This course prepares you as a graduate for a variety of careers in security, law enforcement and intelligence agencies, policing, corrections, juvenile justice, indigenous justice, social policy, public service, and criminal justice related occupations including customs. In first year, you complete a variety of core foundation units covering professional criminological research skills, criminal justice systems, policing, justice, forensic psychology, policy governance, and social justice. You then focus your studies by completing a primary major in either criminology and policing, or policy and politics, and eight additional units of study. Graduates are experienced in research methods, group work, problem-solving, critical thinking, and policy analysis skills.
This course is covered by the QUT Offer Guarantee and Year 12 Early Offer Scheme.
For more course information, visit Bachelor of Justice at QUT.
Criminology and policing; policy and politics.
A Suitability Card may be required; refer to institution.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.
Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years
English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
89.75
75.03
65.15
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
91.25
76.88
70.20
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
18
7
<5*
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27
0
21
<5*
78
Percentage of all students
23.1%
9.0%
<5*
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34.6%
0.0%
26.9%
<5*
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
Aid work manager, community corrections officer, community worker, corrective services officer, criminal investigator, criminologist, customs officer, diplomat, disability services worker, family services officer, fraud and compliance investigator, information officer, ministerial policy adviser, police officer (Australian federal), police officer (state), policy officer, private investigator, youth worker.
3 years Full time or 6 years Part time or 3-6 years Online learning