Bachelor degree
36 months
Application deadlines: 17 May
Processing time: 30 days
Full-time
Intakes: July
International tuition: A$25,200
Domestic tuition: A$6,566
Program overview
This program is the only one of its kind in Queensland and gives you a broad, versatile education in sport coaching, physical education teaching, outdoor environmental studies, and health education. In addition, it offers the flexibility to tailor your studies to your personal interests and career ambitions. You can select from a wide range of elective courses in complementary areas such as tourism, leisure and event management; sustainability or animal ecology - imagine the opportunities this opens up.
You will also select a minor in Geography, Maths, English or History giving you the discipline studies needed if you choose to enrol in a teaching qualification either concurrently with the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) as a double degree program.
You will participate in more than 25 outdoor environmental studies fieldwork days in the Sunshine Coast area including Fraser Island and you will study an innovative four-course minor culminating with an expedition and leadership experiences.
During your studies you will learn to coach a range of sports, recreational activities, adventure activities, and outdoor environmental education activities and develop your expertise in experiential, active learning and teaching strategies. This program will also equip you with the skills, knowledge, and experience to journey safely with participants in a range of natural environments and to study the relationships that humans have with nature.
Study options

This program can be done
On campus
Requirements
Exams:
- TOEFL iBT
- IELTS
- TOEFL PBT
- PTE
Certificate of Secondary (Complete) Education Minimum grade of 3.0, or
Successful completion of USC's Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP) program or other recognised pre-tertiary or foundation program
IELTS (Academic) Overall score of 6.0 with minimum 5.5 in each subtest
TOEFL: Paper-based Overall score of 550 with minimum essay score of 4
TOEFL: Internet-based Overall score of 76 with minimum score of 18 for writing
Pearson Test of English Overall score of 50 with no subscore less than 50
Career opportunities
Outdoor leader
Outdoor guide
Sports coach
Outdoor recreation officer
Environmental interpretation guide
Adventure tourism guide
Ecotourism guide
Campus location
Sippy Downs
,
Australia




