- 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 2025 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 Teaching Junior Secondary Technology
EDU114 Communication and Thought
EDU202 Secondary Professional Learning 1: Transitioning into the Profession
EDU328 Engaging Diverse Learners
EDU410 Secondary Professional Experience 2 : Managing the Diverse Learning Environment
EDU412 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
EDU417 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
EDU418 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
EDU419 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
EDU420 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
EDU421 The Psychology of Learning
EDU422 Using Data for Learning
OES100 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
OES101 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills
SCS203 Foundations of Outdoor Environmental Studies
SPX102 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
4 required curriculum and pedagogy courses:
2 required courses:
EDU368 Introduction to Coaching Science
EDU369 Health and Physical Education: Curriculum A*
Plus select 2 courses to match your chosen Minor:
EDU347 Health and Physical Education: Curriculum B*
EDU348 Teaching and Learning English: Curriculum A
EDU356 Teaching Senior Secondary English
EDU357 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum A
EDU358 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
EDU359 History Teaching: Curriculum A
EDU363 Teaching Senior Secondary History
EDU364 Teaching and Learning in Mathematics: Curriculum A
4 course minor from:
English
Geography
History
Mathematics
8 course Health and Physical Education Major
OES240 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
OES300 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
OES301 Fraser Island Expedition*
PUB104 Leading Coastal Environmental Studies*
SPX101 Introduction to Behavioural Health
SPX222 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
SPX361 Sport and Exercise Psychology
SPX362 Physical Education Studies A
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.