Applied Law

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (Duration: 8 Months)

This course will provide you with knowledge to the Zimbabwe legal system and its personnel as well as some of the main topics within the law. It provides an insight into the court structure – both civil and criminal, the ways in which law is made and elements of substantive civil and criminal law in the form of negligence and non-fatal offences to the person.

Entry Requirements

You will require 5 Odinary Level passes, including English language.

Fees

US$ 750.00 per semester.

there are two (2) semesters in year
each semester is four (4) months long
exams are written after each semester
certification after successsful completion of each module
National Certificate in Applied law is awarded after successful completion of all fourteen (14) modules

Careers

You will be able to work as a paralegal clerk.

Course Content

SEMESTER 1
1 Civil Law, Practice and Procedure in Inferior Courts
2 Criminal Law, Practice and Procedure
3 Constitution, Administrative Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
4 Commercial Law and Practice
5 Family Law, Lnheritance and Succession
6 Mineral and Mining Law
7 National Studies
SEMESTER 2
8 Civil Aviation Law
9 Forensic Science Basics
10 Labour Law and Arbitration
11 Legal Office Administration
12 Legal Research and Drafting
13 Administration of Estates
14 Entrepreneurship Skills Development

NATIONAL DIPLOMA (Duration 3 years, inclusive of 1 year attachment)

1 Law of Contract
2 Constitutional Law
3 Law of Delict
4 Family Law & Succession
5 Criminal Procedure
6 On job Training(OJT)/Attachment
7 Civil Procedure
8 Law of Evidence
9 Criminal Law 2
10 Property Law
11 Business & Corporate Law
12 Law Of Arbitration Practice & Procedure
13 Statutory Interpretation
14 Labour Law
15 Research Methods
16 Project

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (Duration 1 year)

1 Advanced Civil Procedure
2 Public International Law
3 Environmental Law
4 Intellectual Property Law
5 Research Methodology for Law
6 Research Project