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LAW40920

Academic Year 2024/2025

Principles of Jurisprudence (LAW40920)

Subject:
Law
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Law
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Thomas Mohr
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module examines legal thought over the past two millennia of human history. Jurisprudence is a broad subject that explores what law is and what purpose it serves. This module will examine the works of persons from differing schools of thought on the subject of law and specific issues that concern law. This course is not limited to the examination of works produced in the twentieth and early twenty first centuries. Reflections on law from the ancient, medieval and early modern periods may also be examined. Jurisprudence is a required subject to become a barrister-at-law in Ireland.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the module students should be able to; outline and assess the theories put forward by major legal thinkers; identify important issues relating to the nature and function of law; analyse theories on specific jurisprudential themes; identify common ground and differences between different schools of thought on the subject of law and key issues related to law.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Seminar (or Webinar)

8
Specified Learning Activities

23
Autonomous Student Learning

70
Online Learning

4
Total

125

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students are taught in lectures and in dedicated seminars taught by the lecturer. Critical writing and reflective learning are important aspects of the module.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Examination: Closed book end of trimester examination End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No

90

 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Participation (online discussion on Brightspace, 2,000 words) Week 7 Graded No

10

 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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