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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 Food Marketing
ACC210 Project Planning
ACC211 Project Integration
ACC220 Accounting Principles
ACC310 Financial Accounting
BUS102 Business Finance
BUS203 Law of Business Associations
FIN210 Management Accounting

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 Introduction to Economics
ENS222 Business Law and Ethics
ENS318 Introduction to Financial Planning
LFS100 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LFS112 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LFS122 Plant Growth and Reproduction
LFS201 Cell Biology
LFS252 Human Physiology
LFS261 Human Anatomy
MBT361 Systemic Physiology I
SCI102 Molecular Biology
SCI212 Microbiology

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 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
BUS105 Biodiversity and Ecology
BUS203 Genetics
HRM210 Management and Organisational Behaviour
HRM220 Introduction to Marketing
IBS210 Business Law and Ethics
MGT310 Managing Human Resources
MKG221 Managing Workplace Relations

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 Principles of International Business
CHM202 Small Business and New Venture Management
CHM210 Sport and Event Marketing
CHM310 Chemistry
CHM311 Organic Chemistry
ENS305 Inorganic Chemistry
LFS251 Physical Chemistry
SCI302 Medicinal Organic Chemistry

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 teaching area only

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 Environmental Chemistry
DRA101 Biochemistry
DRA200 Analytical Sciences
DRA201 Performance Skills Laboratory 1
DRA301 Dramatic Languages
DRA302 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
DRA202 Applied Performance
DRA203 Devising Performance: Community Engagement
DRA204 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
DRA205 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives

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 Physical Theatre
EDU307 Theatre Production
EGL120 Theatre Internship
EGL201 Introduction to Creative Writing
EGL205 The English Language
EGL206 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
EGL285 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
CMN213 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
CMN266 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing

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 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
CMN105 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN200 Creativity and Literature
CMN201 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
CMN202 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
CMN300 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
CMN303 Children, Media and Society
DES101 Screen Production and Editing
HIS290 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues

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 Screen and Media Industry Project
GEO101 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
GEO201 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
GEO310 Changing Planet Earth
GEO201 Introducing Human Geographies
GEO301 Hydrology and Geomorphology
GEO302 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
GEO310 Hydrology and Geomorphology
GEO340 Biogeography
GEO350 Coastal Geomorphology
GEO390 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
ENP236 Historical Geographies
ENP245 Animals and Society
ENS253 Advanced Geographical Studies
ENP255 Regions, Change and Sustainability
ENS242 Landscapes, Place and People
ENS254 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
ENS353 Urbanism and Urban Design

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 Introduction to Weather and Climate
LFS112 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
LFS122 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
SPX102 Introductory Bioscience
SPX201 Human Physiology
SPX231 Human Anatomy
SPX361 Introduction to Coaching Science
SPX362 Functional Anatomy
SPX331 Motor Control and Learning
SPX322 Physical Education Studies A
SPX371 Physical Education Studies B

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 Exercise Physiology II
HIS140 Biomechanics II
HIS225 Advanced Coaching Science
HIS230 History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
HIS231 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
HIS232 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
HIS250 Talking History: Memory and the Past
HIS265 Migrants' Lives in the World
HIS320 20th Century and Beyond: A History
SCS130 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History

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 Cultural Heritage
IND111 Research Project in History and Australian Studies
IND210 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
IND211 Indonesian A
IND310 Indonesian B
IND311 Indonesian C
IND220 Indonesian D
IND221 Indonesian E
IND222 Indonesian F
IND223 In-Country Indonesian Studies A
IND212 In-Country Indonesian Studies B
LNG110 In-Country Indonesian Studies C

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 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
DES105 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
ICT211 Languages and Linguistics
ICT220 Introduction to Informatics
ICT221 Introduction to Design
ICT310 Database Design
ICT311 Telecommunications and Networks
ICT320 Software Development 1

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 Systems Analysis and Design
ITL111 Mobile App Development
ITL200 Database Programming
ITL201 Italian A
ITL210 Italian B
ITL211 In-Country Italian Studies A
ITL310 In-Country Italian Studies B
ITL311 Italian C
LNG110 Italian D

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 Italian E
JPN110 Italian F
JPN111 Languages and Linguistics
JPN210 Languages and Linguistics
JPN211 Japanese A
JPN310 Japanese B
JPN311 Japanese C
JPN200 Japanese D
JPN201 Japanese E

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 Japanese F
MTH102 In-Country Japanese Studies A
MTH200 In-Country Japanese Studies B
MTH202 Introduction to Mathematics
MTH212 Mathematics Foundations
MTH302 Tools for Computational Mathematics
MTH312 Calculus and Algebra
ENG203 Discrete Mathematics
ENS381 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
ICT221 Numerical Analysis
SCI202 Engineering Computer Programming

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 Applied Systems Modelling
SCI110 Software Development 1
MTH202 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
MTH302 Physics
PHY201 Science Research Methods
PHY202 Calculus and Algebra
PHY311 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
ENS281 Fluids, Waves and Thermodynamics

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 Electronics and Electromagnetism
CHM210 Optics and Modern Physics
CHM310 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
CHM311 Organic Chemistry
ENS305 Inorganic Chemistry
ENS281 Physical Chemistry
ENS221 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
ENS222 Environmental Chemistry
LFS100 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
LFS112 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LFS251 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LFS252 Cell Biology
LFS261 Human Physiology
MBT352 Biochemistry
MBT361 Molecular Biology
PHY201 Microbiology
PHY202 Molecular Biotechnology
PHY311 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
SCI102 Fluids, Waves and Thermodynamics
SCI105 Electronics and Electromagnetism
SCI107 Optics and Modern Physics
SCI110 Biodiversity and Ecology

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