昆士兰科技大学

Bachelor of Communication (Professional Communication)

This course prepares you for communication roles across a broad range of professional settings in small and large organisations.

In addition to the high-level professional writing skills required by employers, you will develop knowledge and experience in a range of areas. These include organisational communication such as strategic speech writing and delivery, and persuasive writing, including the role of rhetoric in contemporary communications and important societal debates.

You'll graduate with advanced writing and communication competence - a rare skill keenly sought by employers - as well as practical industry knowledge and networks.

Use your double degree skills as a communications manager, in-house writer or public relations specialist for private and public sector organisations.

Bachelor of Justice

You'll be job-ready by exploring the most recent theory and practice of social justice, and gain problem-solving, analytical and applied computer skills that are relevant to the workplace.

Tailor your studies and choose from two majors: policy and governance, or criminology and policing.

The policy and governance major offers you the opportunity to learn policy analysis and the intricacies of how government officers research, analyse, recommend and develop policies in the justice sphere. Particularly, it gives you an insight into how policy is implemented and critiqued, and evolves through government and its departments.

The criminology and policing major details punishment and penal policy, crime research methods, and your choice of units in eco crime, sex crime, death investigation, crime in pop culture, drugs and intelligence, among others.

The course is consistently refreshed to meet the needs of the community, government and police agencies for skilled staff. You will also benefit from academic staff who have worked in these areas and bring real-life examples and experience to your learning.

At a theoretical level, you will engage with the concepts of social justice, human rights and equality to understand the way in which society defines, polices and punishes criminal behaviours.

Highlights

Develop high-level professional writing skills and gain knowledge and experience in a range of areas including organisational communication such as strategic speech writing and delivery, as well as persuasive writing.
Visits and lectures from industry, work integrated learning placements and projects, and international study options will provide you with real-world experience and contacts.
Complete work placements in a range of community and government organisations to gain real justice industry connections.
Undertake combined studies in criminology and policing, or policy and governance.
Use your skills as a communications manager, in-house writer or public relations specialist for private and public sector organisations.

Career outcomes

Use your skills as a communications manager, in-house writer or public relations specialist for private and public sector organisations.

Possible careers

Aid Work Manager
Child and Family Counsellor
Communication Strategist
Community Worker
Family Services Officer
Government Officer
Policy Officer
Policy analyst
Program Manager
Social Worker