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Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) - Teaching area entry requirements

Self-assess your teaching areas

The self-assessment tool is available for you to assess your teaching areas prior to submitting your application through QTAC for formal assessment.

Applicants must satisfy the discipline study requirements of at least:

  • six curriculum specific courses (one-quarter of a degree) in a nominated first teaching area
  • four curriculum specific courses (one-sixth of a degree) in a nominated second teaching area.

A maximum of two introductory level courses can be counted towards a teaching area.

Select a teaching area to self-assess your eligibility for entry

Accounting — available as a first teaching area only
A combination of accounting, economics and finance courses.

Sample USC courses for an ACCOUNTING teaching area

ACC106 Economics for Managers
ACC210 Managing Research
ACC211 Marketing in an International Environment
ACC220 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
ACC310 Managing People
BUS102 Global Business Management
BUS203 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
FIN210 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Business
  • Commerce
  • Financial Planning
Agricultural Science — available as a first teaching area only
A combination of courses across animal and plant biology, biochemistry, botany, chemistry, ecology, environmental science, horticulture and zoology.

Suggested degrees

  • Agricultural Science
  • Science
  • Vet Science
Biology — available as a first teaching area only
A combination of Biology courses covering anatomy, animal physiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, cell biology, ecology, genetics, human physiology, microbiology, molecular biology.

Sample USC courses for a BIOLOGY teaching area

ENS221 Retail Supply Chain Management and Procurement
ENS222 Supply Chain Sustainability and Risk Management
ENS318 Food Marketing
LFS100 Project Planning
LFS112 Project Integration
LFS122 Corporate Finance
LFS201 Marketing Management
LFS252 Research Project
LFS261 Managerial Project
MBT361 Innovation and Management Decision Making
SCI102 International Trade and Finance
SCI212 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Biomedical Science
  • Science
  • Medicine
  • Vet Science
Business — available as a first and second teaching area
A combination of Business courses covering business plans, economic systems, financial management, human resource management, international business, marketing and operations management.

Sample USC courses for a BUSINESS teaching area

BUS104 Project Integration
BUS105 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
BUS203 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
HRM210 Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
HRM220 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
IBS210 Indonesian A
MGT310 Indonesian B
MKG221 Indonesian C

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Business
  • Commerce

 

Chemistry — available as a first teaching area only

 A combination of Chemistry courses covering organic, physical, inorganic, biochemistry, analytical and environmental chemistry.

Sample USC courses for a CHEMISTRY teaching area

SCI105 Indonesian D
CHM202 Indonesian E
CHM210 Indonesian F
CHM310 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
CHM311 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
ENS305 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
LFS251 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
SCI302 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Science

 

Chinese — available as a first and second teaching area

 A combination of courses across spoken and written Chinese. Native speakers may also be eligible.

 Suggested degrees

  • Arts
Dance — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of studio practice courses in ballet, jazz, world dance contemporary, choreography (at university level).

Suggested degrees

  • Creative Industries
  • Performing Arts
Drama — available as a first teaching area only

A combination of studio practice courses in acting, directing, voice or movement, stage craft and history of theatre (at university level).

Sample USC courses for a DRAMA teaching area

DRA100 Languages and Linguistics
DRA101 Indonesian A
DRA200 Indonesian B
DRA201 Indonesian C
DRA301 Indonesian D
DRA302 Indonesian E
DRA202 Indonesian F
DRA203 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
DRA204 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
DRA205 In-Country Indonesian Studies C

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Fine Arts
  • Creative Industries
  • Performing Arts
English — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses covering literature studies, creative writing, grammar, literacy and media and film studies.

Sample USC courses for an ENGLISH teaching area

CMN116 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
EDU307 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
EGL120 Languages and Linguistics
EGL201 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
EGL205 Becoming a Teacher
EGL206 Cell Biology
EGL285 Introduction to Mathematics
CMN213 Calculus and Algebra
CMN266 Environment and Health

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts
  • Creative Industries
  • Creative Writing
Film, TV and New Media — available as a first teaching area only

A combination of courses covering film and media theory and production.

Sample USC courses for a FILM, TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA teaching area

CMN104 Public Health Foundations
CMN105 Science Research Methods
CMN200 Communication and Thought
CMN201 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
CMN202 Learning about Learning
CMN300 Language and Literacies in Education
CMN303 Dimensions of Learner Engagement
DES101 Professional Learning: Professional Practice
HIS290 Curriculum A Middle Years 4-10: Pedagogies for New Times

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts
  • Creative Arts
  • Creative Industries
French — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across spoken and written French. Native speakers may also be eligible.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts
Geography — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across human geography, physical geographies, economic geography, geomorphology, bio-geography, geology, cultural studies and environmental studies.

Sample USC courses for a GEOGRAPHY teaching area

GEO100 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning
GEO101 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
GEO201 Vocational Education and Training: Philosophy and Practice
GEO310 Professional Learning: Learning Engagement
GEO201 Senior Phase Curriculum
GEO301 Discrete Mathematics
GEO302 Physics
GEO310 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
GEO340 Health Promotion Settings
GEO350 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
GEO390 Software Development 1
ENP236 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
ENP245 Numerical Analysis
ENS253 Professional Learning: Inclusivity and Diversity
ENP255 Professional Learning: Professional Engagement
ENS242 Health Promotion Principles
ENS254 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
ENS353 Chemistry

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts
  • Environmental Science
  • Science
German — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across spoken and written German. Native speakers may also be eligible.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts
Health and Physical Education — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across biomechanics, anatomy, physiology, motor control and learning, health and nutrition and coaching science.

Sample USC courses for a HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION teaching area

LFS103 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LFS112 Applied Systems Modelling
LFS122 E-Learning Leader
SPX102 Learning for Sustainability in Schools
SPX201 Internship
SPX231 Human Development and Early Learning
SPX361 Learning Choices
SPX362 Vocational Education and Training: Learning Engagement
SPX331 Teaching Reading and Writing
SPX322 Teaching Mathematics
SPX371 Alternative Schooling Pedagogies

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Human Movement
  • Sport and Exercise Science
History — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across modern and ancient history.

Sample USC courses for a HISTORY teaching area

HIS100 Contexts of Disability and Differences
HIS140 Accounting Principles
HIS225 Financial Accounting
HIS230 Business Finance
HIS231 Law of Business Associations
HIS232 Management Accounting
HIS250 Introduction to Economics
HIS265 Business Law and Ethics
HIS320 Introduction to Financial Planning
SCS130 Plant Diversity and Ecology

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts

 

Indonesian — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across spoken and written Indonesian. Native speakers may also be eligible.

Sample USC courses for an INDONESIAN teaching area

IND110 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
IND111 Plant Growth and Reproduction
IND210 Cell Biology
IND211 Human Physiology
IND310 Human Anatomy
IND311 Systemic Physiology I
IND220 Molecular Biology
IND221 Microbiology
IND222 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
IND223 Biodiversity and Ecology
IND212 Genetics
LNG110 Management and Organisational Behaviour

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts
Information and Communications Technology — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses covering information and intelligent systems, software and system engineering and design.

Sample USC courses for an INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY teaching area

BUS108 Introduction to Marketing
DES105 Business Law and Ethics
ICT211 Managing Human Resources
ICT220 Managing Workplace Relations
ICT221 Principles of International Business
ICT310 Small Business and New Venture Management
ICT311 Sport and Event Marketing
ICT320 Chemistry

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Information Technology
Italian — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across spoken and written Italian. Native speakers may also be eligible.

Sample USC courses for an ITALIAN teaching area

ITL110 Organic Chemistry
ITL111 Inorganic Chemistry
ITL200 Physical Chemistry
ITL201 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
ITL210 Environmental Chemistry
ITL211 Biochemistry
ITL310 Analytical Sciences
ITL311 Performance Skills Laboratory 1
LNG110 Dramatic Languages

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts
Japanese — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across spoken and written Japanese. Native speakers may also be eligible.

Sample USC courses for a JAPANESE teaching area

LNG110 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
JPN110 Applied Performance
JPN111 Devising Performance: Community Engagement
JPN210 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
JPN211 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
JPN310 Physical Theatre
JPN311 Theatre Production
JPN200 Theatre Internship
JPN201 Introduction to Creative Writing

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts

 

Mathematics — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of Mathematics courses across calculus, algebra, numerical analysis.

Sample USC courses for a MATHEMATICS teaching area

MTH100 The English Language
MTH102 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
MTH200 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
MTH202 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
MTH212 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
MTH302 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
MTH312 Editing for the Communications Professional
ENG203 Creativity and Literature
ENS381 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
ICT221 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
SCI202 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  •  Science
Music — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of music related courses in composition, general music, performance and musicology.

Suggested degrees

  • Music
  • Arts (with a Music major)
Physics — available as a first teaching area only

A combination of Physics courses in force, energy motion and Mathematics courses.

Sample USC courses for a PHYSICS teaching area

SCI107 Children, Media and Society
SCI110 Screen Production and Editing
MTH202 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
MTH302 Screen and Media Industry Project
PHY201 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
PHY202 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
PHY311 Changing Planet Earth
ENS281 Introducing Human Geographies

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Engineering
  • Science
Science — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across anatomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental science and physics.

Sample USC courses for a SCIENCE teaching area

CHM202 Organic Chemistry
CHM210 Inorganic Chemistry
CHM310 Physical Chemistry
CHM311 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
ENS305 Environmental Chemistry
ENS281
ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology
ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LFS100 Cell Biology
LFS112 Human Physiology
LFS251 Biochemistry
LFS252 Molecular Biology
LFS261 Microbiology
MBT352 Molecular Biotechnology
MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
PHY201
PHY202
PHY311
SCI102 Biodiversity and Ecology
SCI105 Introductory Chemistry
SCI107 Physics
SCI110 Science Research Methods

Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.

Suggested degrees

  • Biomedical Science
  • Environmental Science
  • Science
  • Sport and Exercise Science
Spanish — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses across spoken and written Spanish. Native speakers may also be eligible.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts

Study of Religion — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of courses covering theology, major world religions, religion in Australia, religious beliefs and practices.

Suggested degrees

  • Arts

  • Theology

Visual Arts — available as a first and second teaching area

A combination of studio practice courses in painting, drawing, design, sculpture, print making and art history/theory (at a university level).

Suggested degrees

  • Fine Arts