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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.
- 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.
- Graduates are eligible to apply for membership of the Australian Community Workers Association.
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 either policy and politics or criminology and policing as the major in the justice degree. 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.
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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
Students must complete a total of 384 credit points consisting of three components:
Human Services component: 192 credit points
- 192 credit points x core units including a Social Justice placement unit
Justice component: 180 credit points
- Justice core units: 7 x 12 credit point units = 84cp
- Study Area A: 8 x 12 credit point units = 96cp
(Select either Criminology and Policing or Policy and Politics major)
QUT You component: 12 credit points
Students must complete a total of 384 credit points consisting of three components:
Human Services component: 192 credit points
- 192 credit points x core units including a Social Justice placement unit
Justice component: 180 credit points
- Justice core units: 7 x 12 credit point units = 84cp
- Study Area A: 8 x 12 credit point units = 96cp
(Select either Criminology and Policing or Policy and Politics major)
QUT You component: 12 credit points
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $13,200 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $36,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $12,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $33,700 per year full-time (96 credit points)
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