4 years Full time or 8 years Part time
This dual degree allows students to take two degrees and gain a teaching qualification underpinned by strong disciplinary knowledge in two selected teaching areas. The Arts component provides content knowledge in a wide choice of majors. The Secondary Education component provides the skills, knowledge and practical experience required for teacher registration and employment. The course prepares students to teach across secondary schools, and offers practical school-based learning, drawing on current research into effective teaching methods. It prepares students for the challenges of secondary school teaching through on-campus lectures, tutorials and workshops integrated with practical experience in schools. For more information, visit Bachelors of Arts/Education (Secondary) at UQ.
The University of Queensland
Ancient History/History; Chinese or Chinese Translation and Interpreting; Drama; Economics; English; Film and Television Studies; French or French Advanced; Geography; German; Japanese or Japanese Advanced; Legal Education Studies; Mathematics; Media and Digital Cultures; Music; Psychology; Spanish.
A Blue Card is required; refer to institution. Students undertaking an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) degree are required to successfully complete the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) in order to graduate and must pass the Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA).
Note: Fourth year of the degree (professional year) commences in Semester 1 only and must be completed full-time.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for UQ and for this course, refer to UQ’s website.
English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C); General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 and 4, C)
Inherent requirements apply, for more information refer to UQ website.
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
97.45
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
99.85
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
86.40
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
87.35
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
70.90
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
75.15
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT), as well as other authorities, to teach in schools around Australia, and some worldwide. Once registered, graduates can work as a secondary school teacher in state or independent schools in Queensland, or undertake further study to qualify as a principal; curriculum adviser; guidance or career officer; department head.