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Upon the completion of this module, students will be able to critically engage in discussions of law from the sociological perspective. The unique understanding of law as a social rather than legal phenomenon will be comprehended as the result of the classes. Students will acquire theoretical knowledge about main concepts in the sociology of law and about major empirical debates in the field. In practical terms, students will be equipped with social science tools to analyse legal issues.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Autonomous Student Learning | 103 |
Lectures | 22 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Quizzes/Short Exercises: Complete a quiz on basic approaches within the Sociology of Law. | Week 4 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 25 |
No |
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Complete a quiz on the main concepts within the Sociology of Law. | Week 8 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 35 |
No |
Assignment(Including Essay): Write your final structured essay with a sociological analysis of a legal issue. | Week 14 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Feedback in the form of grades is generated automatically for quizzes, whereas substantial comments and grades are given individually in the online environment for other types of assignments.