Human Services Law offers papers focusing on areas of the law such as family law, criminal justice, law and psychiatry, sentencing, and the Treaty of Waitangi.
Human Services Law is available as an optional minor subject for the qualifications listed against the minor subject requirements.
Minor subject requirements
Human Services Law as a minor subject for a BA, MusB, BPA, BTheol, BSc, BAppSc, BCom, BEntr, BHealSc, BACom, BASc or BComSc degree
Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (BEntr), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), Bachelor of Arts and Commerce (BACom), Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) or Bachelor of Commerce and Science (BComSc) degree
| Level | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 100-level | LAWS 101 The Legal System | 36 |
| 200-level | see below | |
| 300-level | Papers worth at least 60 points from LAWS 311, LAWS 417, LAWS 448, LAWS 458, LAWS 459 Admission to any of these papers is subject to approval from the Dean of Law. | 60 |
| Total | 96 |
Key information for future students
Contact us
Faculty of Law
Email law@otago.ac.nz
Web otago.ac.nz/law
