Public Law I: Constitutional and Administrative Law Advanced (M3006)

15 credits, Level 5

Autumn teaching

On this module, you’ll explore the nature and structure of the British constitution. You’ll examine its core theoretical principles and how these are applied in the institutions of government.

Through constitutional theory and political practice, you’ll analyse how power is distributed between the legislative, executive and judicial branches. You’ll also consider how far state power is controlled and restrained.

Other topics to explore include:

  • the mechanisms used to control the exercise of state power
  • the principles of Judicial Review
  • alternative mechanisms for holding institutions of the state to account.

Teaching

71%: Lecture
29%: Seminar

Assessment

100%: Written assessment (Project)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 26 hours of contact time and about 124 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: