Pre Law - LEGAL100 (2024)

While this paper is tailored to prepare new students who would like to study Law, it will also be of interest for students who will be studying for qualifications in Arts, Psychology, and Social Sciences. It offers an introduction to the core topics and skills in legal studies. Topics include: law making and the legislature, the court system, common law and cases. Skills include written and oral advocacy skills, legal research, client interviewing, and group work.

Paper Information

Points: 15.0
Internal assessment / examination: 100:0
Restriction(s): The JS offering is only available to students taking part in the Jump Start programme, which is a transition to University programme that runs 4 weeks before A Trimester orientation.

Note: The JS occurrence of this paper is exclusively for Jump Start students. Please refer to the Jump Start webpage for more information or contact jumpstart@waikato.ac.nz.

Students who complete LEGAL100 will be eligible to have this paper counted towards one of the 100 level papers for the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor of Climate Change, the Bachelor of Environmental Planning, the Bachelor of Media and Creative Technologies, the Bachelor of M

Trimesters and Locations

Occurrence Code When taught Where taught
24JS (HAM)JS Semester : 22 Jan 2024 - 18 Feb 2024 Hamilton
24JS (TGA)JS Semester : 22 Jan 2024 - 18 Feb 2024 Tauranga

Timetabled Lectures for Pre Law (LEGAL100)

DayStartEndRoomDates
Mon9:00 AM4:00 PMN.3.01Jan 22 - Feb 18
Tue9:00 AM4:00 PMN.3.01Jan 22 - Feb 18
Wed9:00 AM4:00 PMN.3.01Jan 22 - Feb 18
Thu9:00 AM4:00 PMN.3.01Jan 22 - Feb 18
Fri9:00 AM4:00 PMN.3.01Jan 22 - Feb 18

NB:There may be other timetabled events for this paper such as tutorials or workshops.
Visit the online timetable for LEGAL100 for more details


Indicative Fees

Fees for 2024 are not yet available.


Paper Outlines

Paper outlines are currently not available for this paper. Please contact the Faculty or School office for further details.

Additional Information

Available Subjects:  Law

Other available years: Pre Law - LEGAL100 (2023) , Pre Law - LEGAL100 (2022) , Pre Law - LEGAL100 (2021) , Pre Law - LEGAL100 (2020) , Pre Law - LEGAL100 (2019)

Paper details current as of : 22 September 2023 8:09pm
Indicative fees current as of : 27 September 2023 4:30am

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