LA 346: GENDER AND THE LAW: LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Lectures and seminars
Assessed essay and examination
Understand the primary legal positions in
addressing gender relations
Discussions and presentation of arguments
in small group discussions
Assessed essay and examination
Identify and understand evolving
frameworks and current developments in
law, both in international law and
domestic law
Presentations by students and outside
speakers on a periodic basis
Assessed essay and examination
Lectures and tutorials drawing from a
range of sources to highlight issues for
discussion
Assessed essay and examination
Knowledge:
Identify and understand the particular
areas of gender relations directly
regulated by law in English and Wales
and some common law jurisdictions
Study in Context:
Understand the legal framework in the
context of existing social, political,
historical context and evaluate the
significance of the cultural context in
addressing issues within a multi-cultural
society
Understand the developments in relation
to changing economic, political, social
and cultural contexts
Application:
Apply their knowledge to discussions and
evaluate the impact of law upon aspects
of gender relations
Sources and Research
Identify and use legal materials in journal
articles
Analysis/Critical Judgement
Critically evaluate the pressure and
limitation of legal regulation of particular
aspects of gender relations
Critically evaluate and address the
potential of international perspectives in
addressing domestic concerns; critically
address law of the potential as a means
of addressing gender in equalities
Essays and tutorial work
Lectures, tutorials and discussion of
reading materials. Students will be
encouraged to raise any issues not
addressed
Examination and assessed essays
Module materials to develop independent
thinking and analysis. Discussions in
tutorials and lectures to provide guidance.
Student working groups to encourage
independent study
Report of discussions in student
working groups; examination and
assessed essays
Autonomy:
Arrive at their own positions from which
they understand gender and law through
analysis and critique
Communication and Literacy:
Express their own position within the
complexities of the relevant arguments in
writing, as well as orally
Other Key Skills:
Work in teams, taking account of
expressed opinions and dealing with
them effectively, word processing skills
Active encouragement to express opinions
in tutorials, setting debates for student
working groups
Student working groups, essay writing
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No formal assessment
No formal assessment