Bydd pob dosbarth yn datblygu'r sgiliau y bydd ar y myfyrwyr eu hangen yn eu trydedd flwyddyn pan fyddant mewn gwlad lle siaredir Ffrangeg.
• SXL-2110: European Union Law (20)
  The module will provide the student with a comprehensive overview of the political institutions and processes of the European Union and will include the European Court of Justice and its jurisdiction; the sources and general principles of the Law of the European Union; the relationship between the Law of the European Union and National Law. There will also be an introduction to the main area of substantive law of the European Union.
• SXL-2112: Tort (20)
  The module will allow the student to study the modern English law of torts, in particular the law relating to: negligence, nuisance, liability for psychiatric injury, occupiers liability, product liability, trespass to the person, defamation and other major torts to allow the students to apply the general principles and defences.
• SXL-2113: Criminal Law (20)
  The module will allow the student to study the modern English criminal law, in particular the law relating to: Introduction; Actus Reus; Mens Rea; Negligence and Strict Liability; General Defences; Parties to Crime; Inchoate Offences; Homicide; Non-fatal Offences against the Person; Offences under the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978: Theft and Related Offences; Offences involving Deception; Further Offences under the Theft Act; Criminal Damage; Sexual Offences.
• SXL-2211: Equity and Trusts (20)
  The module will allow the student to study the relationship between Equity and Common Law and cover areas of trusts as used for family or commercial or for public charitable purposes. A study will be made of express, resulting and constructive trusts of property, trustees powers and obligations and the nature and scope of fiduciary obligations. The student will be able to identify the nature and scope of equitable rights and equitable remedies including tracing, freezing injunctions, search orders, specific performance, imposition of personal liability to account as constructive trustee, estoppel entitlements to property or compensation and the developing principle of unconscionability.

Semester 2

• LZF-2040: French Language Skills
  Building on the foundations of the first year language course, classes on written language skills, listening comprehension and translation into English, and oral communication skills will further develop proficiency and fluency in French. Written language skills include grammar review, paraphrasing, translation into French and essay-writing, and will focus on journalistic, literary and professional language. Listening comprehension classes will draw from modern, authentic material including recent French TV reports, and involve comprehension and paraphrasing exercises. The language materials used will concern the following topics: media, employability, the arts and socio-cultural debates. Oral skills will develop fluency across different registers of spoken French. All classes seek to develop the skills students will need for their third year in a French-speaking country.
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  LCF-2040: Sgiliau Iaith Ffrangeg
  Gan adeiladu ar sylfaeni cwrs iaith y flwyddyn gyntaf, bydd y dosbarthiadau ar sgiliau ysgrifenedig, gwrando a deall a chyfieithu i'r Gymraeg/Saesneg, a sgiliau llafar yn datblygu hyfedredd a rhuglder yn y Ffrangeg. Bydd y sgiliau iaith ysgrifenedig yn cynnwys adolygu pwyntiau gramadegol, aralleirio, cyfieithu i'r Ffrangeg ac ysgrifennu traethodau, ac yn canolbwyntio ar yr iaith newyddiadurol, lenyddol a phroffesiynol. Bydd y dosbarthiadau gwrando a deall yn defnyddio ffynonellau dilys oddi ar y teledu, ac yn cynnwys trawsgrifio i'r Gymraeg/Saesneg. Bydd pob dosbarth yn datblygu'r sgiliau y bydd ar y myfyrwyr eu hangen yn eu trydedd flwyddyn pan fyddant mewn gwlad lle siaredir Ffrangeg.
• SXL-2112: Tort
  The module will allow the student to study the modern English law of torts, in particular the law relating to: negligence, nuisance, liability for psychiatric injury, occupiers liability, product liability, trespass to the person, defamation and other major torts to allow the students to apply the general principles and defences.
• SXL-2113: Criminal Law
  The module will allow the student to study the modern English criminal law, in particular the law relating to: Introduction; Actus Reus; Mens Rea; Negligence and Strict Liability; General Defences; Parties to Crime; Inchoate Offences; Homicide; Non-fatal Offences against the Person; Offences under the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978: Theft and Related Offences; Offences involving Deception; Further Offences under the Theft Act; Criminal Damage; Sexual Offences.
• SXL-2211: Equity and Trusts
  The module will allow the student to study the relationship between Equity and Common Law and cover areas of trusts as used for family or commercial or for public charitable purposes. A study will be made of express, resulting and constructive trusts of property, trustees powers and obligations and the nature and scope of fiduciary obligations. The student will be able to identify the nature and scope of equitable rights and equitable remedies including tracing, freezing injunctions, search orders, specific performance, imposition of personal liability to account as constructive trustee, estoppel entitlements to property or compensation and the developing principle of unconscionability.

Compulsory Modules

Semester 1

• LZF-3030: French Language Skills (30) Core
  This 30 credit module running throughout the year promotes appropriate use of style and register in all written and oral work and ensures that students can deal with variations in register and idiomatic expression in a confident and accurate manner. Through exposure to selected texts, complex grammatical structures and audiovisual materials, students acquire reading, writing, aural and oral skills which match the required standard of final year linguists.
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  LCF-3030: Sgiliau Iaith Ffrangeg (30) Core
  Ar ôl cwblhau blwyddyn dramor, dylai'r myfyrwyr fod eisoes wedi cyrraedd lefel uchel ar lafar yn Ffrangeg. Caiff rhan lafar y modiwl hwn ei ddysgu gan siaradwr brodorol, a'r nod yw cynnal a gwella'r sgiliau hyn wrth baratoi ar gyfer yr arholiad terfynol a'r byd tu allan. Canolbwyntir ar sgiliau cyflwyno ar lafar a rhyngweithio â siaradwyr brodorol. Bydd y rhan fideo'n defnyddio ffynonellau sydd 100% oddi ar deledu Ffrangeg, a bydd y modiwl yn hyfforddi ac yn arholi'r myfyrwyr mewn tair sgil sef deall materion gwahanol a'r iaith a ddefnyddir i'w trafod; sgiliau trawsgrifio manwl gywir; a sgiliau cyfieithu yn seiliedig ar waith trawsgrifio'r myfyrwyr. Bydd y cwrs yn talu sylw arbennig i ddadleuon ac i gael ymwybyddiaeth a dealltwriaeth o sawl agwedd ar yr iaith gyfoes. Mae llawer o gefnogaeth i'w chael yn y Ganolfan Ieithoedd. Mae'r rhan ar gyfieithu yn fwy traddodiadol, ac mae rhoi hyfforddiant a phrofiad i'r myfyrwyr mewn cyfieithu darnau Cymraeg a Saesneg i Ffrangeg idiomatig, ac fel arall. Mae'r testunau'n dod o amryw o ffynonellau.
• SXL-3111: Land Law (20)
  The module will allow the student to study English and Welsh land law, including the nature of land, the development of land law, the law relating to land registration and the distinction between registered and unregistered land, title to land, settlements of land, trusts of land and co-ownership, the law relating to freehold and leasehold estates in land, licences, easements and profits a prendre, freehold covenants, and the regulation of mortgages.
• SXL-3121: Company Law (20)
  The module will allow the student to study the modern English company law and partnership law, in particular the law relating to the registered company, corporate personality, corporate governance, small business and groups of companies, investor protection and liquidation. The module will also adopt an international perspective in that students will be required to undertake some comparative research.

Semester 2

• LZF-3030: French Language Skills
  This 30 credit module running throughout the year promotes appropriate use of style and register in all written and oral work and ensures that students can deal with variations in register and idiomatic expression in a confident and accurate manner. Through exposure to selected texts, complex grammatical structures and audiovisual materials, students acquire reading, writing, aural and oral skills which match the required standard of final year linguists.
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  LCF-3030: Sgiliau Iaith Ffrangeg
  Ar ôl cwblhau blwyddyn dramor, dylai'r myfyrwyr fod eisoes wedi cyrraedd lefel uchel ar lafar yn Ffrangeg. Caiff rhan lafar y modiwl hwn ei ddysgu gan siaradwr brodorol, a'r nod yw cynnal a gwella'r sgiliau hyn wrth baratoi ar gyfer yr arholiad terfynol a'r byd tu allan. Canolbwyntir ar sgiliau cyflwyno ar lafar a rhyngweithio â siaradwyr brodorol. Bydd y rhan fideo'n defnyddio ffynonellau sydd 100% oddi ar deledu Ffrangeg, a bydd y modiwl yn hyfforddi ac yn arholi'r myfyrwyr mewn tair sgil sef deall materion gwahanol a'r iaith a ddefnyddir i'w trafod; sgiliau trawsgrifio manwl gywir; a sgiliau cyfieithu yn seiliedig ar waith trawsgrifio'r myfyrwyr. Bydd y cwrs yn talu sylw arbennig i ddadleuon ac i gael ymwybyddiaeth a dealltwriaeth o sawl agwedd ar yr iaith gyfoes. Mae llawer o gefnogaeth i'w chael yn y Ganolfan Ieithoedd. Mae'r rhan ar gyfieithu yn fwy traddodiadol, ac mae rhoi hyfforddiant a phrofiad i'r myfyrwyr mewn cyfieithu darnau Cymraeg a Saesneg i Ffrangeg idiomatig, ac fel arall. Mae'r testunau'n dod o amryw o ffynonellau.
• SXL-3111: Land Law
  The module will allow the student to study English and Welsh land law, including the nature of land, the development of land law, the law relating to land registration and the distinction between registered and unregistered land, title to land, settlements of land, trusts of land and co-ownership, the law relating to freehold and leasehold estates in land, licences, easements and profits a prendre, freehold covenants, and the regulation of mortgages.
• SXL-3121: Company Law
  The module will allow the student to study the modern English company law and partnership law, in particular the law relating to the registered company, corporate personality, corporate governance, small business and groups of companies, investor protection and liquidation. The module will also adopt an international perspective in that students will be required to undertake some comparative research.

Optional Modules

40 credits from:

• SXL-3026: Forensic Linguistics in Court (10) (Semester 1)
• SXL-3110: Int. Law & Contemporary Issues (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
  The aim of this module is to enhance students’ understanding about human rights in an international context. Students will begin with the building blocks, starting with some of the fundamental principles of Public International Law which are required learning for all students of International Human Rights Law. These will include the nature of international law and how it relates to domestic legal systems, international legal personality including Statehood and the human person in the international system, sources of international law including treaty law, and the law of responsibility. On grasping these core principles students will be well placed to move forward to more sophisticated examination of international human rights law. Students will examine the leading philosophical and political debates about the nature of the human person in the international system. They will assess the evolution and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the sea change that it inspired in regard to the rights of the human person internationally and domestically. Students will study mechanisms for the resolution of human rights disputes, such as the United Nations, international courts and tribunals and domestic bodies. This course will situate the study of the international law pertaining to human rights in the context of broader current affairs and will address leading recent cases and international legal and political controversies that impact upon the most basic fundamental rights of human beings.
• SXL-3113: Dissertation (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
  The module will provide students with the opportunity to develop their research skills; an opportunity to develop their skills of written presentation; and an opportunity to research a topic in more depth than is otherwise possible during their undergraduate studies.
• SXL-3125: Evidence (20) (Semester 2)
  The module will allow the student to study the modern English and Welsh law of evidence, including the law relating to: the burden and standard of proof, hearsay, confessions and the right to silence, corroboration, competence and compellability, identification evidence, opinion evidence, evidence of character, and similar fact evidence.
• SXL-3126: Family & Welfare Law (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
  The module will allow the student to study modern English and Welsh family and welfare law, in particular the law relating to adult relationships and family property, the relationship between children and adults, the resolution of disputes concerning children, the protection of children and the law of adoption, legal responses to domestic violence, and the law relating to homelessness and the protection of elderly and vulnerable adults.
• SXL-3127: Jurisprudence (20) (Semester 2)
  This course examines key issues in jurisprudence and legal philosophy such as legal positivism and natural law, the relationship of law and morals, theories of justice and rights and the nature of the good life. Students will critically examine selected legal philosophies with reference to key current concerns such as the relationship between different branches of the State, domestic and international political issues including terrorism and security, the right to privacy and the rule of law principle. Students will be expected to address these issues with respect to standard and more advanced jurisprudential theories and concepts and to develop a critical personal opinion based on assessment of the theories examined during this course.
• SXL-3128: Employment Law (20) (Semester 1)
  The module provides a historical outline and an evaluation of the rules of the various institutions involved. The substantive content includes contract formation, equality rights, family friendly policies, employment protection, collective action, and comparative analysis.
• SXL-3130: Media Law (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
  The module will allow the student to study modern English & Welsh and some aspects of European Union media law in the context of the operation of the modern media, in particular the law relating to issues such as freedom of the press, defamation, contempt of court, protection of journalists’ sources, freedom of information and privacy. It will also examine the legal regulation of broadcasting in the UK and Europe, with particular attention to licensing, freedom of transmission and reception of programmes, broadcasting standards, the role of the Office of Communications (OFCOM) and European Union broadcasting policy and the impact of the EU Audio-Visual Media Services Directive.
• SXL-3135: Legal Research Jurisprudence (20) (Semester 2)
  This course examines key issues in jurisprudence and legal philosophy such as legal positivism and natural law, the relationship of law and morals, theories of justice and rights and the nature of the good life. Students will critically examine selected legal philosophies with reference to key current concerns such as the relationship between different branches of the State, domestic and international political issues including terrorism and security, the right to privacy and the rule of law principle.
• SXL-3136: Intellectual Property Law (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
  The course will consist of a historical overview of the development of intellectual property law in the UK, at European Union level and internationally. It will examine the law of copyright in relation to literary, musical, dramatic and artistic works as well as in broadcasts, films and sound recordings. It will also examine performers’ rights in their performances. It will also examine the law of trade secrets, patent law, the registration and protection of designs and trade marks and the common law tort of passing-off. In each of the areas, the scope of protection will be examined, the rights conferred on the holders of the rights, dealings in the rights and remedies, both civil and criminal, against infringers of rights
• SCL-3141: Y Gyfraith ar Waith (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
• SXL-3142: International Law of the Sea (20) (Semester 2)
  The International Law of the Sea module will cover a myriad of emerging uses of the sea and the legal problems that these bring to the international forum. The module also touches on aspects of maritime law, international law, and environmental law. The module commences with a brief introduction, and the history and development of the law of the sea before moving on to focus on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (LOSC). The first part of the module looks at each maritime zone in detail as laid out by LOSC, before moving on to examine regulatory issues in part two, such as: • Whaling • Environmental disasters and the protection of the marine environment • Underwater cultural heritage and the salvage of historic shipwrecks • Fisheries and illegal fishing practices • Piracy • Proliferation of WMDs and arms at sea • Marine scientific research and the mining of resources • Settlement of disputes
• SXL-3148: Expert Evidence in Court (10) (Semester 2)
• SXL-3150: Commercial Law (20) (Semester 2)
• SXL-3153: Canadian Constitutional Law (20) (Semester 1 + 2)
• SXL-3432: Intro to EU Public Procurement (10) (Semester 1)
  The main areas to be studied include: • Introduction to Public Procurement and EU Procurement Policy. • Procurement under the EU Treaty: objectives and the application of Treaty principles to public procurement: o free movement o equal treatment o transparency and o proportionality • European Union Procurement Directives o evolution of procedural rules on Public Procurement; o the rules on coverage (public sector and utilities) and types of contracts; o the tendering procedures and methods; o the procurement process including specification, advertisement, qualification, invitation to tender and evaluation; o the standstill requirements; o debrief and contract award; o the remedies regime. • Public Procurement in the United Kingdom o evolution of the regime, implication of devolution on the UK public procurement framework; o the key rules on advertisement, pre-qualification, invitation to tender and evaluations, standstill, debriefing and contract award and contract award); o the remedies regime • Community and national initiatives on public procurement, such as the framework on Collaborative Procurement Agenda, Efficiency reforms, Shared Services, and Transparency in Public Procurement; • Special issues – Concession contracts, defence procurement, SMEs, Third Sector organisations
• SXL-3436: Intro to Interna'l Procurement (10) (Semester 2)
  The “International Procurement Regimes” module involves the study of the main principles, main rules and the functioning of UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement, the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) of the WTO and the procurement rules of selected international finance institutions, all of which have impacted on legal principles in national procurement regimes. Students will gain an appreciation of the main features of international procurement regimes and will be provided with an examination of interesting aspects of the legal regimes, through an integrated study of focusing on the political and economic contexts of the rules and important contemporary developments. Specifically the course of study will involve examination of: 1. The objectives and rationales for regulating procurement 2. The United Nations Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - a model procurement framework? 3. The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement. 4. Regulation of procurement in international finance institutions. 5. Recent regulatory reforms in Public Procurement – examination of experiences from selected countries

10 credits from:

• Any LXE level 3 module(s)