LS552X: Critical Legal Thinking and Scholarship

LS552X: CRITICAL LEGAL THINKING AND SCHOLARSHIP (2026-2027)

Last modified: 08 Sep 2026 10:47

Course Overview

This course provides students from diverse legal and educational backgrounds with a common understanding of the core research, analytical, and writing skills which will be required for LLM-Taught courses. The course is delivered as a series of five pre-recorded lectures with two individual assignments designed to encourage critical thinking and provide opportunities for early feedback.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	0 credits (0 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	JP Fassnidge

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This foundational course is designed for distance-learning postgraduate students and consists of five substantive, pre-recorded lectures with elements of interactive learning, such as quizzes and discussion board activities.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, students should therefore be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of legal research and writing techniques;
Demonstrate an understanding of critical analytical techniques in reading relevant materials;
Demonstrate an understanding of logical argument construction.

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
Feedback		Word Count	1000

Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	ILOs for this course are available in the course guide

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