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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Bachelor of Human Services/Bachelor of Justice

  • Bachelor

Combine human services and justice for careers in policy development, child and family services, Indigenous community work, customs services or criminology research.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
409092, 058290F
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
70

About this course

Highlights
  • Prepares you to work in areas which respond to increasing community emphasis on crime, justice, human wellbeing, and related practice.
  • Complete two separate degrees in four years full-time.
  • Justice offers targeted career paths in law enforcement, crime prevention agencies, and criminal and social justice policy agencies.
  • More than 500 hours of human services practical placement, including opportunities for overseas placements.
Highlights
  • Prepares you to work in areas which respond to increasing community emphasis on crime, justice, human wellbeing, and related practice.
  • Complete two separate degrees in four years full-time.
  • Justice offers targeted career paths in law enforcement, crime prevention agencies, and criminal and social justice policy agencies.
  • More than 500 hours of human services practical placement, including opportunities for overseas placements.

Entry requirements

Year 12 early offer scheme

If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

This double degree will prepare you to work in areas that respond to the increasing community emphasis on crime justice human wellbeing and related practice. You will be able to work in areas such as corrections community development policy development child and family services disability Indigenous community work customs services court administrative services non-policy enforcement agencies and criminology research.

Many previous graduates have worked with communities and non-government agencies as case managers counsellors policy development officers community development officers welfare officers youth workers child protection officers and family service officers. Other opportunities include careers in aged services disability services child protection community corrections community education or health or in aid work.

Professional recognition

Graduates are eligible to apply for membership of the Australian Community Workers Association.

Possible careers
  • Case manager
  • Child protection officer
  • Community corrections officer
  • Community worker
  • Corrective services officer
  • Criminologist
  • Customs officer
  • Disability services worker
  • Health policy officer
  • Youth worker

Course structure

Both areas will be studied in each semester. In the justice component you will study areas such as criminology policing ethics crime prevention justice policy and investigations. In human services you may choose a focus on disability youth or child and family services.

Both areas will be studied in each semester. In the justice component you will study areas such as criminology policing ethics crime prevention justice policy and investigations. In human services you may choose a focus on disability youth or child and family services.