Law Course Code
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SSCE requirement:
Five (5) important credit subject include:
(1) English
(2) Maths
(3) Literature
(4) Government
5) CRK
Law Language is one of the professional course concern about the study or understanding the rules and laws within your homes, organisations, communities, and the country you live in with.
Duration of study: 5 years
Note that, all fresh graduate from senior secondary school, by any means of processing admission either through JAMB, etc. to study Law at any Polytechnic, College of Education and University of your choice, the prerequisite that determines your eligibility for admission is a subject combination of Law Course.
JAMB – Subject Combination
Law. – English, Government, CRK, Literature
The above subjects are the key requirement to be registered during the jamb admission registration form.
Meanwhile, If you are a newly admitted students, the area of concentration is what we are looking at in this article.
The list of courses you need to study as a first-year or fresh students in any tertiary institution include:
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100 LEVEL – YEAR 1 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
FIRST SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 111 | Legal Methods 1 | 3 | Compulsory |
| LAW 112 | Logic and Legal Reasoning | 3 | Compulsory |
| GST 111 | Use of English | 2 | Compulsory |
| GST 113 | Nigeria People and Culture 1 | 2 | Compulsory |
| GST 124 | History and Philosophy of Science 1 | 2 | Compulsory |
| POL 111 | Introduction to Political Science 1 | 2 | Compulsory |
| ENG 114 | Introduction Nigerian Literature 1 | 2 | Compulsory |
| PSY 110 | Introduction to Psychology 1 | 2 | Compulsory |
| SOC 111 | Introduction to Sociology 1 | 2 | Compulsory |
| TOTAL = | 18 |
100 LEVEL – YEAR 1 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
SECOND SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 121 | Legal Methods II | 3 | Compulsory |
| LAW 122 | Logic and Legal Reasoning II | 3 | Compulsory |
| GST 121 | Use of English II | 2 | Compulsory |
| GST 122 | Logic and Philosophy | 2 | Compulsory |
| GST 124 | History and Philosophy of Science II | 2 | Compulsory |
| ENG 125 | Introduction to Nigerian Literature II | 2 | Compulsory |
| PSY 110 | Introduction to Psychology II | 2 | Compulsory |
| POL 121 | Introduction to Political Science II | 2 | Elective |
| TOTAL = | 18 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL = | 36 |
200 LEVEL – YEAR 2 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
FIRST SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 211 | Constitutional Law 1 | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 212 | Law of Contract 1 | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 213 | Nigerian Legal System 1 | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 214 | Administrative Law 1 | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 215 | Introduction to Islamic Law 1 | 3 | Elective |
| CMP 111 | Introduction to Computer | 2 | Compulsory |
| ELECTIVE NON-LAW COURSESTo choose a minimum of 3 credits | Compulsory | ||
| PAD216 | Theories of Development and Underdevelopment | 3 | Elective |
| ECO 215 | Structure of Nigerian Economy 1 | 3 | Elective |
| TOTAL | 20 |
200 LEVEL – YEAR 2 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
SECOND SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 221 | Constitutional Law II | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 222 | Law of Contract II | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 223 | Nigerian Legal System II | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 224 | Administrative Law II | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 225 | Introduction to Islamic Law II | 3 | Elective |
| ELECTIVE NON-LAW COURSESTo choose a minimum of 3 credits | Compulsory | ||
| POL 217 | Introduction to Local Government | 3 | Elective |
| ECO 225 | Structure of Nigerian Economy II | 3 | Elective |
| TOTAL = | 20 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL = | 40 |
300 LEVEL – YEAR 3 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
FIRST SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 311 | Law of Torts I | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 312 | Commercial Law I | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 313 | Criminal law I | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 316 | Criminology I | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 315 | Civil Procedure | 3 | Elective |
| TOTAL = | 15 |
300 LEVEL – YEAR 3 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
SECOND SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 321 | Law of Torts II | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 322 | Commercial Law II | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 323 | Criminal law II | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 326 | Criminology II | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 325 | Civil Procedure | 3 | Elective |
| TOTAL = | 15 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL = | 30 |
400 LEVEL – YEAR 4 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
FIRST SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 411 | Family Law I | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 417 | Law Practice | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 412 | Equity and Trusts I | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 413 | Nigerian Land Law I | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 414 | Law of Evidence I | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 115 | Research Methodology in Law I | 2 | Compulsory |
| TOTAL = | 17 |
400 LEVEL – YEAR 4 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
SECOND SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 421LAW 427 | Family Law IILaw Practice II | 33 | ElectiveElective |
| LAW 422 | Equity and Trusts II | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 423 | Nigerian Land Law II | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 424 | Law of Evidence II | 4 | Compulsory |
| TOTAL | 15 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL = | 32 |
500 LEVEL – YEAR 5 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
SECOND SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 511 | Jurisprudence and Legal Theory I | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 513 | Company Law I | 4 | Compulsory |
| EFFECTIVE LAW COURSE | |||
| LAW 515 | Labour Law I | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 516 | Banking Law | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 512 | Public International Law I | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 518 | Law of Intellectual Property I | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 514 | Law Practice III | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 519 | Oil & Gas Law I | 3 | Elective |
| TOTAL = | 15 |
500 LEVEL – YEAR 5 OF FIVE YEAR PROGRAMME
FIRST SEMESTER
| COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | UNITS | REMARKS |
| LAW 521 | Jurisprudence and Legal Theory I | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 523 | Company Law I | 4 | Compulsory |
| LAW 527 | Long Essay | 6 | Compulsory |
| EFFECTIVE LAW COURSE | |||
| LAW 525 | Labour Law II | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 526 | Banking Law | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 522 | Public International Law II | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 528 | Law of Intellectual Property II | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 524 | Law Practice IV | 3 | Elective |
| LAW 529 | Oil & Gas Law II | 3 | Elective |
| TOTAL= | 21 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL = | 36 |
Candidates are hereby informed that the registration of course form always lasts for two (2) weeks after the resumption. The hard copy print out should be submitted to the Faculty officer for verification and authorisation.