Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Creative Arts - 409962

Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Creative Arts

409962

Education, Creative and Performing Arts

This course prepares you as teachers with specialist understandings for secondary school learners in two teaching and learning discipline areas. The first teaching area (TA1) will be one of the Creative Arts majors—Creative Writin […]

Full time

Course Fee

CSP/$7810 (1st year contribution)

Queensland University of Technology - Kelvin Grove

Start Date

Feb 2026

Jul 2026

Duration

4¹/₂ years Full time

Offer Rounds

15 Jan 2026, 4 Jun 2026

Overview Admissions Criteria Student Profile Career Possibilities

Course outline

This course prepares you as teachers with specialist understandings for secondary school learners in two teaching and learning discipline areas.

The first teaching area (TA1) will be one of the Creative Arts majors—Creative Writing; Drama; Film and Screen; Music; and Visual Arts—while the second teaching area (TA2) will be a Creative Arts area different from their first teaching area or from English, History, Geography or Mathematics.

Across the course you will demonstrate achievement of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APSTs) as required by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). You can be registered as a teacher in each State and Territory of Australia. The course meets the additional requirements of the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) for program accreditation in Queensland. The course includes substantial professional experience embedded and connected to on-campus learning. Flagship units in this course cover topics such as Indigenous education, inclusive and trauma-aware education, and digital pedagogies for future-focused teaching.

This course is covered by the QUT Offer Guarantee.

For more course information, visit Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Creative Arts at QUT.

Queensland University of Technology

Majors

The following Bachelor of Creative Arts majors are available: creative writing; drama; film and screen; music; visual arts.

Fee notes

There are additional course requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. These requirements may have associated costs. Information is available from qut.edu.au/study.

Other requirements

A Suitability Card is required; refer to institution. You must successfully complete the National Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students to graduate. There are also inherent requirements regarding essential skills and abilities. For more information, visit the QUT course website.

Admissions Criteria

For additional information about the admissions criteria for QUT and for this course, refer to QUT’s website.

Prerequisites

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); Applicant must be 16; Completion of Year 12 or attained age 18 years

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

70.00

Minimum selection threshold explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

98.15

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

99.95

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

80.25

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

81.80

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

62.80

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

70.30

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.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Number of students

N/P#

Percentage of all students

N/P#

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor

Number of students

Percentage of all students

63.2%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

8.0%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

18.4%

Number of students

Percentage of all students

0.0%

All students

Number of students

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Career opportunities

Refer to Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing/Drama/Film and Screen/Music/Visual Arts).

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