Griffith University Courses

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication and Media, applicants must:

• hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale).

All applicants seeking to undertake a Master of Infection Prevention and Control must hold:

• a Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline (health, medical, nursing or scientific) from a recognised higher education institution and a GPA of 4.0 and above
• OR a Graduate Certificate in Infection Prevention and Control from Griffith University.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Global Development, 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
• hold a related Bachelor degree or Graduate Certificate (or higher) from a recognised University (or another tertiary institution of equivalent standing) - students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing OR
• hold a related Bachelor Honours or Graduate Diploma (or higher) from a recognised University (or another tertiary institution of equivalent standing) - students will be eligible for 80 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 one of the above.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Business, 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 point scale); OR
• hold a related Bachelor degree (or equivalent) from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale) - students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing; OR
• hold a related Bachelor Honours or Graduate Diploma (or equivalent) from a recognised university (or another tertiary institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale) - students will be eligible for 80 credit points of advanced standing; OR
• hold a Graduate Certificate in Business (3306) or a Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics (3389) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale) students will be eligible for 40 credit points of credit; OR
• hold a related Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale) students may be eligible for up to 40 credit points of credit; OR
• have a combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to one of the above.

Note: Relevant work experience will be considered as part of an application.

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Digital Health applicants must hold:

• any Bachelor degree;
• OR a health-related diploma PLUS two years relevant work experience in the health or aged-care sector;
• OR a minimum of five years equivalent full-time work experience in administrative, management and leadership roles within healthcare organisations (students would be expected to have career goals to work in health-related organisations).

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning, a student must:

• hold any 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
• have a minimum of five years equivalent full-time professional work experience in a relevant field, 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, OR
• be an 'existing provider' as defined in the Professional Standards legislation.

Students wishing to complete this program under the conditions of the AMP Services Limited partnership and affiliation with Griffith University are required to complete a consent form providing Griffith University with permission to share their student information with AMP Services Limited in relation to the program.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, applicants must:

• hold a Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised tertiary institution OR
• hold a Bachelor degree or a Graduate Certificate in a related discipline or a Bachelor Honours in a non-related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution (students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing) OR
• hold a Bachelor Honours degree or a Graduate Diploma in a related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution (students will be eligible for 80 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 any of the above (students may be eligible for 10 to 80 credit points of advanced standing).

Note: Degrees from overseas institutions must be assessed as equivalent to a recognised Australian qualification.

For admission to the Master of Clinical Dentistry program, an applicant must:

• hold a Bachelor degree in Dentistry or equivalent (five-year program);
• hold current registration as general dental practitioner in Australia;
• have a minimum of two years of clinical experience post-graduation from a registrable dental degree;
• meet English language proficiency requirements (see below for details);
• successfully complete an interview process.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Integrated Water Management, applicants must hold:

• a Bachelor degree in a field relevant to water management
• OR a Graduate Certificate in Integrated Water Management and a minimum of one year practical experience in a related field (these students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing towards the program)
• OR a Graduate Diploma of Integrated Water Management and a minimum of two years practical experience in a related field (these students will be eligible for 80 credit points of advanced standing towards the program).

Note: Further credit in addition to that awarded on the basis of advanced standing is not available.

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning, a student must:

• hold any 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
• have a minimum of five years equivalent full-time professional work experience in a relevant field 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 OR
• meet the definition of an 'existing provider' as detailed in the Professional Standards legislation.

AMP student cohort

Students wishing to complete this program under the conditions of the AMP Services Limited partnership and affiliation with Griffith University are required to complete a consent form providing Griffith University with permission to share their student information with AMP Services Limited in relation to the program.

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Research Studies in Information Technology, a student must:

• hold an undergraduate degree in a related discipline from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum grade point average of 4.5 (using a 7.0 point scale) over the last two years of the Bachelor degree;
• OR hold a Masters degree in a related discipline from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum grade point average of 4.5 (using a 7.0 point scale).

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

• a Bachelor degree from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with applicants normally having achieved a minimum GPA of 4.5 (using a 7.0 scale) in the Bachelor degree
• OR a Bachelor degree in Environmental Science from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with applicants normally having achieved a minimum GPA of 4.5 (using a 7.0 scale) in the Bachelor degree (these students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing towards the program)
• OR the Graduate Certificate in Environment (3212) (these students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing towards the program)
• OR a Bachelor Honours degree in Environmental Science from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing (these students will be eligible for 80 credit points of advanced standing towards the program).