Study Plan
This Study Plan is valid from Study Period 1, 2011.
For students who commenced study in this program prior to Study Period 1, 2011:
- Find the Student Handbook for the semester in which you commenced.
- Select the program in which you are enrolled.
- Either scroll down to the Program Structure, or select the Recommended Enrolment Pattern link.
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 32 required courses.
- Complete a minimum of 80 days of supervised placement, completed as full-time blocks. One major supervised placement must be completed in a Queensland school.
- Complete 100 hours of Wider Field Experience.
In order to commence field education placement you must:
- Hold a valid Suitability Card (Blue Card), throughout the duration of your program, which is issued by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (CCYPCG). You should allow 12 weeks for CCYPCG to issue the card. Note: students who do not possess a valid Blue Card will be unable to complete the field education component of their program and will be unable to meet graduation requirements.
- Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state/territory authority).
- Travel to attend field education placements.
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
- Students may elect to complete a minor teaching area from the Faculty of Arts discipline studies. Students taking this option will require personal assistance from a program adviser from the Faculty of Science, Health and Education.
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
Program structure
Year 1
Core course: (1)
Select 1 core course from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
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COR109 Discovering Science | |||
COR110 Individual Learner Needs |
Required courses: (7)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
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COR111 Teaching Technologies: Curriculum and Pedagogy | |||
EDU100 Professional Experience: Facilitating the Learning Environment | |||
MTH101 Teaching Reading and Writing | |||
MTH202 Teaching HPE in the Early Years | |||
MTH212 Assessing Learning | |||
SCI105 Teaching HASS in Primary School | |||
SCI107 Teaching Arts in the Primary School |
Please note: EDU100 must be studied in Semester 1, COR111 must be studied in Semester 2
Year 2
Required courses: (8)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
EDU101 Professional Experience: Differentiated Practice | |||
EDU201 Teaching Science in Primary Schools | |||
EDU202 Teaching HPE in Primary School | |||
EDU210 Teaching English: Language, Literature and Literacy | |||
EDU220 Teaching Science: The Sky is the Limit | |||
EDU221 Teaching Primary School Mathematics | |||
LFS100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching | |||
SCI110 Diversity and Inclusion |
Please note: EDU202 , EDU210 , EDU220 and EDU221 must be studied in Semester 2.
Year 3
Required courses: (5)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
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EDU301 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages | |||
EDU310 Teacher as Global Practitioner | |||
EDU330 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher | |||
MTH312 Teacher as Researcher | |||
SCS130 Using Data for Learning |
Please note: EDU301 , EDU310 , EDU330 and SCS130 must be studied in Semester 1.
Mathematics Major courses: (1)
Select 1 course from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ICT221 Communication and Thought | |||
MTH302 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship | |||
SCI202 Environment, Technology and Sustainability |
OR any advanced level mathematics-related course as approved by the Dean
Minor courses: (2)
Select 2 courses from your chosen Minor:
Year 4
Required courses: (2)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
EDU311 Becoming a Teacher | |||
EDU312 Introduction to Mathematics |
Please note: EDU311 and EDU312 must be studied in your final semester of study and all discipline courses (majors, minors) must have been completed prior to enrolment in both of these courses.
Mathematics Major courses: (2)
Select 2 courses from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENS253 Calculus and Algebra | |||
ENS381 Discrete Mathematics | |||
PUB361 Chemistry |
OR any mathematics-related course as approved by the Dean
Minor Courses: (2)
Select 2 courses from your chosen minor
Education Electives: (2)
Select 2 elective courses from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
EDU302 Physics | |||
EDU303 Learning about Learning | |||
EDU304 Language and Literacies in Education | |||
EDU305 Dimensions of Learner Engagement | |||
EDU313 Workplace Learning: Professional Practice | |||
EDU314 Curriculum A Middle Years 4-10: Pedagogies for New Times | |||
EDU340 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning | |||
EDU341 Cell Biology | |||
EDU351 Science Research Methods | |||
EDU371 Vocational Education and Training: Philosophy and Practice |
TOTAL UNITS 384
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