Griffith Humanities is a dynamic School located on the Nathan and Gold Coast campuses. With leading international and national scholars in fields as diverse as history, journalism and media studies, sociology and creative writing, it offers a high quality education taught by leaders in their fields. One of the features of the School's undergraduate degrees is the emphasis on industry placements. Practical experience coupled with intellectually stimulating courses taught by excellent teachers and researchers results in high student satisfaction and quality graduates.
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Griffith's School of Languages and Linguistics has an enviable reputation as a centre of excellence in research and teaching in linguistics, applied linguistics and languages and cultures. Staff who are active in research in areas such as language pedagogy, computer assisted language learning and first and second language acquisition apply their knowledge to the suite of courses offered in a range of languages: Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish and International English.
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Whether or not Bachelor of Arts (Hons) student Brigid Buckley pursues a career in international diplomacy, she is fast becoming an expert in the machinations of the political and economic world. That learning process will continue during May when Brigid attends the annual forum of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.
Dr Halim Rane and a group of his undergraduate students have recently returned from a 21-day study tour of Malaysia, Turkey and Jordan. The trip was a short-term mobility program designed to give students an opportunity to experience the religious, cultural, social, economic and political realities of three different Muslim-majority countries.
From 2011 Griffith University offers you a new opportunity to gain a language qualification, with our Diploma of Languages, available in Chinese, Spanish, Japanese and Italian, at both the Nathan and Gold Coast campuses.
The Diploma of Languages is available as a stand-alone program, for those who are not enrolled in any degree program at Griffith University. From 2012 it will also be available as a concurrent program with selected Bachelor degrees.