Bachelor of Human Services/Bachelor of Justice
Bachelor of Human Services/Bachelor of Justice
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…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
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.
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.
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.
Course requirements
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them. Some of these requirements have associated costs.
Blue card:You must undergo a criminal history check for working with children and be issued with a suitability card (blue card) before commencing clinical placement/practicum in an organisation where they may work with children or young people.
The processing of your application may take several months so you must submit your blue card application to HiQ as early as possible to ensure you have your card before you begin any unit that requires contact with children. There is no charge for student blue cards. Students who already have a blue card must register it with QUT.
Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Study at The University of Queensland. Learn with leading academics in world-class facilities and join the most employable graduates in the state. At UQ you’ll benefit from flexible study options, field trips, lab work, industry placements, research experience, and online study in Brisbane, Australia.
