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
A combination of accounting, economics and finance courses.
Sample USC courses for an ACCOUNTING teaching area
ACC106 Introduction to Interaction & UX Design
ACC210 Animation and Visualisation Design
ACC211 3D Animation and Visualisation Design
ACC220 Quality Learning and Teaching
ACC310 Curriculum A Middle Years 4-10: Pedagogies for New Times
BUS102 Classroom Management
BUS203 Teaching Practice 1
FIN210 Engaging Diverse Learners
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Business
- Commerce
- Financial Planning
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
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 Curriculum A Secondary Years 10-12
ENS222 Language and Literacies in Education
ENS318 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning
LFS100 Professional Engagement
LFS112 Teaching Practice 2
LFS122 Engaging Diverse Learners
LFS201 Curriculum A Secondary Years 10-12
LFS252 Quality Learning and Teaching
LFS261 Curriculum A Middle Years 4-10: Pedagogies for New Times
MBT361 Classroom Management
SCI102 Teaching Practice 1
SCI212 Engaging Diverse Learners
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Biomedical Science
- Science
- Medicine
- Vet Science
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 Curriculum A Secondary Years 10-12
BUS105 Language and Literacies in Education
BUS203 Engaging Diverse Learners
HRM210 Curriculum A Secondary Years 10-12
HRM220 Curriculum B Middle Years 4-10: Assessment for Learning
IBS210 Professional Engagement
MGT310 Teaching Practice 2
MKG221 Accounting Principles
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Business
- Commerce
A combination of Chemistry courses covering organic, physical, inorganic, biochemistry, analytical and environmental chemistry.
Sample USC courses for a CHEMISTRY teaching area
SCI105 Financial Accounting
CHM202 Business Finance
CHM210 Law of Business Associations
CHM310 Management Accounting
CHM311 Introduction to Economics
ENS305 Business Law and Ethics
LFS251 Introduction to Financial Planning
SCI302 Plant Diversity and Ecology
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Science
A combination of courses across spoken and written Chinese. Native speakers may also be eligible.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
A combination of studio practice courses in ballet, jazz, world dance contemporary, choreography (at university level).
Suggested degrees
- Creative Industries
- Performing Arts
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 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
DRA101 Plant Growth and Reproduction
DRA200 Cell Biology
DRA201 Human Physiology
DRA301 Human Anatomy
DRA302 Systemic Physiology I
DRA202 Molecular Biology
DRA203 Microbiology
DRA204 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
DRA205 Biodiversity and Ecology
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Fine Arts
- Creative Industries
- Performing Arts
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 Genetics
EDU307 Management and Organisational Behaviour
EGL120 Introduction to Marketing
EGL201 Business Law and Ethics
EGL205 Managing Human Resources
EGL206 Managing Workplace Relations
EGL285 Principles of International Business
CMN213 Small Business and New Venture Management
CMN266 Sport and Event Marketing
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
- Creative Industries
- Creative Writing
A combination of courses covering film and media theory and production.
Sample USC courses for a FILM, TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA teaching area
CMN104 Chemistry
CMN105 Organic Chemistry
CMN200 Inorganic Chemistry
CMN201 Physical Chemistry
CMN202 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
CMN300 Environmental Chemistry
CMN303 Biochemistry
DES101 Analytical Sciences
HIS290 Performance Skills Laboratory 1
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
- Creative Arts
- Creative Industries
A combination of courses across spoken and written French. Native speakers may also be eligible.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
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 Dramatic Languages
GEO101 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
GEO201 Applied Performance
GEO310 Devising Performance: Community Engagement
GEO201 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
GEO301 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
GEO302 Physical Theatre
GEO310 Theatre Production
GEO340 Theatre Internship
GEO350 Introduction to Creative Writing
GEO390 The English Language
ENP236 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
ENP245 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
ENS253 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
ENP255 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
ENS242 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
ENS254 Editing for the Communications Professional
ENS353 Writing Poetry
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
- Environmental Science
- Science
A combination of courses across spoken and written German. Native speakers may also be eligible.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
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 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
LFS112 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
LFS122 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
SPX102 Children, Media and Society
SPX201 Screen Production and Editing
SPX231 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
SPX361 Screen Media Project
SPX362 The Language of Design
SPX331 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
SPX322 Changing Planet Earth
SPX371 Introducing Human Geographies
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Human Movement
- Sport and Exercise Science
A combination of courses across modern and ancient history.
Sample USC courses for a HISTORY teaching area
HIS100 Hydrology and Geomorphology
HIS140 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
HIS225 Hydrology and Geomorphology
HIS230 Mapping with Drones
HIS231 Coastal Geomorphology
HIS232 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
HIS250 Historical Geographies
HIS265 Animals and Society
HIS320 Advanced Geographical Studies
SCS130 Regions, Change and Sustainability
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
A combination of courses across spoken and written Indonesian. Native speakers may also be eligible.
Sample USC courses for an INDONESIAN teaching area
IND110 Landscapes, Place and People
IND111 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
IND210 Urbanism and Urban Design
IND211 Introduction to Weather and Climate
IND310 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
IND311 Applied Geospatial Analysis
IND220 Introductory Bioscience
IND221 Human Physiology
IND222 Human Anatomy
IND223 Introduction to Coaching Science
IND212 Functional Anatomy
LNG110 Motor Control and Learning
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
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 Physical Education Studies A
DES105 Physical Education Studies B
ICT211 Exercise Physiology II
ICT220 Biomechanics II
ICT221 Advanced Coaching Science
ICT310 What Makes Australia? History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
ICT311 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
ICT320 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Information Technology
A combination of courses across spoken and written Italian. Native speakers may also be eligible.
Sample USC courses for an ITALIAN teaching area
ITL110 Talking History: Memory and the Past
ITL111 Migrants' Lives in the World
ITL200 20th Century and Beyond: A History
ITL201 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History
ITL210 Cultural Heritage
ITL211 Research Project in History
ITL310 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
ITL311 Indonesian A
LNG110 Indonesian B
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
A combination of courses across spoken and written Japanese. Native speakers may also be eligible.
Sample USC courses for a JAPANESE teaching area
LNG110 Indonesian C
JPN110 Indonesian D
JPN111 Indonesian E
JPN210 Indonesian F
JPN211 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
JPN310 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
JPN311 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
JPN200 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
JPN201 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Arts
A combination of Mathematics courses across calculus, algebra, numerical analysis.
Sample USC courses for a MATHEMATICS teaching area
MTH100 Languages and Linguistics
MTH102 Introduction to Informatics
MTH200 Introduction to Design and Concept
MTH202 Database Design
MTH212 Discrete Mathematics
MTH302 Applied Mathematics
MTH312
ENG203
ENS381
ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming
SCI202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
Or similar courses offered at other Australian tertiary institutions.
Suggested degrees
- Science
A combination of music related courses in composition, general music, performance and musicology.
Suggested degrees
- Music
- Arts (with a Music major)
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
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
A combination of courses across spoken and written Spanish. Native speakers may also be eligible.
Suggested degrees
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Arts
A combination of courses covering theology, major world religions, religion in Australia, religious beliefs and practices.
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Theology
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