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- Select study areas from both justice and business to align with your interests.
- Get industry experience through internships and work placements in government departments and agencies.
- Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
- Learn from the best with lecturers from industry and regular guest lecturers.
- Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full time.
Highlights
- Select study areas from both justice and business to align with your interests.
- Get industry experience through internships and work placements in government departments and agencies.
- Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.
- Learn from the best with lecturers from industry and regular guest lecturers.
- Complete 2 separate degrees in 4 years full time.
Why choose this course?
This course allows you to combine your justice and business interests, providing you with a broad base of commercial knowledge and skills. You will graduate job-ready by exploring the most recent theory and practice of social justice, and build problem-solving, analytical and applied computer skills that are relevant to the workplace.
In the business component of the course, you can choose a major in accounting, advertising, economics, finance, financial planning, management, marketing, human resource management, international business and public relations. For your justice studies, you can choose between majors in policy and politics or criminology and policing, giving a broad range of specialty areas to focus your career on.
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Bachelor of Business
Our Bachelor of Business degree equips you to confidently enter the modern business world. It combines key business research and contemporary business best practice, and sets demanding standards to create your future career options. You will acquire the specialist skills and knowledge in your choice of business major. Choose from 10 majors to tailor your studies to suit your interests and career aspirations.
Bachelor of Justice
The policy and politics major offers you the opportunity to learn policy analysis and the intricacies of how government officers research, analyse, recommend and develop policies in the justice sphere. It gives you an insight into how policy is implemented and critiqued, and evolves through government and its departments.
The criminology and policing major details punishment and penal policy, crime research methods, and your choice of units in eco crime, sex crime, death investigation, crime in pop culture, drugs and intelligence, among others.
You will benefit from academic staff who have worked in these areas and bring real-life examples and experience to your learning. You will also have the chance to form industry links in a professional placement unit, undertaking a project at an external organisation.
Possible careers
- Business advisor
- Business analyst
- Community worker
- Diplomat
- Government officer
- Information officer
- Ministerial policy adviser
- Police officer
- Policy adviser
- Project liaison officer
You must complete 384 credit points, including:
- 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Business program
- 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Justice program.
Business program
Under the business component, students will complete 16 units (192 credit points), consisting of:
- eight core units
- a major (8 units).
Accounting students will complete six core units and 10 major units.
Choose a major from:
- accounting
- advertising
- economics
- financial planning
- finance
- human resource mananagement
- international business
- management
- marketing
- public relations.
Justice program
In order to complete the Bachelor of Justice component of this course, you must complete a total of 192 credit points from:
- 8 justice core units (96 credit points)
- a major (8 units) in either criminology and policing, or policy and politics (96 credit points).
You must complete 384 credit points, including:
- 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Business program
- 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Justice program.
Business program
Under the business component, students will complete 16 units (192 credit points), consisting of:
- eight core units
- a major (8 units).
Accounting students will complete six core units and 10 major units.
Choose a major from:
- accountancy
- advertising
- economics
- financial planning
- finance
- human resource mananagement
- international business
- management
- marketing
- public relations.
Justice program
In order to complete the Bachelor of Justice component of this course, you must complete a total of 192 credit points from:
- 8 justice core units (96 credit points)
- a major (8 units) in either criminology and policing, or policy and politics (96 credit points).
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 70.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2024.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- IX89
- QTAC code
- 419702
- CRICOS code
- 099274M
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- Online
- Gardens Point
- Kelvin Grove
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- Gardens Point
- Kelvin Grove
- 4 years full-time
- 4 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
And for Accounting, Finance, Financial Planning, Economics and Marketing majors: General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C).
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.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2023
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
92.55
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Selection rank
94.55
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
75.55
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Selection rank
77.90
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
68.20
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Selection rank
70.20
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You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
I completed my studies outside of Australia
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
Assumed knowledge
- General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
For Accounting, Finance, Financial Planning, Economics and Marketing majors: General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C).
I completed secondary school in Australia
- ATAR/selection rank
- 70.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTE Academic/PTE Academic Online | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| IELTS Academic / IELTS Online / IELTS One Skills Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| TOEFL iBT / Home / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
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 fees available from September
2025 fees
2025: Available from July
2024 fees
2024: CSP $16,300 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $33,500 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.
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- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
QUT Real World International Scholarship
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- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
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