Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts

When you combine science and arts, you'll develop the critical thinking and communication skills along with the specialised skills and practical knowledge in the biological, clinical, chemical, physical and mathematical sciences. You’ll have the freedom to tailor your degree around your interests in your foundation first year, before gaining specialist knowledge and abilities – based on your chosen majors – throughout the remainder of your studies.

This degree sits within both the humanities and science departments, offering you a broad choice of majors from either study area. The result is a well-rounded, interdisciplinary degree that sets you up to start your career equipped with the skills and knowledge you need to tackle the problems of today.

Areas of study

For Science: Majors: Applied mathematics, biochemistry and molecular biology, chemistry, geography, marine biology, physics, wildlife biology.

For Arts: Majors: Chinese, creative writing, criminal justice, drama, French,* German,* history, Indigenous studies, Indonesian,* Islam-West relations, Italian, Japanese, journalism, Korean,* language, culture and society, literary studies, Modern Greek,* security and international studies, popular culture and screen studies, psychology, sociology, social justice, Spanish, strategic communication.
*Via cross-institutional study.

Career opportunities

For Science: Depending on your major, microbiologist, pharmaceutical scientist, biochemist, chemist or biotechnologist, statistician, mathematician, physicist; with further study, science journalist, patent lawyer, science teacher; roles in the finance sector that require research and analytical skills, including the application of mathematics and statistics.

For Arts: A variety of roles in advertising, aid work, administration, arts management, information management, community development, heritage, journalism, librarianship (with further study), media production, public relations, research, social policy analysis, teaching (with further study), web production, welfare services.

Fees and charges

Refer to Griffith University current fee information.