Bachelor of Arts

To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Arts (BA), a student must complete 24 units (240 credit point) as prescribed below:

• four core subjects at Level 1, and one core subject at Level 2
• The level 1 foundation subjects for their chosen majors
• two major sequences of six level 2 and 3 subjects each from Art History, Creative Writing, Criminal Justice, History, Journalism, Literature, Screen and Media Studies, Public Relations, or Sociology, with at least two subjects at 3rd year level in each major
• five elective subjects

Other award requirements

• A maximum of ten subjects can be taken at first year level over the entire degree
• A minimum of six subjects must be taken at third year level over the entire degree.

Note: In accordance with the University's Credit Transfer Policy and notwithstanding the amount of credit which may be given towards the Bachelor of Arts, a student undertaking this program is required to completed a minimum of 8 subjects of second and third year level offered through Griffith University which are part of the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements which have not been credited towards another award.

This degree may be awarded with Distinction where a student achieves a minimum program GPA of 6.5 with no failed courses. The words "This award was achieved with Distinction" will be recorded on the testamur.

Program Learning Outcomes communicate to the community the value of the Griffith educational experience as benchmarked against national qualification standards.

Program Learning Outcomes for this award describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.