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- 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.
- Combat injustice and advocate for positive change, understand the why behind crime, investigate complex cases and support vulnerable communities.
- 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.
- Combat injustice and advocate for positive change, understand the why behind crime, investigate complex cases and support vulnerable communities.
- More than 500 hours of human services practical placement, including opportunities for overseas placements.
Why choose this course?
Justice and human services combines two closely associated areas to offer a concentrated focus on community, support services and the justice system. You will have the opportunity to explore child and family services, disability services, services to young people, and Indigenous health. You can choose from the following justice majors; criminology and violence prevention, investigations and intelligence, or policy, politics and social reform.
More than 500 hours of placement are available in local, regional and overseas locations. During these placements, you will further develop your assessment and intervention skills and your own practice framework. There are also a number of opportunities for a placement in the justice fields.
This course has a strong focus on contemporary social issues and will develop skills in casework and case management, social policy processes, group and team practice skills, advanced communication, community work, and understanding families and relationships.
This four-year double degree program allows students to graduate with both a Bachelor of Human Services and a Bachelor of Justice, offering a broad and versatile foundation for careers across community and government sectors.
QUT’s Bachelor of Human Services prepares graduates to lead change that improves social justice and human rights, and promotes equitable and accessible services. Human services practitioners are advocates and activist leaders. They are committed to social, political, environmental and cultural justice and have a career edge, being prepared to work in a number of diverse and rewarding roles.
The Bachelor of Justice offers a future-focused degree that empowers you to shape safer communities, drive social reform, or conduct ethical investigations through specialised majors. Choose from criminology and violence prevention, investigations and intelligence or policy, politics and social reform. This course is designed with the flexibility to suit your passion for justice by drawing upon a range of areas across criminology, policing, policy, governance, intelligence, investigations, sociology, law, psychology and ethics.
Together, these degrees provide a comprehensive pathway into professions that support individuals, families or communities experiencing social and economic adversity.
Work Integrated Learning
During this course you will be required to complete 500 hours of work placement for the Bachelor of Human Services component.
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
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2027 fees
2027: Fee available from October
2027 fees
2027: Fee available from July
2026 fees
2026: CSP $13,800 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2026 fees
2026: $40,500 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic)
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding academic achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
Equity scholarships scheme
A scholarship for low-income students studying in any faculty.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Struggling financially
QUT Elite Sport Scholarship
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding sporting achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Sporting excellence
International Merit Scholarship
A high achievement scholarship for future international undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
International Talent Scholarship
A new scholarship for 2026 that covers tuition fees, with eligibility based on your prior academic achievements.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance