Program Overview

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Justice

The Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Justice is a double degree program designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of business and justice. This program empowers students to drive positive change across industries by combining the study of justice systems with business strategy.

Highlights

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of business and justice, completing two separate degrees in 4 years full-time.
• Benefit from meaningful connections with high-profile industry employers and classes with leading and internationally renowned business and justice experts.
• Build real-world experience through work placements and industry projects where students tackle authentic challenges developed with input from real clients.
• Develop essential business acumen, including creative and critical thinking, professional communication, ethical decision-making, and the ability to work in a global context.

Why Choose This Course?

This course combines passion for business and justice, opening doors to a range of diverse careers spanning across industries. Students gain an in-depth understanding of the justice system and develop contemporary business skills that equip them to thrive. The program allows for tailoring the justice degree to individual interests by choosing a major in criminology and violence prevention, intelligence and investigations, or policy, politics, and social reform.

What to Expect

This course is designed with flexibility to suit students' passions for justice and business. With three majors to choose from in the Bachelor of Justice, students can take the path of their choice across:

• Intelligence and investigations: Exploring how to use intelligence to conduct ethical and culturally competent investigations.
• Criminology and violence prevention: Focusing on violence prevention and community safety through real-world learning.
• Policy, politics, and social reform: Empowering students to drive social change by shaping policies that address injustice.

The Bachelor of Business allows students to specialize in one of several majors and develop general business knowledge through core units. Students will:

• Graduate with contemporary skills needed to thrive in a dynamic world.
• Choose from a range of business majors to tailor studies to suit interests and career aspirations.
• Engage in hands-on, real-world learning from day one, including pitching to real companies, analyzing live business cases, or interning with leading organizations.

Careers and Outcomes

Combining a justice and business degree opens up diverse and impactful career pathways. Graduates can pursue roles in financial crime investigation, corporate compliance, or risk management, where knowledge of both legal systems and business operations is essential. Opportunities also exist in human resources, particularly in workplace investigations and ethics oversight. Additionally, this combination is valuable in marketing and advocacy roles where strategic communication and a strong understanding of justice principles can drive meaningful social change.

Possible Careers

• Business adviser
• Business analyst
• Community worker
• Diplomat
• Fraud and compliance investigator
• Government officer
• Information officer
• Marketing officer/manager
• Ministerial policy adviser
• Police officer
• Policy adviser
• Project liaison officer

Details and Units

To complete this course, students must complete a total of 384 credit points, comprising 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Business, 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Justice, and 24 credit points of QUT You. The two components of the double degree are undertaken concurrently.

• Business component: Students must complete 84 credit points of Business core units together with a 96 credit point Business major. Majors can be chosen from Accounting, Advertising, Behavioural Economics, Economics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Financial Planning, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Marketing, or Public Relations.
• Justice component: Justice students must select a major from Criminology and Violence Prevention, Investigations and Intelligence, or Policy, Politics, and Social Reform. The Justice component is made up of seven core units (84 credit points) and eight major units (96 credit points).
• QUT You component: 24 credit points are selected from the QUT You option units.

Requirements

• ATAR/selection rank threshold: 70.00
• Assumed knowledge: English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C). For Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Marketing majors, General Mathematics, or Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C) is also required.
• Year 12 early offer scheme: Eligible for current Queensland Year 12 students.
• Offer guarantee: Guaranteed an offer if an ATAR/selection rank of 70.00 or higher is achieved.
• VET guarantee: Guaranteed an offer for this course if an AQF certificate IV, diploma, or higher is completed.
• Advanced standing: Eligible for advanced standing (credit) based on prior studies or work experience.
• Deferment: Possible to defer the offer and postpone the start of the course for one year.

Fees

• 2026 fees: CSP $17,400 per year full-time (96 credit points), and $42,600 per year full-time (96 credit points) for international students.
• Student services and amenities fees may apply.
• HECS-HELP loans are available for eligible students.

Scholarships

Several scholarships are available, including the Corporate Partners in Excellence (CPIE) Scholarship, QUT Excellence Scholarship (Academic), Faculty of Business and Law Excellence Scholarship, International Merit Scholarship, and International Talent Scholarship.