Legal Shakespeare (LAWS0354)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Laws
Teaching department: Laws
Credit value: 30

Restrictions: Students from other 果冻影院 departments or UoL institutions must be in their final year of study
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This is a 30 credit course, studying the Shakespeare canon in its integrity, approached from a legal perspective (very broadly defined). The object will be to give students a sophisticated understanding of a representative selection of Shakespeare texts (poems as well as plays) that is informed by both literary-critical principles and legal insights.

The first quarter of the course identifies and explores some crucial literary, legal and theoretical questions, which students will be revisiting as they move, in the remainder of the course, to studying a selection of plays and poems in depth. The plays and poems will be chosen to give a sense of Shakespeare鈥檚 range and diversity.

The course will also include an optional field-trip to see a performance of a relevant Shakespeare play in London. There is no cost to students who choose to attend the performance.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In Person
Methods of assessment: 50% Viva or oral presentation

50% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 18
Module leader: Dr Anthony Julius
Who to contact for more information: ug-law@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed timed assessments and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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