塔斯马尼亚大学

Imagine working for an international organisation like the United Nations, Amnesty International, Australian Human Rights Commission, and Australian Red Cross, within the Police, Department of Justice or Correctional Services. The Bachelor of Justice Studies is your first step towards a career of improving the criminal justice outcomes for offenders and victims, people and places.

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.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Justice Studies (AQF Level 7) graduates will be able to:

Demonstrate facility and a broad understanding of a body of knowledge in one or more areas of justice studies through:

understanding of key debates involving diverse social, legal, economic, ethical environmental, and political influences on crime, justice, human rights and social justice.

Critically analyse, synthesise and adapt knowledge and skills showing awareness of local, national, and international contexts for justice studies.
Critically analyse, synthesise and adapt knowledge and skills with intellectual independence to define and resolve problems associated with one or more areas of justice studies.
Communicate effectively and ethically, showing abilities in a specific area of justice studies and/or the ability to communicate scholarly ideas in a coherent way.
Demonstrate the capacity for independent scholarship and critical reflection by undertaking a minor research project that makes contributions to justice studies research.

Career outcomes

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