NCEA Level 3 Law and Society

The course aims to give students an in-depth knowledge, understanding and appreciation of New Zealand's Legal System so they can participate and contribute to society as informed and responsible citizens.

This course is valuable for students who wish to study Law or Criminal Justice at the tertiary level or have a career which is linked to the Legal System. E.g. the Police or Ministry of Justice. Students do not need to have studied Level 2 Law (although it is an advantage) in order to study Level 3 Law. 

The Unit Standards offered are assessed offering Achieved, Merit and Excellence grades which can be counted towards an endorsed Level 3 NCEA qualification.  If a student selects the Law Unit Standards they will follow a mostly self-led course.

Content/Skills:

• Evaluate a concept of democracy;
• Evaluate a concept of justice;
• Evaluate a concept of law (negligence);
• Evaluate litigation and dispute resolution; and
• Evaluate a law making process.

There is no end of year external examination for the Unit Standards offered.

There is an opportunity to complete a Senior Social Studies course comprised of Achievement Standards which will run alongside the Law Unit Standards offered. These will cover the following topics:

• How Ideologies Shape Society
• Social Actions which influence policy change
• Social Inquiry 
• Social action campaign 

There is an end of year external examination for the Achievement Standards offered. 

Students will have the opportunity to construct the structure of their own course alongside the teacher. Should the student select to take all of the Social Studies Achievement standards they will qualify for University Entrance and a subject endorsement. 

This course is not a University Entrance approved subject if you select the Unit Standards.

Please note, not all 44 credits will be offered.