Our school is a vibrant hub of energetic, passionate and knowledgeable staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and doctoral candidates committed to quality studies in discipline of Education, Outdoor Environmental Studies and Tertiary Access Pathways. We educate our students to be leaders, advocates, and change agents in local and global environments.
With an established history, and close relationships, with public and independent schools throughout the region, we develop and deliver quality programs and mentoring for pre-service teachers and research with impact. We welcome you to our school.
Programs
Nationally accredited
We offer nationally accredited undergraduate and post graduate study opportunities. Programs include initial teacher education in early childhood, primary and secondary education, double degrees and masters level programs for in service teachers. A full suite of pathway courses ensures access to and success in chosen tertiary programs.
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Research
Education is a diverse interdisciplinary field. The school investigates education across a wide range of contexts including home, early childhood, compulsory school years, senior secondary, higher education, professional education, community, transitional and adult learning.
Teacher education
Multi-dimensional research contributing to understanding of curriculum, pedagogy, policy and theory across:
- Teacher education
- Curriculum and assessment
- Educational psychology
Voice, identity and social justice
We are committed to inclusive and active participation in our research across themes of:
- Voice, Identity and Social Justice
- Sustainability, Environmental and Outdoor Education
- Community and Regional Education
- Tertiary Access
Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre
Proudly partnering with Indigenous, migrant, refugee and culturally diverse communities to deliver impactful research nationally and internationally.
Tertiary access research focuses on transitioning to higher education, encompassing pathway and bridging programs, enabling courses, and the first-year experience in undergraduate programs.
Research students
We are committed to building a collaborative and inclusive community of research scholars and practitioners.
News
Taking ‘long and winding road’ to classroom door pays off for new teacher
10 OctBelinda Delaney’s journey to becoming a teacher took longer than planned and pushed her ‘out of her comfort zone’, but the new University of the Sunshine Coast Fraser Coast graduate says each time she enters her prep classroom she knows it was worth it.
Do your boys fight with sticks, Nerf guns and fake swords?
19 SepAs someone who has spent most of his professional life studying how children develop, I’m often asked by parents (especially mums) why children (especially boys) are prone to pick up the nearest stick, pencil, soft toy or even banana and turn them into weapons?
Language lover to future educator
6 SepScottish-born Laura Wess is studying a Master of Teaching at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), supported by the Queensland Government’s ‘Turn to Teaching Internship Program’; while she didn’t set out to be a teacher, it was her love for languages and commitment to making a difference in rural communities that led her down the surprising path to teaching.