Why study at Griffith

Double the options

Double your qualifications and your career potential with a Griffith double degree, such as the Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Science.

Hands-on experience

Laboratory work will be a substantial part of your studies, giving you the opportunity to develop the hands-on skills you'll need when you enter the workforce.

Up-to-the-minute facilities

Science at Griffith encompasses six major buildings at the Gold Coast, Logan and Nathan campuses, giving students access to some of the nation's most technologically advanced facilities such as:

• The Laser Atomic Physics Laboratory with one of the most sophisticated laser labs in the country);
• A spin polarised electron source;
• Atom traps and high and ultra-high vacuum equipment; and
  
• The Griffith University Scanned Probe Facility, where research is being conducted using atomic force and scanning tunnelling microscopes
  

Inspiring teachers

Our physics teaching staff members are actively involved in research and industry, ensuring they stay at the forefront of knowledge.

World-leading research institutes

A leader in science research throughout Australia and the world, we are helping to direct the course of scientific discovery through it's many research institues and centres, including the Centre for Quantum Dynamics, the Nanoscale Science and Technology Centre, and the Scanning Probe Microscopy Facility. The Centre for Quantum Dynamics leads the way in physics. Researchers have discovered a technique using individual photons that for the first time measures lengths as accurately as the laws of physics allow. Physicists at the Centre have also helped Australia emerge as a serious player in the global race to develop an ion trap quantum computer, the ‘holy grail’ of quantum physics. They have produced what is believed to be basic building blocks of ion trap quantum computer hardware.

Links with industry

Our Industrial Affiliates Program is a Work Integrated Learning program that has been designed to integrate students into the workplace through the completion of an industry based project. It is designed to benefit both the student as well as the industry partner, and provides students with valuable real world experience. Final year students undertaking the Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Photonics and Nanoscience may be able to select the Industrial Affiliates Program as an elective.