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Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Justice
Full time
Queensland University of Technology - Kelvin Grove&Gardens Point

Course outline

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.

QUT Offer Guarantee: If you achieve an ATAR/QUT selection rank of 93.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfied all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.

For more course information, visit Hyperlink=”www.qut.edu.au/study/courses/bachelor-of-behavioural-science-psychology-bachelor-of-justice”>Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Justice at QUT.

Note

Some justice units are offered in summer for students wishing to accelerate their study. This course has some units that can be studied externally.

Majors

Refer to Bachelor of Justice.

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.

Prerequisites

Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years

Assumed knowledge

English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2021
78.00
ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2021

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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

96.90

84.05

71.60

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

99.95

85.25

78.00

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.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2021

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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

31

N/P#

<5*

70

0

10

0

119

Percentage of all students

26.1%

N/P#

<5*

58.8%

0.0%

8.4%

0.0%

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Career opportunities

Registered psychologist (with further study), criminologist, state and federal law enforcement, social and justice policy officer, corrections, rehabilitation services.

Course Code
409752
Start Date

Offer rounds
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Fee
CSP/$10710 (1st year contribution)
Level of Qualification
Bachelor degree
Study Area
Humanities and social sciences, Law, Health and Recreation
Study Mode
Full time
Course Duration

4 years Full time

Location
Brisbane
 
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