Department of Applied Law

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.

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE (Duration 1 year)

• 1 English Communication For Law
• 2 Computer Assisted Legal Information Literacy
• 3 National & Strategic Studies
• 4 Entrepreneurship Skills Development
• 5 Safety, Health, Environment & Quality
• 6 Introduction to Court Proceedings
• 7 Introduction to Business Law
• 8 Customary Law
• 9 Introduction to Criminal Law
• 10 Forensic Science Basics
• 11 Introduction to Zimbabwean Law & Legal Theory

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