Canadian Administrative Law (Aut) (M3035)

15 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

On this module, you'll explore Canadian administrative law. This area of law regulates the government's relationships with individuals and makes sure its actions are fair.

You'll study:

  • how government bodies and administrative tribunals make decisions and act
  • how government bodies operate within the boundaries of their authority
  • how administrative law acts as a check on governmental power
  • how administrative law is authorised by Parliament or provincial legislatures, and exercised responsibly, transparently and inline with the law.

Teaching

77%: Lecture
23%: Seminar

Assessment

20%: Coursework (Essay)
40%: Examination (Computer-based examination)
30%: Practical (Media production)
10%: Written assessment (Report)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 26 hours of contact time and about 124 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: