- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
Program structure
For students commencing in the current semester.
16 required courses:
COR109 Communication and Thought
EDU114 Secondary Professional Learning 1: Transitioning into the Profession
EDU202 Engaging Diverse Learners
EDU328 Secondary Professional Experience 2 : Managing the Diverse Learning Environment
EDU410 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
EDU412 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
EDU417 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
EDU418 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
EDU419 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
EDU420 The Psychology of Learning
EDU421 Using Data for Learning
EDU422 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
OES100 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills
OES101 Foundations of Outdoor Environmental Studies
SCS203 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
SPX102 Introduction to Coaching Science
4 required curriculum and pedagogy courses:
2 required courses:
EDU368 Health and Physical Education: Curriculum A*
EDU369 Health and Physical Education: Curriculum B*
Plus select 2 courses to match your chosen Minor:
EDU347 Teaching and Learning English: Curriculum A
EDU348 Teaching Senior Secondary English
EDU356 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum A
EDU357 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
EDU358 History Teaching: Curriculum A
EDU359 Teaching Senior Secondary History
EDU363 Teaching and Learning in Mathematics: Curriculum A
EDU364 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
4 course minor from:
English
Geography
History
Mathematics
8 course Health and Physical Education Major
OES240 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
OES300 Fraser Island Expedition*
OES301 Leading Coastal Environmental Studies*
PUB104 Introduction to Behavioural Health
SPX101 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
SPX222 Sport and Exercise Psychology
SPX361 Physical Education Studies A
SPX362 Physical Education Studies B
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Requirements for placements
As required by the Queensland Family and Child Commission Act (2014), preservice teachers must undergo a Working with Children Check and be issued with a Blue Card by the Public Safety Business Agency to allow them to undertake supervised professional 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 a Blue Card prior to commencing supervised professional experience.
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 the USC's Professional Learning office (Level G, H1 building).
Note: If you do not possess a current Blue Card, you will be unable to complete the professional experience component of your program and you will be unable to meet graduation requirements.
Visit Education - Supervised Professional Experience (SPE) for more information on requirements for placement.
Visit the Public Safety Business Agency website for information on Blue Cards - For students commencing Semester 1, 2016.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 32 courses as listed in program structure.
- The total number of introductory courses (100 level) cannot exceed 15.
- Select and complete major and minor as per the list below.
- Register your selected major and minor with Student Administration.
- Complete a minimum of 80 days Supervised Professional Experience, completed as full-time blocks.
- Complete 15 days of Wider Field Experience.
- Complete 25 days Outdoor Environmental Fieldwork on Fraser Island and other natural environments on the Sunshine Coast.
In order to commence Supervised Professional 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 Blue Card is required, refer to Requirements for placements.
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
- 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.
- Students will need to be aware of the physical components and location requirements of the program. If you have a disability, medical condition or any concerns that may affect your potential participation in some of the practical components of the program, you are invited to discuss your options with the program coordinator.
- When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan.