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 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.