Tertiary Access Courses
Tertiary Access Course 1
This is a general education course offered for the duration of one academic year and is available to candidates who are yet to settle on their final choice of degree or who require an intensive preparation program. Fundamental orientations in areas such as mathematics, science, academic and literacy skills and Indigenous studies are included.
Campus socialisation and personal empowerment, as well as strategies to manage independent study and accountability as members of the student body are also important issues for student success and are included in the course.
Tertiary Access Course 1 is conducted at the Yarrabah campus and at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. The course commences each year in the last week of February. Applicants to this course participate in the internal selection program which includes a series of diagnostic assessments and an interview. Interviews and evaluations are conducted in Townsville and Cairns and at Yarrabah and Lotus Glen.
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| BR1007:03 | Literacy Development (Sem 1) |
| BR1008:03 | Academic Literacy Development (Sem 2) |
| BR1009:03 | Introduction to Indigenous Studies 1 (Sem 1) |
| BR1010:03 | Introduction to Indigenous Studies 2 (Sem 2) |
| BR1012:03 | Introduction to Science 2 (Sem 2) |
| BR1240:03 | Introduction to the Geography of Australia (Sem 1) |
| One of the following chosen according to prior learning: | |
| BR1241:03 | Introductory Mathematics 1 (Sem 1) |
| BR1242:03 | Introductory Mathematics 2 (Sem 2). |
Tertiary Access Course 2
This course of one academic year prepares students for entry into an undergraduate course in a specific field of study. Students may choose from the following options:
Humanities Tertiary Access Course (HuTAC). This prepares students for entry into Humanities and related fields.
Humanities Tertiary Access Course (HuTAC) by distance mode, which allows students access to courses if they are not located near one of the campuses.
Science Tertiary Access Course (SciTAC). This prepares students for entry into Health Sciences including Medicine and Nursing; Science including Marine Biology and Biomedical Sciences; and Engineering. This course is available only at the Townsville campus.
Tertiary Access Course 2 is conducted at Yarrabah, the Cairns and Townsville campuses and Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. Applicants to the course undergo a series of diagnostic assessments and an interview, which may be conducted at any of the previously mentioned locations.
Humanities Tertiary Access Course (HuTAC)
SUBJECTS OFFERED
Subjects are offered on campus and by flexible delivery. Those marked * are not available by flexible delivery.
| BR1222:03 | Australian Indigenous Studies |
| BR1223:03 | Introduction to Issues in Education |
| BR1236:03 | Introduction to Health and Biological Sciences 1* |
| BR1239:03 | Introduction to the Literature written in English |
| BR1244:03 | Maths A1 |
| BR1246:03 | Maths B1* |
| BR1221:03 | Indigenous Perspectives of Anthropology |
| BR1224:03 | Critical Literacy and Text Analysis |
| BR1226:03 | Introduction to Sociology |
| BR1237:03 | Introduction to Health and Biological Sciences 2* |
| BR1245:03 | Maths A2 |
| BR1247:03 | Maths B2* |
Science Tertiary Access Course (SciTAC)
SUBJECTS OFFERED
| BR1230:03 | Introduction to Chemistry 1 |
| BR1236:03 | Introduction to Health and Biological Sciences 1 |
| BR1238:03 | Technical English 1 |
| BR1246:03 | Maths B1 |
| PH1001:03 | Foundation Physics (mainstream subject) |
| ZL1001:03 | The Diversity of Animal Life (mainstream subject) |
| BR1231:03 | Introduction to Chemistry 2 |
| BR1237:03 | Introduction to Health and Biological Sciences 2 |
| BR1247:03 | Maths B2 |
| BR1250:03 | Technical English 2 |
| MB1110:03 | Introductory Marine Science (mainstream subject) |
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