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LAW30180

Academic Year 2024/2025

Jurisprudence (LAW30180)

Subject:
Law
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Law
Level:
3 (Degree)
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.

Jurisprudence spans over two millennia of history of people thinking about what law is and what purpose it serves. It examines approaches to law in diverse societies as ancient Rome, medieval Europe, Victorian Britain, Soviet Russia, Nazi Germany and contemporary Ireland. The subject also embraces a number of specific themes such as theories on rights, the relationship between law and morals and theories on how judges make decisions. Jurisprudence encompasses a vast array of varied subject matter. It is not possible to cover all possible themes and theorists in the context of a single module. However, the course does aim at providing a useful and interesting sample. Jurisprudence is a required subject for becoming a barrister-at-law in Ireland.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the module, students should be able to: identify important issues relating to the nature and function of law; critically assess the work of individual legal theorists; analyse theories on specific jurisprudential themes; hypothesise on the practical application of specific legal theories.

Indicative Module Content:

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Tutorial

3
Specified Learning Activities

24
Autonomous Student Learning

72
Online Learning

4
Total

123

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students are taught in lectures but also 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
Equivalents:
Jurisprudence (LAW37180)


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Examination: Closed book written examination End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Graded No
100
 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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Fri 11:00 - 11:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Tues 13:00 - 13:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 3, 7, 9 Mon 16:00 - 16:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 2 Week(s) - 3, 7, 9 Tues 18:00 - 18:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - 3, 7, 9 Wed 18:00 - 18:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 4 Week(s) - 3, 7, 9 Mon 13:00 - 13:50
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