Explore our Bachelor of Arts majors
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. Explore the majors for this degree in detail below.
Creative Writing
Pursue your flair for expression and learn to write from your heart in a way that engages others. Our teaching staff, authors themselves, will not only inspire you to develop your self-expression, but also help you build confidence and expertise and welcome you to the writing and poetry community.
Economics
In today's world, economics is about more than just numbers. Economists keep economies strong and stable and can help nations develop. You'll learn how societies distribute and use their resources, and how markets communicate with each other in evolving environments and industries. If you enjoy questioning the causes behind trends, then economics is for you.
History
A great author once insisted that the past is always present. When you study history you confront the challenge of disentangling present-day circumstances from past events and interpreting their meaning for yourself and for your community.
Human Geography
Human geography explores humans' relationships to place and the environment. This will be a good major to consider if you're driven to understand people, politics, culture and place through questions of inequality, sustainability, and mobility. We'll train you to connect your studies with future employment, as well as help you to rethink how you understand the connectedness of our communities, environment and world.
Indigenous Studies
You'll explore the historical, cultural and political relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians through theoretical and practical engagements. You'll gain an awareness of the tensions produced by this relationship and how to develop and implement initiatives and strategies to address those tensions.
Islam-West Relations
In the long history of Islam-West relations there have been periods of fruitful exchange and times of tension and strife. Why has the encounter ebbed and flowed over the centuries and what lessons does the past afford our multicultural present?
Journalism
Who knows what is true anymore? Journalists do. Interrogate the powers that be, share stories with the community you serve and learn how to produce and distribute your take on the world.
Language and Society
Nothing humans have created could exist without language. Explore the most fundamental way we create knowledge and value that nonetheless differs from culture to culture.
Languages
Language majors in the Bachelor of Arts at Griffith are Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. When you learn a language you acquire another way to understand yourself and the world. It is a life-changing experience that too many people are afraid to dare. Be brave, study a language and see just how widely it can open your life.
Literary Studies
Great literature can you transport you to a different time and place, introduce you to different people and pose the essential questions we all have to answer. When you read great literature you encounter powerful voices and can learn how to find your voice - which matters because without a voice you will never be heard.
Political Science and Public Policy
Understand the world so you can change it. You'll explore world issues from human rights, economic development, terrorism, war and security threats, to the wider challenges and opportunities of globalisation. You'll cover the key challenges of our time and develop the skills to be part of the solution to some of the world's biggest issues.
Psychology
Interested in the relationship between mind and personality? Psychology explores the use of interpersonal skills and the understanding of how to support people with personal, health, vocational and social difficulties.
Screen Studies
So much of our lives are defined by our immersion in popular culture. This major will open your capacity to interrogate social values and connect media to values and beliefs. You will interrogate the tensions between being an individual and belonging to a society.
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. What could be more important? What makes us tick? How does power define our lives? What makes you who you are? Do we have one identity or shift among many?
Strategic Communications
How an issue is communicated sets the terms in which it will be discussed. Develop your writing skills, and your capacity to think both laterally and creatively.
Theatre
Learn how to stage plays, how to act, and how drama can mobilise social action. From helping veterans cope with post-traumatic stress to building communities through performance, you will develop your skills in creative expression.