Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations

Program code

1664

Available at

Nathan

Gold Coast

Mount Gravatt

Logan

South Bank

Online

Offshore

Other

Duration

3 years full-time
6 years part-time

Credit points

240

Indicative fee

Entry requirements

65.00

ATAR/RANK 2024

(more)

Commencing in

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2

Prerequisites

  • NIL

Assumed knowledge

  • Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3&4, C)

My details

Programs change over time. Course lists and requirements are specific to the year you started studying.

 

For Domestic and those International students not required to complete the English Language Enhancement course.

For the award of Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations (BPoliSciIntRel), you must successfully complete 240 credit points, made up of the core courses AND

  • 60 credit points for the International Relations major or Political Science and Public Policy major or Security, Conflict and Human Rights major; AND
  • 60 credit points for a second major and 20 credit points of foundation and/or Listed/Undergraduate free-choice elective courses or
  • 80 credit points for an extended major, or
  • 80 credit points of listed electives and/or Undergraduate free-choice elective/s

For International students required to complete the English Language Enhancement Course

For the award of Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations (BPoliSciIntRel), you must successfully complete 240 credit points, made up of the core courses AND

  • 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement course (5904LHS), AND
  • 60 credit points for the International Relations major or Political Science and Public Policy major or Security, Conflict and Human Rights major, AND
    • 60 credit points for a second major and 10 credit points of foundation courses or Listed/Undergraduate free-choice elective/s, or
    • 70 credit points of listed and/or Undergraduate free-choice elective/s

    Other program requirements

    You must successfully complete:

    • no more than 100 credit points of Level 1 courses (the first digit of a course code denotes the level);
    • at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

    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.

    Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level and Type

    The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is the national policy for regulated qualifications in Australian education and training. This qualification is accredited as an AQF Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.

    English Language Enhancement

    Domestic students enrolled in this program whose first language is not English may complete the following English Language Enhancement Course as an elective.

    Students whose first language is English are not permitted to undertake this course.

    Program learning outcomes

    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.