- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2024 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
Program structure
For students commencing in the current semester.
16 required courses:
COR109 Project Management
EDU114 Cultural Intelligence for International Business Managers
EDU202 Managing Knowledge Assets
EDU328 Leadership Development
EDU410 Marketing Strategy
EDU412 Property Management
EDU417 Introduction to Journalism
EDU418 Editing for the Communications Professional
EDU419 The Writer and the Law
EDU420 News Writing: Print and Broadcast
EDU421 Online Journalism
EDU422 Communication and Thought
OES100 Secondary Professional Learning 1: Transitioning into the Profession
OES101 Engaging Diverse Learners
SCS203 Secondary Professional Experience 2 : Managing the Diverse Learning Environment
SPX102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
4 required curriculum and pedagogy courses:
2 required courses:
EDU368 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
EDU369 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
Plus select 2 courses to match your chosen Minor:
EDU347 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
EDU348 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
EDU356 The Psychology of Learning
EDU357 Using Data for Learning
EDU358 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
EDU359 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills
EDU363 Foundations of Outdoor Environmental Studies
EDU364 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
4 course minor from:
English
Geography
History
Mathematics
8 course Health and Physical Education Major
OES240 Introduction to Coaching Science
OES300 Outdoor Environmental Expeditions
OES301 Leading Coastal Environmental Studies
PUB104 Introduction to Behavioural Health
SPX101 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology
SPX361
SPX362
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Requirements for placements
As required by the Queensland Family and Child Commission Act (2014), preservice teachers must undergo a Working with Children Check and be issued with a Blue Card by the Public Safety Business Agency to allow them to undertake supervised professional experience in a school or centre where children under 18 years of age are present. It is now a requirement of all Queensland sites and most Australian sites that preservice teachers have obtained a Blue Card prior to commencing supervised professional experience.
To avoid processing delays, you are encouraged to apply for a Blue Card as soon as you have accepted your offer. Blue Cards are free-of-charge for Education students when you apply through the USC's Professional Learning office (Level G, H1 building).
Note: If you do not possess a current Blue Card, you will be unable to complete the professional experience component of your program and you will be unable to meet graduation requirements.
Visit Education - Supervised Professional Experience (SPE) for more information on requirements for placement.
Visit the Public Safety Business Agency website for information on Blue Cards - For students commencing Semester 1, 2016.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 32 courses as listed in program structure.
- The total number of introductory courses (100 level) cannot exceed 15.
- Select and complete major and minor as per the list below.
- Register your selected major and minor with Student Administration.
- Complete a minimum of 80 days Supervised Professional Experience, completed as full-time blocks.
- Complete 15 days of Wider Field Experience.
- Complete 25 days Outdoor Environmental Fieldwork on Fraser Island and other natural environments on the Sunshine Coast.
In order to commence Supervised Professional Experience placement you must:
- Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state/territory authority).
- Travel to attend field education placements.
- A Blue Card is required, refer to Requirements for placements.
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
- Students will need to be aware of the physical components and location requirements of the program. If you have a disability, medical condition or any concerns that may affect your potential participation in some of the practical components of the program, you are invited to discuss your options with the program coordinator.
- When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan.