You apply psychological principles to the field of justice through the study of social justice and social, developmental, cognitive and abnormal psychology. You explore topics that include crimes of violence, environmental criminology, Indigenous justice, official corruption, transnational crime, and forensic psychology. You complete core foundation units then focus on a primary major in either criminology and policing, or policy and politics. Registration as a psychologist requires further study.
This course is covered by the QUT Offer Guarantee and Year 12 Early Offer Scheme.
For more course information, visit Hyperlink=”www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/bachelor-of-behavioural-science-psychology-bachelor-of-justice” target=”_blank”>Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Justice at QUT.
Refer to Bachelor of Justice.
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
99.00
84.95
73.20
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
99.95
86.90
75.00
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
27
<5*
<5*
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63
0
8
<5*
105
Percentage of all students
25.7%
<5*
<5*
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60.0%
0.0%
7.6%
<5*
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
Registered psychologist (with further study), criminologist, state and federal law enforcement, social and justice policy officer, corrections, rehabilitation services.
4 years Full time