Courses / Module

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

• Understand and apply different types of legal reasoning.
• Understand how to think critically about a legal problem.
• Write about the law impactfully and persuasively.
• Identify and explain the relevance of various legal methodologies.

Delivery methods	Hours
Lectures	12
Labs / Practicals	0
Tutorials	0
Planned learning activities	0
Independent student activities	51
Total	63

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): Students will be assessed through a combination of methods, which may include written assignments, oral presentations, quizzes, simulations, and/or group projects.

Assessment type	Options	Weighting	Duration
Continuous Assessment		100%
University scheduled written examination	No	0%
Other		0%
Total		100%

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: Standard Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology penalties apply in instances of ethical violation, plagiarism, late submission of any coursework, and failure to attend class satisfactorily.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes

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