Law and the Welfare State (M6073)
15 credits, Level 6
Spring teaching
On this module, you’ll explore the regulation of the entertainment sector, focusing on the music, film, and video game industries.
You’ll examine:
- contractual practices within these industries
- specific legal disputes impacting stakeholders
- regulatory approaches from an international and comparative perspective.
This module provides a critical understanding of legal and regulatory challenges in key entertainment sectors.
Teaching
55%: Lecture
45%: Seminar
Assessment
100%: Written assessment (Essay)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
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