Our Bachelor of Justice Studies will equip you with an in-depth understanding of the structure, concepts and underlying principles of the justice system. It will introduce you to the issues that arise in developing, managing and administering justice policy and give you the tools to undertake those tasks successfully. Choose from a range of specialist electives that most interest you such as judicial administration in civil and family law or criminal justice issues. Study a Bachelor of Justice Studies at UC and you will: learn the fundamentals of the Australian justice system – its core concepts, structure and principals draw on a multi-disciplinary approach that includes judicial administration, sociology, criminal law, human rights, management, communications, psychology, human resources and government studies understand the social, legal, economic and political environment affecting the justice sector analyse and evaluate information to complete a range of activities relevant to the sector gain the knowledge and skills to work in many different roles in research, operations, policy or advocacy in the justice sector apply knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, well-developed judgment and responsibility work both individually and collaboratively to investigate justice sector issues and creatively solve problems that arise in that sector.

Career opportunities Policy development and administration Court administration Law enforcement and security Corrective services Criminological research Law reform