Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 50 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 36,000 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in Griffith University - Gold Coast Campus

  CAD 29,710 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.5 - 6 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 79 - 19 - With no score less than
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 58.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 65.00 %

Additional Information

Career Opportunities

• Key employment sectors
  • Public Administration and Safety
    • Policing and security
    • Intelligence
    • Probation and parole
    • Government agencies
  • Health Care and Social Assistance
    • Child protection
    • Mental health services
    • Social services
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
    • Criminology research organisations
• Potential job outcomes
  • Intelligence analyst
  • Research analyst
  • Project officer
  • Criminal investigator
  • Child Safety Officer
  • Case Manager for Probation and Parole
  • Provisional Psychologist - Prisons

Scholarships

International Early Acceptance Award

We are delighted to be offering 10% credit on your first trimester's tuition fees if you are commencing in Trimester 2, 2025, and accept your offer and make payment within 14 days. This award applies to undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs (exclusions apply).

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply you must:

• Be a citizen of a country other than Australia or New Zealand.
• Be a full-time student starting in Trimester 2, 2025.
• Accept your offer to study at Griffith and make payment within 14 days of receiving your Letter of Offer. The acceptance date for this award will be outlined in your Letter of Offer.
• Be studying an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program. See the Terms and Conditions below for excluded programs and cohorts.

Terms and Conditions

• Griffith University academic and English language entry requirements apply, including results of previous study and English language proficiency.
• The award covers 10% of undergraduate or postgraduate coursework tuition fees for the first trimester of study only, for students commencing in Trimester 2, 2025.
• Students must accept their Letter of Offer and pay their total deposit fee by the award acceptance date specified in official University communication. This award will be granted as a non-refundable credit on the student account. Should a student withdraw or cancel for any reason, the award amount is non-refundable.
• Students who defer commencement to an intake after Trimester 2, 2025 are not eligible to receive the award.
• If eligible, the Early Acceptance Award will apply in addition to other Griffith International student scholarships.
• Students must be International Fee Paying to qualify for the award.
• Excludes students enrolling in Higher Degree Research, non-award, Study Abroad Program, Masters Qualifying Program, Dental (1577, 1613, 1638, 1574, 1580, 2126, 5702, 5703, 5699), Psychology (5070, 5747, 5753), Medical (1280, 5099), Nursing and Midwifery (1162, 1354), Master of Speech Pathology (5567), Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (1604),  Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) (1662), Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) (1590), English language programs at the Griffith English Language Institute, programs delivered wholly online, programs only offered part time, programs delivered onshore or offshore in collaboration with a partner organisation.
• Students must not be Australia Award/Australian Government scholarship recipients, foreign government scholarship recipients or on a pathway package with Griffith University.

The Gold Coast Student Grants program offers a $1,000 grant to help new international students settle into their new life on the Gold Coast. This grant can be used for textbooks, accommodation, or everyday expenses, easing the financial pressure of starting their journey in Australia.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Hold a valid student visa (subclass 500).
• Enroll at an Experience Gold Coast Education Member Institution for at least 24 academic weeks (including packaged offers/multiple courses).
• Be a new student with a course commencement date between 1 May–30 November 2025.
• Submit all required documents as per the Gold Coast New Student Grants’ conditions.

Important Dates: Applications Open: 11 February – 30 June 2025 (subject to early closure if the quota is met).
*Please note that this grant is only available to the first 250 eligible international students. Domestic students, international students already enrolled at an Australian institution, and those currently residing in Australia are not eligible.

Students who have completed their studies in Australia can apply for a Post Study Work Permit or a Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485) to continue working in Australia post the completion of their study programs. As an international student, one can apply for the visa but not later than six months after completing your course. But to be eligible, you must meet the Australian Study Requirements, which include a minimum of 16 months of stay in Australia and a completing 92 weeks of a course registered on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS).

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