Program structure

Program structure

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

• Complete 32 courses including 29 required courses and 3 electives.
• Complete no more than 5 introductory level courses, including core courses in the Bachelor of Arts component.
• Select and complete majors and minors as per the list of major and minor study combinations below.
• Register your selected Major and Minor with Student Administration.
• Complete a minimum of 16 weeks Supervised Professional Experience, completed as full-time blocks.
• Complete 20 days of Wider Field Experience.

In order to commence field experience placement you must:

• Have a National Criminal History check (by Queensland Police Service or other state/territory authority).
• Travel to attend field education placements.
• A Suitability Card is required, refer to Requirements for placements.

Program notes

• MTH100 does not assume you have successfully completed Years 11-12 Mathematics B (or equivalent). MTH100 does not meet the prerequisite necessary to enrol in advanced level mathematics courses. Should you wish to proceed to 200 or 300 level mathematics courses, you would first need to successfully complete MTH100 and then MTH102 .
• MTH102 assumes you have successfully completed Years 11-12 Mathematics B (or equivalent). Note that MTH102 is a prerequisite for advanced level (200 and 300 level) mathematics courses.
• Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
• Electives can be used to increase curriculum knowledge in a Key Learning Area.
• Students completing a minor from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering must complete all electives (3) from the School of Communication and School of Social Sciences.
• Students completing a major in History must select HIS100 and HIS140 as the introductory courses for their major.
• Students completing a minor in History must select either HIS100 or HIS140 as the introductory course for their minor.
• Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
• Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
• When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan.

Compatible major and minor combinations

Faculty of Arts and Business courses

Select a major teaching area (8 courses) from 1 of the following:

• English
• Geography
• History

Plus select a minor teaching area (4 courses) from 1 of the following:

• Mathematics - refer to program notes above relating to MTH102
• Science
• Geography
• History
• English

Plus select 3 advanced elective courses (students completing a minor in Mathematics or Science must select three advanced elective courses from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences)

Core courses

1 required course: 

COR109 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

Plus select 1 course from:

COR110 Individual Learner Needs
COR111 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments

Education courses

13 required courses:

EDU100 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
EDU101 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
EDU201 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
EDU202 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
EDU210 Plant Growth and Reproduction
EDU220 Tools for Computational Mathematics
EDU221 Discrete Mathematics
EDU301 Applied Mathematics
EDU310 Numerical Analysis
EDU311 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
EDU312 Diversity and Inclusion
EDU330 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
SCS130 Secondary Assessment and Reporting

Plus select 2 education elective courses from:

EDU302 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
EDU303 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
EDU304 The Psychology of Learning
EDU305 Using Data for Learning
EDU313 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
EDU314 Communication and Thought *
EDU340 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
EDU341 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
EDU351 Becoming a Teacher
EDU371 Learning about Learning

* Not available in 2013

Requirements for placements

As required by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act (2000), preservice teachers must undergo a criminal history check and be issued with a Suitability Card (Blue Card) by the Commission to allow them to undertake field experience in a school or centre where children under 18 years of age are present. It is now a requirement of all Queensland sites and most Australian sites that preservice teachers have obtained the Blue Card prior to starting professional workplace learning.

To avoid processing delays, you are encouraged to apply for a Blue Card as soon as you have accepted your offer. Blue Cards are free-of-charge for Education students when you apply through USC’s Professional  Learning office (Level 2, C Building). Note: If you do not possess a current Blue Card, you will be unable to complete the Supervised Professional Experience component of your program and you will be unable to meet graduation requirements.

Visit the Commission's website for information on Blue Cards and how to apply.

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Total units: 384