Griffith University Courses

To be eligible for an offer of admission made through Open Universities Australia (OUA) for a Commonwealth Supported Place at Griffith University, an applicant must:

• meet the criteria for a domestic Australian student; AND have one of the following:
• have completed at least two OUA undergraduate units with a minimum GPA of 4.0 completed within the last 12 months at the time of application for admission OR
• achieved a minimum ATAR/Rank of 65.00 through the completion of senior secondary studies OR
• achieved a minimum assessed Rank of 65.00 through the completion of studies in an accepted qualification

* These scores/rankings apply to this program for 2022. Until this information is updated, applications will continue to be assessed using the requirements listed above as a guide. The minimum ATAR/Ranks for admission will be updated each cycle.

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Catchment Hydrology; a student must:

• hold any Bachelor degree (or higher) from a recognised University (or another tertiary institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 scale) OR
• have a minimum of two years equivalent full-time professional work experience in a relevant field.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Marketing, a student must:

• hold a related Bachelor degree (or higher) from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 scale), OR
• hold a Griffith Graduate Certificate in Marketing (or equivalent) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 scale). Students with a Griffith Graduate Certificate in Marketing will receive 40 credit points of advanced standing, OR
• have a combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to either of the above.

This Graduate Certificate will only be available to current serving members of an approved police service who will be nominated for admission by the police service. All applicants must:

• be officers employed in the approved police service and
• have satisfactorily completed initial training/Phase 1 proficiencies and assessments as required by the police service.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice, a student must:

• hold a three-year bachelor degree in a related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on a 7-point scale)
• OR hold a Graduate Certificate of Criminology and Criminal Justice with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on a 7-point scale).
• A degree equivalent to the discipline of criminology and criminal justice would be one that focused on criminal justice issues, had research methods training and has theory subjects applicable to criminological studies.

All applicants to the Graduate Certificate of Criminology and Criminal Justice must have either:

• a recognised undergraduate degree from a recognised tertiary institution
• OR fulfil the following alternative admission criteria: in selected circumstances, applicants without a recognised undergraduate degree may apply for entry based on their work experience in a criminal justice related field.

In these circumstances the applicant must supply evidence of relevant professional registration or vocational experience in a criminal justice related field. Such applicants, who will normally have worked in middle management positions for a minimum of five years, will be required to provide references from their employers supporting their application for admission and attesting to their ability to complete the program. In these cases, the Program Director will make the final decision and must be satisfied as to the applicant's ability to complete such a course of study.