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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 Accounting Principles
ACC210 Financial Accounting
ACC211 Business Finance
ACC220 Law of Business Associations
ACC310 Management Accounting
BUS102 Introduction to Economics
BUS203 Business Law and Ethics
FIN210 Introduction to Financial Planning

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 Plant Diversity and Ecology
ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
ENS318 Plant Growth and Reproduction
LFS100 Cell Biology
LFS112 Human Physiology
LFS122 Human Anatomy
LFS201 Systemic Physiology I
LFS252 Molecular Biology
LFS261 Microbiology
MBT361 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
SCI102 Biodiversity and Ecology
SCI212 Genetics

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 Introduction to Management
BUS105 Introduction to Marketing
BUS203 Business Law and Ethics
HRM210 Managing Human Resources
HRM220 Managing Workplace Relations
IBS210 Principles of International Business
MGT310 Small Business and New Venture Management
MKG221 Sport and Event Marketing

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 Chemistry
CHM202 Organic Chemistry
CHM210 Inorganic Chemistry
CHM310 Physical Chemistry
CHM311 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
ENS305 Environmental Chemistry
LFS251 Biochemistry
SCI302 Analytical Sciences

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 Acting 1: The actor's craft
DRA101 Dramatic Languages
DRA200 Performance Skills Laboratory 2
DRA201 Applied Performance
DRA301 Devising Performance
DRA302 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
DRA202 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
DRA203 Physical Theatre
DRA204 Theatre Production
DRA205 Theatre Internship

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 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
EDU307 The English Language
EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
EGL205 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
EGL206 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
EGL285 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
CMN213 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN266 Creativity and Literature

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 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
CMN105 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
CMN200 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
CMN201 Children, Media and Society
CMN202 Screen Production and Editing
CMN300 Television: Advanced Concepts and Contemporary Issues
CMN303 Screen and Media Industry Project
DES101 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
HIS290 Upfront: History of Film in Australia

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 Changing Planet Earth
GEO101 Introducing Human Geographies
GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
GEO310 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
GEO301 Biogeography: Mapping with Drones
GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology
GEO310 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
GEO340 Historical Geographies
GEO350 Animals and Society
GEO390 Advanced Geographical Studies
ENP236 Regions, Change and Sustainability
ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
ENS253 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
ENP255 Urbanism and Urban Design
ENS242 Introduction to Weather and Climate
ENS254 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
ENS353 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing

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 Introductory Bioscience
LFS112 Human Physiology
LFS122 Human Anatomy
SPX102 Introduction to Coaching Science
SPX201 Functional Anatomy
SPX231 Motor Control and Learning
SPX361 Physical Education Studies A
SPX362 Physical Education Studies B
SPX331 Exercise Physiology II
SPX322 Biomechanics II
SPX371 Advanced Coaching Science

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 History of Australian Popular Culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
HIS140 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
HIS200 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
HIS210 Explorations in Environmental History
HIS230 Talking History: Memory and the Past
HIS240 Nationalism and Identity in the 20th Century: Themes and Tensions
HIS320 Research Project in History and Australian Studies
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia

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 Indonesian A
IND111 Indonesian B
IND210
IND211
IND310
IND311
IND220
IND221
IND222
IND223
IND212
LNG110

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 Information Systems in Organisations
DES105 Design Methods
ICT211 Database Design
ICT220 Wireless Communications
ICT221 Object-Oriented Programming
ICT310
ICT311
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