Graduate attributes

With Bath Spa University, you are part of a Professionally Creative community. You are challenged to realise your talent and thrive, not just for your own benefit, but for the wider good as well.

During your journey with BSU, the graduate attributes are your companions. They are designed to inspire and guide your personal and professional growth. You are encouraged to embrace, interpret and integrate these attributes in your own unique way.

Confidently self-aware

With BSU, I will develop my ability to reflect on and recognise my unique skills, strengths, and values and be able to apply and articulate them in a range of different contexts.  

Emotionally attuned

With BSU, I will develop my ability to be mindful of how my actions and emotions impact those around me so I can better navigate difficult situations and build effective interpersonal relationships. 

Inclusive collaborator

With BSU, I will develop my ability to contribute independently to collaborative projects while working effectively with others, valuing diversity and respecting individual differences. 

Adaptable innovator

With BSU, I will develop my ability to embrace challenges, taking risks where needed and applying individual and collective problem solving. 

Critical thinker

With BSU, I will develop my ability to keep an open mind, ask curious questions and think creatively to gain a deeper and broader understanding of global perspectives and the world around me. 

Forward thinker

With BSU, I will develop my ability to set goals, plan ahead and utilise resources to support my personal ambitions and achieve my own version of success. 

Ethical leader

With BSU, I will develop my ability to act with empathy, making decisions grounded in ethical principles while advocating for sustainability and positive social change.  

Responsible self-starter

With BSU, I will develop my ability to be accountable for my actions and decisions while demonstrating creativity, proactivity, and a focus on solutions. 

Compassionately resilient

With BSU, I will develop my ability to respond to setbacks with a reflective and positive attitude, flexibility and a self-caring approach.  

Digitally resourceful

With BSU, I will develop my ability to utilise and responsibly leverage existing and emerging technologies to solve problems and communicate.