Bachelor of Arts

Discover your path to create impact

The Bachelor of Arts gives you the freedom to pursue your passion for society and culture, and prepares you to be a confident communicator and critical thinker.

You’ll acquire deep knowledge across a range of disciplines, underpinned by our strong Griffith values including equity, diversity and sustainability.

Master the skills for the future world of work by developing a hybrid skillset to set you apart, and practical skills to be an agent for social change.

In this degree you will:

• Build adaptable skills for diverse industries.
• Understand global issues and learn to navigate complex challenges for community and business.
• Explore culture, media, and society, and how ideas evolve.
• Develop enhanced writing, presentation, research, and project management skills.
• Hone your cultural competence and sense of social justice.

With a Griffith arts degree, you’ll learn to innovate, communicate for influence, and harness the power of your ideas.

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Majors*

• Chinese Language
• Creative Writing
• Economics^
• History
• Human Geography
• Indigenous Studies
• Islam-West Relations
• Italian Language
• Japanese Language
• Journalism
• Language and Society
• Literary Studies
• Political Science and Public Policy
• Psychology^
• Screen Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language
• Strategic Communication
• Theatre

*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.

Industry connections and practical opportunities

Work-integrated learning is hard-wired into this degree and you are encouraged to take advantage of extensive industry-relevant experiences and internships.

Flexibility

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.

Global mobility

Depending on your major, you may have the opportunity to take part in study tours or consider studying abroad.