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 |
---|---|---|---|
COR109 Cross-Cultural Management | |||
COR110 Managing Organisational Change |
Required courses: (7)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
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EDU100 Leadership and Team Dynamics | |||
LFS103 Training and Development | |||
LFS112 Serious Games 1 | |||
LFS122 Game Art 1 | |||
MTH101 Introduction to Game Programming | |||
MTH202 Creative Writing for Interactive Narrative 1 | |||
SPX102 Games Management |
Please note: Core course and EDU100 must be studied in Semester 1.
Year 2
Required courses: (8)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
COR111 Professional Games Project | |||
EDU101 Serious Games 2 | |||
EDU201 Game Art 2 | |||
EDU202 Professional Game Programming | |||
EDU210 Creative Writing for Interactive Narrative 2 | |||
EDU220 Serious Games 1 | |||
EDU221 Game Art 1 | |||
SPX361 Introduction to Game Programming |
Please note: EDU202 , EDU210 , EDU220 and EDU221 must be studied in Semester 2.
Year 3
Required courses: (6)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
EDU301 Creative Writing for Interactive Narrative 1 | |||
EDU310 Serious Games 2 | |||
EDU330 Game Art 2 | |||
MTH212 Professional Game Programming | |||
SPX362 Creative Writing for Interactive Narrative 2 | |||
SCS130 Communication and Thought |
Physical Education Major course: (1)
Select 1 course from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
SPX202 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship | |||
SPX211 Becoming a Teacher |
Mathematics Minor course: (1)
Select 1 course from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ICT211 Introductory Bioscience | |||
MTH302 Human Physiology | |||
MTH312 Human Anatomy | |||
SCI202 Introduction to Mathematics |
Or any mathematics-related course as approved by the Dean.
Please note: EDU301 , EDU310 , EDU330 and SCS130 must be studied in Semester 1.
Year 4
Required courses: (4)
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
EDU311 Calculus and Algebra | |||
EDU312 Introduction to Coaching Science | |||
SCI110 Environment, Technology and Sustainability | |||
SPX231 Learning about Learning |
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.
Physical Education Major course: (1)
Select 1 course from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
SPX201 Language and Literacies in Education | |||
SPX221 Dimensions of Learner Engagement | |||
SPX331 Workplace Learning: Professional Practice | |||
SPX322 Curriculum A Middle Years 4-10: Pedagogies for New Times | |||
SPX371 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning |
Mathematics Minor course: (1)
Select 1 course from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
ENS253 Physical Education Studies A | |||
ENS381 Vocational Education and Training: Philosophy and Practice |
OR any mathematics-related course as approved by the Dean
Education Electives: (2)
Select 2 elective courses from:
Course | Semester of offer | Units | Requisites |
---|---|---|---|
EDU302 Workplace Learning: Learning Engagement | |||
EDU303 Senior Phase Curriculum | |||
EDU304 Discrete Mathematics | |||
EDU305 Physical Education Studies B | |||
EDU313 Introduction to Indigenous Australia | |||
EDU314 Biomechanics I | |||
EDU340 Exercise Physiology I | |||
EDU341 Database Design | |||
EDU351 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics | |||
EDU371 Numerical Analysis |
TOTAL UNITS 384
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