Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Justice

Bachelor of Business Our Bachelor of Business degree equips you to confidently enter the modern business world.

It combines key business research and contemporary business best practice, and sets demanding standards to create your future career options.

You will acquire the specialist skills and knowledge in your choice of business major.

Choose from 10 majors to tailor your studies to suit your interests and career aspirations.

Bachelor of Justice The policy and governance 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.

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, crime research methods, and your choice of units in eco crime, sex crime, death investigation, crime in pop culture, drugs and intelligence, among others.

You will benefit from academic staff who have worked in these areas and bring real-life examples and experience to your learning.

You will also have the chance to form industry links in a professional placement unit, undertaking a project at an external organisation.

Domestic Students

You must complete 384 credit points, including:

• 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Business program
• 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Justice program.

Business program

Under the business component, students will complete 16 units (192 credit points), consisting of:

• eight core units
• a major (8 units).

Accountancy students will complete six core units and 10 major units.

Choose a major from:

• accountancy
• advertising
• economics
• financial planning
• finance
• human resource mananagement
• international business
• management
• marketing
• public relations.

Justice program

In order to complete the Bachelor of Justice component of this course, you must complete a total of 192 credit points from:

• 8 justice core units (96 credit points)
• a major (8 units) in either criminology and policing, or policy and politics (96 credit points).

International Students

You must complete 384 credit points, including:

• 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Business program
• 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Justice program.

Business program

Under the business component, students will complete 16 units (192 credit points), consisting of:

• eight core units
• a major (8 units).

Accountancy students will complete six core units and 10 major units.

Choose a major from:

• accountancy
• advertising
• economics
• financial planning
• finance
• human resource mananagement
• international business
• management
• marketing
• public relations.

Justice program

In order to complete the Bachelor of Justice component of this course, you must complete a total of 192 credit points from:

• 8 justice core units (96 credit points)
• a major (8 units) in either criminology and policing, or policy and politics (96 credit points).

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 93.00 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).

Possible careers

• Business Advisor
• Business Analyst
• Community Worker
• Diplomat
• Government Officer
• Information Officer
• Ministerial policy adviser
• Police Officer (Australian Federal)
• Police Officer (State)
• Policy Officer
• Policy analyst
• Project Manager