Bachelor degree
36 months
Application deadlines: Applications are accepted at any time for most courses.
Processing time: 30 days
Full-time, Part-time, Distance & online learning
Intakes: February 25, July 15
International tuition: A$29,450
Domestic tuition: A$6,444
Program overview
Specialise in Criminology, Police Studies or Social Justice and Human Rights which reflect social change and demand for job ready graduates who seek to apply their learnings to real world problems.
Give yourself every chance to deepen your understanding, gain experience and network through work-integrated learning opportunities, internships and exchange programs in across more than sixty countries.
Engage and learn from the world's leading experts in Criminology, Police and Forensic Studies, Sociology and Politics and International Relations, through a unique course which brings together criminal and social justice.
Delivered by the School of Social Sciences, this course is developed within an applied framework that develops your real world problem solving capabilities which can be applied in local, national, and global employment opportunities. Prepare yourself for criminal and social justice workplaces by learning independently and collaboratively about the theoretical, ethical, and practical issues related to crime and justice.
The flexible structure of this degree allows you to tailor course content to suit your own interests. Dive deeper to develop your Justice Studies specialisation, or broaden your learning across other areas of interest with a major (eight units), minor (four units) or individual elective units from across the University of Tasmania*.
Did you know? You can study the Bachelor of Justice Studies completely by distance online, on-campus, or a combination of both.
Study options

This program can be done
On campus
Part-time
Completely online
Requirements
Exams:
- PTE
- IELTS
- TOEFL iBT
Admission to undergraduate courses at the University of Tasmania requires qualifications equivalent to the 12th year of schooling in Australia. We have provided a list of countries and their academic qualifications that meet the University's minimum entry requirements.
For those applicants who are nationals of and currently residing in a country where English is NOT the official language, evidence of an accepted English language test must be provided (such as IELTS, TOEFL or PTE).
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Justice Studies provides you with a range of diverse skills and knowledge related to criminology, policing, human rights, corrective services, forensic studies, sociology, social justice, intelligence, risk analysis, and legal studies.
In an environment where government and non-government organisations are now partnering together to combat crime and criminal justice issues, graduates will be prepared for working across a broad range of criminal justice contexts including:
Administration officer
Border protection officer
Child and family service worker
Child protection worker
Client service officer
Community corrections officer
Corrective services officer
Court support worker
Courts administration worker
Criminologist
Disability support worker
Drug and alcohol support worker
Forensic services worker
Homelessness and housing support worker
Human rights advocate
Information officer
Insurance fraud investigator
Intelligence analyst
Mediation case worker
Police
Policy adviser or analyst
Probation and parole officer
Program coordinator
Public servant
Refugee support worker
Security and crime prevention officers
State and Federal police
Victim support worker
Welfare officer
Youth worker
Youth advocate
Campus location
Sandy Bay
,
Australia
