Tertiary Access Level 2
Townsville, Cairns
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:
1. Humanities Tertiary Access Course (HuTAC) is offered in flexible delivery mode with a quality tutorial support program to cater for individual students’ learning needs.
2. 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.
All applicants for tertiary access programs must participate in the Internal Selection Program (ISP) which is offered twice a year, in February and July, in Townsville and Cairns. Special arrangements will be made for any applicants from Yarrabah and Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. The ISP includes a series of diagnostic assessments and an interview process.
Humanities Tertiary Access Course (HuTAC)
Subjects are offered in flexible delivery mode in Townsville and Cairns. Those marked * are not available by flexible delivery.
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| BR1222:03 | Australian Indigenous Studies 1 |
| BR1239:03 | Introduction to Literature written in English |
| BR1244:03 | Maths A1 |
| or | |
| BR1246:03 | Maths B1* (Townsville only) |
| ELECTIVES | |
| BR1223:03 | Introduction to Issues |
| BR1236:03 | Introduction to Health and Biological Sciences 1* |
| MAINSTREAM SUBJECTS | |
| ED1401:03 | Introduction to Education |
| SY1001:03 | Introduction to Sociology |
| WS1001:03 | Introduction to Social Policy |
| CORE SUBJECTS | |
| BR1224:03 | Critical Literacy and Text Analysis |
| BR1245:03 | Maths A2 |
| or | |
| BR1247:03 | Maths B2 (Townsville only) |
| BR1251:03 | Australian Indigenous Studies 2 |
| ELECTIVES | |
| BR1237:03 | Introduction to Health and Biological Sciences 2* |
| MAINSTREAM SUBJECTS | |
| SY1002:03 | Australian Sociology |
| WS1003:03 | Issues in Social Policy |
Science Tertiary Access Course (SciTAC) Townsville – on-campus only
| BR1230:03 | Introduction to Chemistry 1 |
| BR1236:03 | Introduction to Health and Biological Sciences 1* |
| BR1239:03 | Introduction to Literature written in English |
| or | |
| BR1238:03 | Technical English 1 |
| BR1244:03 | Maths A1 |
| or | |
| BR1246:03 | Maths B1 |
| PH1001:03 | Foundation Physics (mainstream subject) |
| ZL1001:03 | The Diversity of Animal Life (mainstream subject) |
| BR1224:03 | Critical Literacy and Test Analysis |
| or | |
| BR1250:03 | Technical English 2 |
| BR1231:03 | Introduction to Chemistry 2 |
| BR1237:03 | Introduction to Health and Biological Sciences 2* |
| BR1245:03 | Maths A2 |
| or | |
| BR1247:03 | Maths B2 |
| MB1110:03 | Introductory Marine Science (mainstream subject) |