Whole Group Sessions
Lectures are designed to disseminate information, provide an overview of the topics in order to direct the student's own study and highlight any areas of difficulty. (24 hours)

Small Group Sessions
Small group sessions include both problems and discussion style questions. Tutorial work sheets are printed in the Land Law Study Guide and distributed at the beginning of the academic year. (8 hours)

Independent Study
* Post-lecture reading - students are encouraged to read around topics in greater detail after lectures and make their own study and case notes. The post-lecture reading is directed by the tutorial preparation.
* Preparation for tutorials forms an important part of the teaching programme for Land Law. Students are encouraged to make detailed written notes before each tutorial.

Development of Skills
* The development of research skills in the context of Land Law is encouraged by demonstrations on the use of IT resources such as Lexis, Westlaw, BAILII and the Law Commission site. Research topics are included in the tutorial programme to encourage students to practice research skills in their own time and to have the opportunity at tutorials to discuss their progress in this type of research.

* Problem Solving Skills
a} Short lecture demonstrations are given during Land Law lectures to provide guidance on how to solve problem questions
b) Problem solving skills are developed by provision of study plans for selected tutorial questions. The study plans consist of a series of questions to help enable the student to analyse and apply the law to a given problem. The study plan is then used as the basis of the discussion during the relevant part of the tutorial.

Knowledge, intellectual skills and communication skills are developed by the student's preparation for and participation in tutorials.

Total independent and directed study = 268 hours.
Total learning time: 300 hours.

Access to appropriate texts, legislation and case law.
Module Study Guide.
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist on-line databases such as Lexis, Westlaw, BAILII and the Law Commission site.

Full details of recommended texts and case books can be found in the Study Guide.

INTRODUCTORY TEXTBOOKS
Clarke S & Greer S (2008) Land Law Directions, 1st Edition, OUP
Duddington J (2008) Land Express - Land Law, Pearson Education
Stroud A (2008) Making Sense of Land Law, 2nd Edition, Palgrave MacMillan
Wilkie M, Laxton P & Malcolm, R (2007) Q & A Land Law, 6th Edition, OUP

MAIN TEXTBOOKS
Dixon (2008) Modern Land Law, 6th Edition, Routledge Cavendish Publishing
or
McKenzie & Phillips (2008) Textbook on Land Law, 12th Edition, OUP
or
Smith R (2005) Property Law, 5th Edition, Longman Law Series
or
Smith R (2007) Introduction to Land Law, Pearson Longman 2007

RECOMMENDED CASE BOOKS
Burn E H (2004) Maudsley & Burn's Land Law Cases and Materials, 8th Edition, OUP
Smith R (2006) Property Law Cases and Materials, 3rd Edition, Longman Law

STATUTE BOOKS
Blackstone's Statutes on Property Law 2006-2007

Or latest editions

This module seeks to provide students with a broad introduction to the fundamental principles of land law including the concept of proprietary interests and the concept of competing priorities. The syllabus is comprised of the following topics:

- The 1925 legislation: registered land and unregistered land
- Trusts of land
- Co-ownership
- Leases
- Easements and profits a prendre
- Freehold covenants
- Licences
- Mortgages
- Adverse possession.

Semester 1
Assignment: 2,500 words 50%
The learning outcomes which are assessed in the assignment are 1, 2, 4 and 5. The assignment instructions require students to include evidence of their research skills with their assignment.

Semester 2
Unseen examination 2 hours 50%
The learning outcomes which are assessed in the examination are 1, 2, 3 and 5.

To pass this module, students must obtain a mark of at least 40%.
Students must obtain at least 35% in both the coursework and examination elements of the module.