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2024 unit offering information will be available in November 2023
Unit description
Provides students with a working knowledge of the basic concepts and different legal classifications of property; the concepts of possession, ownership, tenure and estates; systems of title to real property, and the nature and types of real property interests, including leases, mortgages, easements and covenants.
Unit content
Module 1: The mean and extent of property
Module 2: Law, equity and co-ownership
Module 3: Enclosure
Module 4: Torrens title
Module 5: Leases
Module 6: Mortgages
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Explain the theoretical, social and economic values of property |
| 2 | Identify fundamental principles of property law, and the context in which property law functions |
| 3 | Demonstrate knowledge of the principles and rules of property law, and the policy factors that underlie them |
| 4 | Apply the principles and rules of property law to solve relevant legal problems |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Explain the theoretical, social and economic values of property
- Identify fundamental principles of property law, and the context in which property law functions
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles and rules of property law, and the policy factors that underlie them
- Apply the principles and rules of property law to solve relevant legal problems
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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