Bond University
University, Graduate school in Robina, Australia
Bond University is a private, not-for-profit university in Robina, on Queensland's Gold Coast, Australia. It opened on 15 May 1989, when its first cohort of 322 students arrived, and describes itself as Australia's first private, not-for-profit university. Besides the main campus, it has the Bond Institute of Health & Sport in Robina, a Clinical Education and Research Centre at Robina Hospital, and a location in central Brisbane.
Bond offers undergraduate, postgraduate, postgraduate research and microcredential programmes. It runs three semesters per year, and its accelerated bachelor's and master's degrees allow students to graduate earlier. The university reports a student-to-teacher ratio of 11:1. Study areas include:
- Business, commerce and entrepreneurship
- Law
- Medicine
- Health, biomedical and sport sciences
- Architecture
- Communication, film and creative media
- Psychology, criminology and social sciences
International students must meet general entry requirements, including evidence of English proficiency, and apply directly through a free online portal; pathway programmes exist for those who do not yet meet the requirements. On-campus rooms, from private to shared, include a dining plan, WiFi and housekeeping.
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Programmes
Undergraduate, postgraduate, postgraduate research and microcredential programmes in these study areas:
- Academic and English pathways
- Actuarial science and data analytics
- Architecture
- Business, commerce and entrepreneurship
- Communication, film and creative media
- Construction, property and planning
- Health, biomedical and sport sciences
- International relations, politics and arts
- Law
- Medicine
- Project management and innovation
- Psychology, criminology and social sciences
Admission
Every student must meet Bond's standard entry requirements; international students must also provide evidence of English language proficiency. Each programme then sets its own criteria, which may include prior studies and results, prerequisite subjects, portfolios and, in some cases, work experience. Students who do not yet meet the requirements may be eligible for a pathway programme. Applications are made directly to Bond through a free online portal.
Housing
Bond has on-campus accommodation, from halls of residence and ensuite singles to twin rooms, open to degree students as well as study abroad and exchange students. All on-campus rooms include a compulsory dining plan, WiFi, air conditioning, laundry facilities and housekeeping.
Off campus, students can choose studio rooms, apartments, homestay or shared accommodation, and the university's housing support staff help with the search.
Accreditation
Subjects taught
- Business
- Business Administration
- International Business
- Advertising
- Communications
- Journalism
- Communications
- Multimedia
- Film TV and video
- Computing
- Information Technology
- Health
- Medicine
- Physiotherapy
- Health Occupations
- Sports Medicine
- Humanities
- Philosophy
- International Relations
- Law
- Law
- Philology, Languages, Literature
- English Language and Literature (in Universities)
- Public Administration and Services
- Urban Studies and Planning
- Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Forensic Science
- Criminology
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Environmental Studies