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General information

 

Course unit name: Introduction to Law

Course unit code: 366715

Academic year: 2025-2026

Coordinator: Elena Palomares Balaguer

Department: Department of Private Law

Credits: 6

Single program: S

 

 

Estimated learning time

Total number of hours 150

 

Face-to-face and/or online activities

60
 

-  Lecture with practical component

Face-to-face

  

60

Supervised project

40

Independent learning

50

 

 

Learning objectives

 

Referring to knowledge

The learning objectives of this subject are twofold: to assimilate the theoretical foundations underlying the various blocks of the syllabus, and to develop skills specific to this field of study.

Regarding the theoretical foundations, students are expected to acquire the necessary legal knowledge related to the basic concepts and institutions of civil law and property law, including: the object of the law, the body of law and legal provisions; the subject of law and the legal person; liabilities and obligations; general theory of contract; property, limited real rights and the registration of real property rights.

In terms of field-specific skills, students should develop the ability to interpret legal texts concerning the concepts and institutions covered in the course and to apply this knowledge to resolve specific legal cases.

Finally, with respect to attitudes, values, and norms of conduct, students are expected to appreciate fully their role as university students and to understand the responsibilities and expectations associated with participation in university activities.

 

 

Teaching blocks

 

1. Introduction and General Principles

*  The legal system and its sources
Personal Law: the individual as a subject of law and as a subject of economic activity
Prescription and limitation of activities

2. Contract Law

*  General theory of obligations
General theory of contracts and specific types of contract
Extra-contractual liability

3. Real Property Rights

*  General theory of property law
Recording of real rights and the land registry
Rights of ownership
Rights of guarantee

 

 

Official assessment of learning outcomes

 

In accordance with UB regulations governing student assessment and grading, the achievement of the learning objectives on this course, in terms of both content knowledge and skills, is evaluated by means of a continuous mode of assessment. 

Continuous assessment for groups F1, F2, G1, G2 and GIE

1. Continuous assessment (CA) comprises two mid-term tests and a final exam. The mid-terms represent 50% of the final grade while the final exam accounts for the remaining 50%. To pass the course, students must obtain an overall mark of 5 out of 10, regardless of the individual marks obtained on the mid-terms and the final exam. Should a student fail to complete one of these CA tasks, they will be assigned a mark of zero for that task.

2. The first and second mid-terms carry weights of 40 and 60%, respectively.

3. The materials covered in the mid-terms are not necessarily mutually exclusive insofar as topics examined in the first may also be tested in the second, while topics examined in both may appear again in the final exam.

4. Both mid-terms and the final exam take the form of multiple-choice tests.

5. In the grading of these tests, one point is awarded for each correct response, 0.25 points are deducted for each incorrect response, and unanswered questions receive no score. To pass each test, students must obtain a minimum of 5 out of 10.

6. The repeat assessment exam consists of a multiple-choice test and is marked in accordance with the same criteria as set out in point 5 above.

7. Withdrawal from the continuous mode of assessment is deemed automatic in the following cases:

  • The student does not take any of the three CA tests but sits the final exam for the single mode of assessment.
  • Despite taking one or both of the mid-terms, the student does not sit the final CA exam. Students sitting the final CA exam are understood to have waived their right to the single mode of assessment, and that they will be awarded a mark of zero on either of the mid-terms if they failed to take them.


Continuous assessment for group H1

1. Continuous assessment (CA) consists of a series of activities to be carried out during the course, which account for 60% of the final grade, and a final exam, which accounts for the remaining 40%. To pass the course, students must obtain an overall grade of 5, regardless of the mark obtained on each part, as long as they obtain at least a 4 on the final exam. Should a student fail to complete one of these CA activities or not sit the exam, they are assigned a mark of zero for that activity.

2. The CA activities include:

a) Two multiple-choice tests. In the grading of these tests, one point is awarded for each correct response, 0.25 points are deducted for each incorrect response, and unanswered questions receive no score. To pass each test, students must obtain a minimum of 5 out of 10. Each test accounts for 20% of the grade awarded for coursework activities (40% in total).

b) Practical cases to be completed in groups. The case studies account for 20% of the grade awarded for coursework activities.

3. The final exam consists of a 30-question multiple choice test. In the grading of this test, one point is awarded for each correct response, 0.25 points are deducted for each incorrect response, and unanswered questions receive no score. To pass the test, students must obtain a minimum of 4 out of 10. This minimum is required for the mark to be averaged with the mark awarded for the coursework activities.

4. The repeat assessment exam consists of a 30-question multiple-choice test, graded as for the final CA exam. The grade obtained for the CA activities can be carried forward and averaged with the mark obtained on the repeat assessment exam provided students are awarded at least 4 out of 10 on the resit.

5. Withdrawal from the continuous mode of assessment is deemed automatic in the following cases:
  • The student does not complete any of the CA activities but sits the final exam for the single mode of assessment.
  • Despite completing some of the CA activities, the student does not sit the final CA exam. Students sitting the final CA exam are understood to have waived their right to the single mode of assessment, and that they will be awarded a mark of zero on any of the CA activities they failed to complete.

 

Examination-based assessment

Single assessment for groups F1, F2, G1, G2 and GIE

Students opting for the single mode of assessment must pass a final multiple-choice exam to pass the course. In the grading of this test, one point is awarded for each correct response, 0.25 points are deducted for each incorrect response, and unanswered questions receive no score. To pass the exam, students must obtain a minimum of 5 out of 10.

The repeat assessment exam consists of a multiple-choice test, graded as for the final exam.

Single assessment for group H1

Single assessment consists of a 60-question multiple-choice test, graded as for the final CA exam.

The repeat assessment exam consists of a multiple-choice test, graded as for the final exam.

 

 

Reading and study resources

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Book

LASARTE A, Carlos (última edició) : Curso de derecho civil patrimonial : introducción al derecho . 22 ed.Madrid : Tecnos,

  An introductory textbook covering the subjects corresponding to the three thematic blocks, from the perspective of their regulatory framework.

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