Law with Cyber Security

This module introduces students to the structure and operation of the institutions and processes of the English legal system. It will consider at the primary and secondary sources of English law and how the law is interpreted. In addition, the module will allow students to develop a theoretical understanding of a number of foundation academic legal skills used in the study and practice of law.

This module introduces students to the civil and criminal justice systems in England and Wales. Students will gain an insight into the role of judges, the legal professions and lay participation in the legal system. In addition, the module will allow students to develop a theoretical understanding of a number of foundation practical legal skills used in the study and practice of law.

The Law of Contract deals with multi-million-pound deals, such as shipbuilding down to the purchase of a cup of tea. It concerns how agreements are made and become binding, impediments to agreement being reached, what obligations are created and who they affect. This module is an introduction to the law of Contract and its social and economic impact.

This module builds on the understanding gained in the module, Law of Contract - Foundations and Terms and explores the problems which can arise during the formation and performance of a contract and how the common law and statute has developed to remedy these issues. This module will also explore how a contract can be terminated, and the remedies which are available for breach of contract, as well as their practical consequences.

A ‘tort’ is a civil wrong against protected interests such as the physical integrity of the person, land and property, reputation and economic interests. This module introduces some foundations of the of torts. It considers key principles of selected torts and considers their historical development. This module will examine the interactions between law and public policy, as well as the social and philosophical foundations of the law of torts more broadly.

This module follows on from the Foundations of the Law of Torts module and aims to further develop the knowledge and skills already gained.  This module studies a range of different torts, each varying in nature and possessing unique complexity. This could include those relating to physical integrity of the person, land and property, reputation and economic interests.  The key principles of various selected torts and their historical development are explored including reflections on the social and public policy implications, as well as the philosophical or social foundations of each tort studied.

The aim of this module is to introduce concepts of IT security in order to understand the security threats to an IT system and the operational impact of these threats on an organisation. The module will explore different protection methods for data and develop knowledge of security policies and procedures, including risk assessments, and how these procedures can be implemented and maintained. This module will introduce topical case studies of attacks on organisational information systems, highlighting the business consequences.

The aim of the module is to introduce the application of information, information systems and information technologies within organisations and understand the impact of such systems on organisational performance. Students will develop an understanding of the project lifecycle focussing on the importance of the customer and will look at the process involved in creating information systems by learning how to investigate and define customer requirements and understand future needs. Undertaking this module gives students an introduction to information systems and organisations, giving them the skills to work effectively within an IS organisation on projects and giving them the base for understanding other IS modules within the degree programme.

The criminal law provides citizens with a framework set of rules for conducting day to day activities. Under the criminal law, those people who have been found to fail to comply to these rules are punished. The state – through legislation and common law – uses its power to uphold these rules and award punishments to those who offend. The criminal law covers a wide range of behaviours that vary in severity and regularity. This module focuses on the fundamental principles of criminal law. It also explores key offences against property, including theft, criminal damage, burglary, robbery and fraud, and examines legal and moral issues relating to these offences.

The criminal law provides citizens with a framework set of rules for conducting day to day activities. Under the criminal law, those people who have been found to fail to comply to these rules are punished. The state – through legislation and common law – uses its power to uphold these rules and award punishments to those who offend. The criminal law covers a wide range of behaviours that vary in severity and regularity. This module focuses on the fundamental principles of criminal law. It explores key offences against the person, including non-fatal offences against the person, homicide, and sexual offences, and examines legal and moral issues relating to these offences.

Organisations are increasingly relying on their information systems and thus there is a corresponding need to ensure that the underlying network infrastructures are secure. This module develops essential concepts and skills relating to the ability to design, implement and support of the security of networked devices and to embrace current best practices in network security. It will develop an applied working knowledge of network security principles, tools and configurations.

The module identifies modern network security threats and the impact they have within an organisational context. It will then explore how to secure network devices, how to deploy authentication, authorisation and accounting and how to deploy network security technology such as firewalls and intrusion prevention systems. Cryptography, LAN security considerations and the implementation of endpoint and layer 2 security features will be explored. Methods for implementing data confidentiality and integrity will be described along with the implementation of secure Virtual Private Networks. The Network Security module is delivered as a mixture of theory, through a series of lectures and practical implementations, through a series of guided laboratory exercises.

The aim of this module is to further develop student understanding of IS Security. The main focus of this module will be to explore key themes, trends and issues in cyber-security, policing and governance of the internet and business vulnerabilities. The module provides students with an opportunity to analyse risk management, information risk assessment, risk mitigation, management standards and methodologies, implementing a risk management strategy and business continuity planning.

• Land Law - 15 Credits
• Equity and Trusts Law - 15 Credits
• Company Law – The Corporate Body - 15 Credits
• Employment Law - 15 Credits
• Sports and the Law - 15 Credits
• Human Rights Law - 15 Credits
• Company Law – Corporate Governance - 15 Credits
• Equality Law - 15 Credits
• Medical Law - 15 Credits
• Criminal Justice - 15 Credits
• Evidence Law - 15 Credits
• Immigration Law and Policy - 15 Credits
• Volunteering for Law Students - 15 Credits
• Value Studies - 15 Credits

The criminal law provides citizens with a framework set of rules for conducting day to day activities. Under the criminal law, those people who have been found to fail to comply to these rules are punished. The state – through legislation and common law – uses its power to uphold these rules and award punishments to those who offend. The criminal law covers a wide range of behaviours that vary in severity and regularity. This module focuses on the fundamental principles of criminal law. It also explores key offences against property, including theft, criminal damage, burglary, robbery and fraud, and examines legal and moral issues relating to these offences.

The criminal law provides citizens with a framework set of rules for conducting day to day activities. Under the criminal law, those people who have been found to fail to comply to these rules are punished. The state – through legislation and common law – uses its power to uphold these rules and award punishments to those who offend. The criminal law covers a wide range of behaviours that vary in severity and regularity. This module focuses on the fundamental principles of criminal law. It explores key offences against the person, including non-fatal offences against the person, homicide, and sexual offences, and examines legal and moral issues relating to these offences.

Organisations are increasingly relying on their information systems and thus there is a corresponding need to ensure that the underlying network infrastructures are secure. This module develops essential concepts and skills relating to the ability to design, implement and support of the security of networked devices and to embrace current best practices in network security. It will develop an applied working knowledge of network security principles, tools and configurations.

The module identifies modern network security threats and the impact they have within an organisational context. It will then explore how to secure network devices, how to deploy authentication, authorisation and accounting and how to deploy network security technology such as firewalls and intrusion prevention systems. Cryptography, LAN security considerations and the implementation of endpoint and layer 2 security features will be explored. Methods for implementing data confidentiality and integrity will be described along with the implementation of secure Virtual Private Networks. The Network Security module is delivered as a mixture of theory, through a series of lectures and practical implementations, through a series of guided laboratory exercises.

The aim of this module is to further develop student understanding of IS Security. The main focus of this module will be to explore key themes, trends and issues in cyber-security, policing and governance of the internet and business vulnerabilities. The module provides students with an opportunity to analyse risk management, information risk assessment, risk mitigation, management standards and methodologies, implementing a risk management strategy and business continuity planning.

• Land Law - 15 Credits
• Equity and Trusts Law - 15 Credits
• Company Law – The Corporate Body - 15 Credits
• Employment Law - 15 Credits
• Sports and the Law - 15 Credits
• Human Rights Law - 15 Credits
• Company Law – Corporate Governance - 15 Credits
• Equality Law - 15 Credits
• Medical Law - 15 Credits
• Criminal Justice - 15 Credits
• Evidence Law - 15 Credits
• Immigration Law and Policy - 15 Credits
• Volunteering for Law Students - 15 Credits
• Value Studies - 15 Credits

This single semester module addresses intellectual property - the area of law that governs creativity, innovation, confidentiality, design and aspects of branding. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are one of the most valuable business assets, but, IPRs can also restrict the public’s access to both key technologies and culture.  This module provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of and critical insight into intellectual property law.  

The law has often been required to adapt to new and emerging technologies. Recently, however, the pace and scale of technological change has far exceeded anything previously encountered. Data and data processing now underpins the global economy. Sophisticated surveillance and analytics pose a substantial threat to any concept of personal privacy, but also promise previously unattainable levels of crime detection and anti-terrorist security. In this module, we examine the response of lawmakers, regulators and the courts to the fundamental legal challenges posed by technology, ranging from ownership of online content to the attribution of liability for harm caused by artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles.

This module introduces the skills required and methodology used to perform penetration testing. Penetration testers simulate cyber-attacks to find security weaknesses in networks, operating systems, and applications. Students will acquire hands-on experience using different tools and techniques for penetration testing by working in our specialised lab equipped with tools such as Kali Linux, Wireshark, WebGoat, Nmap and Burp Suite.

In this module, the student will learn how to crack passwords and wireless networks, test web applications for vulnerabilities, use the Metasploit framework to launch exploits and write customised Metasploit modules, automate social-engineering attacks, bypass antivirus software and turn access to one machine into total control of the enterprise in the post exploitation phase.

The module is delivered as a series of seminars and laboratory sessions using industry standard equipment and toolsets. During lectures, the student will be introduced to the different stages of a penetration test and during laboratory sessions the student will reinforce the learning by solving practical labs and exercises that are related to the lecture. The module will be assessed by a combination of coursework and an examination. The coursework will evaluate the ability of the student to transfer its knowledge into a real-life scenario and to critically evaluate a possible solution. The examination test will evaluate the ability of the student to identify and describe the stages of a penetration state.

Information Systems Futures evaluates contemporary issues in a rapidly changing information systems environment, as applied to businesses and their stakeholders. The module will focus upon in-depth studies of a number of recent, emerging or potential developments in information systems management – in both theoretical and practice driven terms. In-depth studies involve the evaluation of distinctive digital and online activities, especially as they relate to the creation of new forms of transaction, business models and markets. It will also evaluate the nature, growth and impact of virtual communities and the relationships that form and develop in those communities. The module will investigate a number of topical theoretical issues and practical developments that link technologies to information systems developments.

Students will need to choose either Dissertation OR Independent Research Project

The Law Dissertation module provides students with an opportunity to research an area of law which is of particular interest. Students will be assigned supervisor who will help to guide and support them as they focus their research question on a specific area of law.

Students are expected to meet with their supervisor and work with them to formulate a working title and structure, with a view to producing a coherent and detailed dissertation which critically analyses a particular legal issue. This will require researching a range of primary and/or secondary legal sources and materials in order to engage with the required depth of analysis and evaluation.

Students will need to choose either Dissertation OR Independent Research Project

The Independent Research Project module provides students with an opportunity to undertake an independent study, with the support of an assigned supervisor. This will facilitate the in-depth critical analysis of an area of law which is of interest to the student.

Students are expected to meet with their supervisor and work with them to formulate a working title and structure, with a view to producing a coherent research project on a particular legal issue. This will require engaging in a critical analysis of primary and/or secondary legal sources and materials.

• Employment Law
• Company Law – The Corporate Body
• Human Rights Law
• Sports and the Law
• Company Law – Corporate Governance
• Equality Law
• Criminal Justice
• Evidence Law
• Medical Law
• Immigration Law and Policy
• European Union Law
• Mental Health Law
• Family Law
• Advocacy
• Child Law and Policy
• Current Legislative Problems
• Philosophy of Law
• Employment Law in the Workplace
• European and International Labour Law
• Environmental Law and Policy
• International Criminal Law
• Advanced Equity and Trusts Law
• Value Studies

This single semester module addresses intellectual property - the area of law that governs creativity, innovation, confidentiality, design and aspects of branding. Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are one of the most valuable business assets, but, IPRs can also restrict the public’s access to both key technologies and culture.  This module provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of and critical insight into intellectual property law.  

The law has often been required to adapt to new and emerging technologies. Recently, however, the pace and scale of technological change has far exceeded anything previously encountered. Data and data processing now underpins the global economy. Sophisticated surveillance and analytics pose a substantial threat to any concept of personal privacy, but also promise previously unattainable levels of crime detection and anti-terrorist security. In this module, we examine the response of lawmakers, regulators and the courts to the fundamental legal challenges posed by technology, ranging from ownership of online content to the attribution of liability for harm caused by artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles.

This module introduces the skills required and methodology used to perform penetration testing. Penetration testers simulate cyber-attacks to find security weaknesses in networks, operating systems, and applications. Students will acquire hands-on experience using different tools and techniques for penetration testing by working in our specialised lab equipped with tools such as Kali Linux, Wireshark, WebGoat, Nmap and Burp Suite.

In this module, the student will learn how to crack passwords and wireless networks, test web applications for vulnerabilities, use the Metasploit framework to launch exploits and write customised Metasploit modules, automate social-engineering attacks, bypass antivirus software and turn access to one machine into total control of the enterprise in the post exploitation phase.

The module is delivered as a series of seminars and laboratory sessions using industry standard equipment and toolsets. During lectures, the student will be introduced to the different stages of a penetration test and during laboratory sessions the student will reinforce the learning by solving practical labs and exercises that are related to the lecture. The module will be assessed by a combination of coursework and an examination. The coursework will evaluate the ability of the student to transfer its knowledge into a real-life scenario and to critically evaluate a possible solution. The examination test will evaluate the ability of the student to identify and describe the stages of a penetration state.

Information Systems Futures evaluates contemporary issues in a rapidly changing information systems environment, as applied to businesses and their stakeholders. The module will focus upon in-depth studies of a number of recent, emerging or potential developments in information systems management – in both theoretical and practice driven terms. In-depth studies involve the evaluation of distinctive digital and online activities, especially as they relate to the creation of new forms of transaction, business models and markets. It will also evaluate the nature, growth and impact of virtual communities and the relationships that form and develop in those communities. The module will investigate a number of topical theoretical issues and practical developments that link technologies to information systems developments.

Students will need to choose either Dissertation OR Independent Research Project

The Law Dissertation module provides students with an opportunity to research an area of law which is of particular interest. Students will be assigned supervisor who will help to guide and support them as they focus their research question on a specific area of law.

Students are expected to meet with their supervisor and work with them to formulate a working title and structure, with a view to producing a coherent and detailed dissertation which critically analyses a particular legal issue. This will require researching a range of primary and/or secondary legal sources and materials in order to engage with the required depth of analysis and evaluation.

Students will need to choose either Dissertation OR Independent Research Project

The Independent Research Project module provides students with an opportunity to undertake an independent study, with the support of an assigned supervisor. This will facilitate the in-depth critical analysis of an area of law which is of interest to the student.

Students are expected to meet with their supervisor and work with them to formulate a working title and structure, with a view to producing a coherent research project on a particular legal issue. This will require engaging in a critical analysis of primary and/or secondary legal sources and materials.

• Employment Law
• Company Law – The Corporate Body
• Human Rights Law
• Sports and the Law
• Company Law – Corporate Governance
• Equality Law
• Criminal Justice
• Evidence Law
• Medical Law
• Immigration Law and Policy
• European Union Law
• Mental Health Law
• Family Law
• Advocacy
• Child Law and Policy
• Current Legislative Problems
• Philosophy of Law
• Employment Law in the Workplace
• European and International Labour Law
• Environmental Law and Policy
• International Criminal Law
• Advanced Equity and Trusts Law
• Value Studies