Bachelor of Justice

Choose from two majors—policy and politics or criminology and policing.

Expand your interests with secondary majors in law and psychology.

Minors in forensic science and management are also available, with both policy and politics, and criminology and policing available as a secondary major and minor as well.

The study areas are relevant and applied, and include topics such as crimes of violence, eco crime, official corruption, youth justice, crime prevention, intelligence and security, drugs and crime, organised and transnational crime, political violence and terrorism, and death investigation.

You also have the option to pick electives from another discipline.

The policy and politics major offers you the opportunity to learn policy analysis and the intricacies of how government officers research, analyse, recommend and develop policies in the justice sphere.

Particularly, it gives you an insight into how policy is implemented and critiqued, and evolves through government and its departments.

The criminology and policing major details punishment and penal policy as well as crime research methods with your choice of units in eco crime, sex crime, death investigation, crime in pop culture, drugs and intelligence, among others.

Domestic Students

The Bachelor of Justice is made up of three parts:

1. Core Units - 96 credit points (8 x 12 credit point core units)
2. Study Area A (Major) - 96 credit points (8 x 12 credit point units). Choose between Criminology and Policing or Policy and Politics
3. Complementary Studies - 96 credit points (8 x 12 credit point units)

Complimentary Studies can be made up of the following combinations:

• Study Area B (Justice or uni wide second major) - 72 credit points and 24 credit pionts of any Justice option units or university wide option units
• Combination of one minor (48 credit points) and 48 credit points of any Justice option units or university wide option units
• 2 university wide minors (48 credit points each)
• 96 credit points of any Justice option units or university wide option units

 

 

International Students

The Bachelor of Justice is made up of three parts:

1. Core Units - 96 credit points (8 x 12 credit point core units)
2. Study Area A (Major) - 96 credit points (8 x 12 credit point units). Choose between Criminology and Policing or Policy and Politics
3. Complementary Studies - 96 credit points (8 x 12 credit point units).

Complimentary Studies can be made up of the following combinations:

• Study Area B (Justice or uni wide second major) - 72 credit points and 24 credit pionts of any Justice option units or university wide option units
• Combination of one minor (48 credit points) and 48 credit points of any Justice option units or university wide option units
• 2 university wide minors (48 credit points each)
• 96 credit points of any Justice option units or university wide option units

 

Assumed knowledge

Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:

• English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)

Offer guarantee

If you achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 87.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.

Advanced standing

If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.

Deferment

Adjustments to your selection rank

Any adjustments you receive to your selection rank (or OP equivalent) will be applied to this course.

Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your selection rank

Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2019

The scores listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent school leavers. If you are not a school leaver, take a look at the entry thresholds box at the top of this page to see the lowest adjusted scores required overall to receive an offer.

You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.

Other admission options

If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).

Careers and outcomes(DOM,INT)

Justice offers extensive career paths in areas that make a real difference in our community. Career pathways include policing, customs, community outreach, child and family services, correctional rehabilitation, mediation, outreach programs, intelligence, defence, insurance and banking investigation, youth justice, Indigenous justice, community legal services, and policy and adviser roles within a range of state and federal government departments.

Past graduates have developed successful careers in state and federal law enforcement, correctional services, private security, defence services, foreign aid programs, customs, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation and Scotland Yard, and have worked on social and justice policies for government and nongovernment organisations. Others have become criminologists, contributed to women’s, youth and children’s advocacy, or worked in the areas of human rights and antidiscrimination.

Research pathways(DOM,INT)

After completing the Bachelor of Justice, you may want to continue with the one year honours program. See the Bachelor of Justice (Honours) course page for more details.

Possible careers

• Academic
• Aid Work Manager
• Community Corrections Officer
• Community Worker
• Corrective Services Officer
• Criminologist
• Customs Officer
• Diplomat
• Disability Services Worker
• Family Services Officer
• Government Officer
• Health Policy Officer
• Health Privacy Officer
• Information Officer
• Ministerial policy adviser
• Police Officer (Australian Federal)
• Police Officer (State)
• Policy Officer
• Policy analyst
• Program Leader
• Program Manager
• Senior policy officer
• Youth Worker