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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 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care
ACC210 Life Crisis
ACC211 The Child Client
ACC220 Communication and Thought
ACC310 International Politics: An Australian Perspective
BUS102 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
BUS203 International Justice and Human Rights
FIN210 Making Public Policy in a Global Era

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 International Relations: Theory and Practice
ENS222 International Security
ENS318 Forces of Change in International Politics
LFS100 Politics of the USA
LFS112 Politics and the Media
LFS122 Industry Project 1: International Studies
LFS201 Making Public Policy in a Global Era
LFS252 International Relations: Theory and Practice
LFS261 International Security
MBT361 Politics and Security in East Asia
SCI102 Internship in Human Security and Politics
SCI212 Industry Project 1: International Studies

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 Politics of the USA
BUS105 Politics and the Media
BUS203 Internship in Human Security and Politics
HRM210 Communication and Thought
HRM220 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
IBS210 Public Health Foundations
MGT310 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
MKG221 Think Health

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 Health Research and Evidence
CHM202 Introduction to Behavioural Health
CHM210 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
CHM310 Indigenous Wellbeing Practice
CHM311 Introductory Bioscience
ENS305 Science Research Methods
LFS251 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
SCI302 Introduction to Management

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 and second teaching area

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 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
DRA101 Environment and Health
DRA200 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
DRA201 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
DRA301 Health Practicum
DRA302 Indigenous Wellbeing Research
DRA202 Accounting Principles
DRA203 Financial Accounting
DRA204 Business Finance
DRA205 Law of Business Associations

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 Management Accounting
EDU307 Introduction to Economics
EGL120 Business Law and Ethics
EGL201 Introduction to Financial Planning
EGL205 Plant Diversity and Ecology
EGL206 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
EGL285 Plant Growth and Reproduction
CMN213 Cell Biology
CMN266 Human Physiology

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 Human Anatomy
CMN105 Systemic Physiology I
CMN200 Molecular Biology
CMN201 Microbiology
CMN202 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
CMN300 Biodiversity and Ecology
CMN303 Genetics
DES101 Management and Organisational Behaviour
HIS290 Introduction to Marketing

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 Business Law and Ethics
GEO101 Managing Human Resources
GEO201 Managing Workplace Relations
GEO310 Principles of International Business
GEO201 Small Business and New Venture Management
GEO301 Sport and Event Marketing
GEO302 Chemistry
GEO310 Organic Chemistry
GEO340 Inorganic Chemistry
GEO350 Physical Chemistry
GEO390 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
ENP236 Environmental Chemistry
ENP245 Biochemistry
ENS253 Analytical Sciences
ENP255 Performance Skills Laboratory 1
ENS242 Dramatic Languages
ENS254 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
ENS353 Applied Performance

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 Devising Performance
LFS112 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
LFS122 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
SPX102 Physical Theatre
SPX201 Theatre Production
SPX231 Theatre Internship
SPX361 Introduction to Creative Writing
SPX362 The English Language
SPX331 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
SPX322 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
SPX371 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature

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 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
HIS140 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
HIS200 Editing for the Communications Professional
HIS210 Creativity and Literature
HIS230 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
HIS240 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
HIS320 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
SCS130 Children, Media and Society

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 Screen Production and Editing
IND111 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
IND210 Screen and Media Industry Project
IND211 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
IND310 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
IND311 Changing Planet Earth
IND220 Introducing Human Geographies
IND221 Hydrology and Geomorphology
IND222 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
IND223 Hydrology and Geomorphology
IND212 Biogeography
LNG110 Coastal Geomorphology

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 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
DES105 Historical Geographies
ICT211 Animals and Society
ICT220 Advanced Geographical Studies
ICT221 Regions, Change and Sustainability
ICT310 Landscapes, Place and People
ICT311 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
ICT320 Database Programming

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
ITL111
ITL200
ITL201
ITL210
ITL211
ITL310
ITL311
LNG110

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
JPN110 Introductory Japanese 1
JPN111 Introductory Japanese 2
JPN210 Intermediate Japanese 1
JPN211 Intermediate Japanese 2
JPN310 Advanced Japanese 1: Language for Japanese Media
JPN311 Advanced Japanese 2: Language for Work and Study
JPN200
JPN201

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
MTH102
MTH200
MTH202
MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
MTH302 Applied Mathematics
MTH312
ENG203
MTH381 Applied Systems Modelling
ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

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 Physics
SCI110 Science Research Methods
MTH202
MTH302 Applied Mathematics
PHY201
PHY202
PHY311
ENS281

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