1021
Nathan
Gold Coast
Mount Gravatt
Logan
South Bank
Online
Offshore
Other
3 years full-time
6 years part-time
240
$12,000.00* per year (more)
* 2024 indicative annual CSP
fee
Trimester 1, Trimester 2 and Trimester 3
The Bachelor of Arts gives you the freedom to pursue your passion for society and culture, driven by analysis and underpinned by our strong Griffith values including equity, diversity and sustainability. Develop a unique set of transferable skills that will set you up for a highly adaptable future across a range of industries.
You'll become a creative and analytical thinker and clear communicator with a high level of cultural awareness. The majors in this degree open your mind to critical global issues, and you'll develop the skills required to guide businesses and organisations through complex contemporary challenges.
Learn from leading scholars in their fields and gain knowledge of the principles and practices of research in the Arts and Humanities. You'll acquire deep knowledge across a range of disciplines, while retaining contact with your preferred area of study in your first year.
Hone your cultural competence, global awareness and sense of social justice as you delve into key questions about culture, media and society and how ideas develop, evolve and vary in the modern complex world.
*All majors are taught at the Gold Coast and Brisbane South campuses except where indicated.
^ Cross-disciplinary Majors able to be undertaken as part of the Bachelor of Arts may require students to complete Foundation courses in their first year as electives to be able to choose Majors offered by Schools other than Humanities, Languages and Social Science.
Work-integrated learning is hard-wired into this degree and you are encouraged to take advantage of extensive industry-relevant experiences such as internships, study tours and other work-integrated learning opportunities. With a practical focus on career-readiness, you'll be encouraged to reflect on your career trajectory and communication skills from the first year of study.
With a Griffith arts degree, you'll learn to think critically and creatively, innovate, communicate for influence, and harness the power of your ideas. You'll graduate with the power to create your own unique skill set and prepare for your dream career.
Graduates of this values-driven degree are prepared for careers across a diverse range of industries, equipped with skills in research, analysis, communication, leadership and critical thinking. You will be a mobile, informed and engaged global citizen, ready to make a difference within any field that you choose. With an emphasis on critical thinking and information literacy, this degree also lays the groundwork for further study in research.
Take control of your time - This degree has intakes in Trimester 1, 2 and 3. So, whenever you're ready to study, we're ready to get you started.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take up overseas learning opportunities through culturally focused courses.
The Bachelor of Arts may be undertaken full-time or part-time at either the Nathan or Gold Coast campus. A full-time student will generally attend 12 hours of scheduled classes per week throughout the trimester. Classes are generally scheduled during the day but some are offered during the evening between Monday and Friday.
To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.
Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.
Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.
Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts have flexible and adaptable skills that are valued in the workplace. Your highly developed skills in critical thinking, leadership, problem-solving and information analysis will be well-suited to a range of workplaces. Your choice of major will influence the direction of your career. There are a diverse range of job opportunities across an array for sectors for Bachelor of Arts graduates.
*Source: Australian Government Job Outlook.
Students who graduate with an appropriate Grade Point Average (GPA) may undertake an additional year of study in the Honours program which may qualify the student for further postgraduate studies. Graduates may also be eligible to apply for entry to a graduate teacher preparation degree which may lead to further career opportunities in education and teaching.
These fees are only applicable to domestic students who are not Commonwealth supported including:
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Eligible undergraduate fee-paying students may defer their tuition fees by taking out a FEE-HELP loan which is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). Payment of the loan is via the taxation system when income reaches a specified level.