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Introduction to the Legal System

LES501

  • Level 5
  • 20 Credits
  • 0.1667 EFTS
  • Delivery type:
    Online only
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Course cost:
    $675 NZ Domestic
    $1,772 NZ International
  • Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
  • Availability
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This online course provides you with a broad introduction to the law including its creation, location, interpretation and selected basic applications.  

It includes the characteristics and components of our legal system, as well as the principles relating to specific areas of law such as the law of contract, tort, consumer law, property and agency.  

This understanding will enable you to apply principles of law to a given set of facts, and so resolve the legal aspects of business problems.

For more information watch the course introduction video below.

Students who successfully complete this online course will be able to

  • Discuss key features of the New Zealand legal system. 
  • Apply the basic principles of tort law including the tort of negligence.
  • Apply the basic principles of the law of contract. 
  • Apply the basic principles of consumer law. 
  • Apply basic legal principles to common commercial transactions.

Assessment

50% internally assessed

50% exam

For more information and a full list of exam times see our examinations page.

Assessment for this course includes an examination

Open Polytechnic will, subject to you meeting the entry requirements for this course/programme, enrol you in this course.

Your enrolment in the course means that you should expect to complete an in-person examination.

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Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

How to apply

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From there you click 'Apply now' and start your study journey.