Beyond Bond and Core curriculum

Prepare for life after university

What you learn in your degree is just one part of the story. At Bond, you won’t just complete an undergraduate degree – you will complete a degree-wide professional development program and the unique Core curriculum, designed to equip you with the skills you need to stand out in the workforce.

Together, the unique-to-Bond Core curriculum and Beyond Bond program will help you develop and enhance your capabilities, discover your passions, and excel in a competitive career environment.

Beyond Bond and the Core curriculum are embedded in every Bond undergraduate degree, an initiative unique to Bond University.

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Become a capable individual

Become a capable individual

Critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills are essential to succeeding in your career. In the core subject Critical Thinking and Communication, you will learn to make better decisions, evaluate and use evidence, and communicate effectively.
Become an effective collaborator

Become an effective collaborator

In the subject Collaboration, Teams and Leadership, students gain a deep understanding of their personality, values, and emotions, and develop an appreciation of these diverse characteristics in others. Students will work in groups, developing invaluable leadership and collaborative skills.

From January 2024, students will work in collaborative design labs to create authentic solutions to global challenges. In the new subject Collaboration for Global Change, students will connect their work to a sustainable development goal and frame their actions as global citizens. In learning to defend their work and worldview, students will apply critical and design thinking, problem-solving and communication skills in a problem-based environment that prepares them for future work, study and global action.
Become a global citizen

Become a global citizen

Explore the complex relationship between character, responsible action, and creative critical thinking. In Responsibility, Integrity and Civic Discourse, you will develop and exercise critical, communicative and cooperative capabilities needed to thrive with integrity in your future professional and personal life.

The Beyond Bond professional development program

Beyond Bond is a personalised, degree-wide professional development program that prepares you to transition into the workforce. Through this program, you will engage in academic, professional and extracurricular activities to grow and demonstrate your employability, and showcase your capabilities with a professional portfolio. Choose from a wide range of experiences, from gaining industry experience through to volunteering and professional development courses.

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Beyond Bond and Core curriculum

Prepare for life after university

Explore the Core curriculum

Become a capable individual

Become a capable individual

Become an effective collaborator

Become an effective collaborator

Become a global citizen

Become a global citizen

Beyond Bond

The Beyond Bond professional development program

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