About Queensland University of Technology

Tailor your business degree to your career aspirations with a choice of 11 major study areas plus second majors, minors and electives. Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Marketing Major
Great marketing campaigns create demand, generate value and drive business growth. Successful companies like Google, Apple and Coca-Cola all have one thing in common—a great marketing strategy. To stay in front of competitors and the minds of customers, they rely heavily on data-driven, strategic marketing initiatives.

In this course, you will learn how to create successful traditional and digital marketing campaigns to drive engagement, build brand recognition and achieve your marketing goals.

Turn your business ambition into action. Accelerate your next career move and grow your confidence with QUT’s Graduate Certificate in Business.

QUT's MBA will teach you to challenge conventions and go beyond established pathways, equipping you to lead and manage decisively in a complex business world. As a QUT MBA student you will critically analyse business situations and develop innovative solutions to real-world cases.

Through flexible and innovative units, you will develop the skills essential to becoming a global business professional. The practical nature of this course enables you to apply concepts and management techniques learned in class directly to your workplace.

Our MBA program is designed to transform your thinking, expand your skills and open the way to confident leadership to make an impact in an ever-changing world.

The QUT Graduate Certificate in Project Management degree is designed around a set of core project management topics that underpin the knowledge required for practice and/or further learning.

The course will provide you with advanced and specialised discipline knowledge and skills to apply appropriate solutions to project management problems. You will learn how to communicate effectively within various social, cultural and professional contexts across and within stakeholder and discipline groups.

The course structure consists of 48 credit points (4 units) of core units that can be completed in one semester of study.

Tailor your business degree to your career aspirations with a choice of 11 major study areas plus second majors, minors and electives. Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Accounting Major
Join a thriving and innovative profession where skilled and qualified accountants are in high demand nationally and internationally across a range of industries. QUT's Accounting major is future-focused and designed and taught by industry experts and world-class academics to help you develop the skills and expertise needed for a successful career. 

Throughout this major, you will also have great opportunities to be placed in industry-leading organisations and workplaces, where you'll engage with accounting professionals, build important networks, and learn what your future career could really be like. Our Accounting major, together with specified core units, will allow you to pursue qualification as a professional accountant (such as a Chartered Accountant or CPA). These are amongst the most recognised and desirable business qualifications in Australia and worldwide.

Tailor your business degree to your career aspirations with a choice of 11 major study areas plus second majors, minors and electives. Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

International Business Major
QUT’s International Business major is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge, experience, and skills to thrive as a business leader or entrepreneur in today's interconnected world.

Throughout this course, you'll develop a deep understanding of how various economic, political, and legal institutions and regulatory frameworks affect businesses. By gaining this knowledge, you'll be able to identify opportunities, predict potential risks, and make informed decisions to help your future organisation achieve their goals.

 Teachers play an important role in preparing the next generation for the future. Our education degree ensure you can step into your career with confidence and make a difference. Be prepared to teach in the classrooms of today and the future, and explore a world of opportunities. Latest figures show 95% of undergraduate education graduates were employed four months after graduation.

Early Childhood Major
Graduates of this course are equipped to teach in early learning centres, kindergartens, and Prep to Year 3 in primary schools. This degree also opens opportunities to work across Australia and internationally.  

The early years are a time of rapid growth and development. Early relationships, interactions and experiences provide the foundation for everything that follows - school, work, life. Early childhood teachers make a significant and lasting contribution to a child’s education and lifelong learning.

The QUT Bachelor of Communication enables you to harness the power of media and communication platforms for meaningful global impact across a range of professions and industries. A career in communication changes the world.

Emerging media and communication technologies, like artificial intelligence, are rapidly changing job titles and career opportunities. In our degree, you not only develop a sophisticated understanding of the latest digital trends, platforms and technologies, but also cultivate a suite of highly transferable capabilities that strengthen your employability no matter what the future holds.

You’ll be working with industry experts as teachers, real-world clients providing briefs for assessment, and collaborating with other students as you will in the field. Along the way, you’ll learn from industry experts within the world-leading Digital Media Research Centre – QUT's home of groundbreaking insights and strategies in digital media and communications.

The QUT Bachelor of Communication enables you to harness the power of media and communication platforms for meaningful global impact across a range of professions and industries. A career in communication changes the world.

Journalism Major
This course will provide you with the knowledge and tools you’ll need to stay up-to-date on the latest information, prepare reports and stories to fit the fast news cycle, and the professional contacts to get your career moving. From day one, you’ll be in the thick of the modern journalism industry.

You’ll be introduced to data-driven storytelling, where facts can both ensure your reporting is ethical and increase audience appeal. You’ll deep-dive into journalism law, and the ethics and social justice issues that challenge modern journalism. You’ll even be trained in the specific skills of both short-form, and long-form news production, so you’ll be ready for any work environment.

This course is flexible, allowing you to explore career opportunities and develop a unique skill set by choosing electives in complementary areas such as business, digital media, sport and exercise, or biosciences.

You will be taught by staff with extensive industry experience in areas that include sports nutrition, health promotion, childhood obesity, Indigenous health and research. Their experience, combined with case studies offered by guest lecturers, will give you the knowledge to meet the needs and expectations of your clients. Close links with industry ensure our curriculum is relevant and our graduates can meet the demands of the changing healthcare environment.

Podiatrists are in demand with flexible employment prospects. This course was Queensland’s first degree in podiatry and offers opportunities for hands-on learning that are unique to QUT, including industry-leading technologies. Our teaching and clinical staff are practising podiatrists who maintain links with the profession, ensuring our courses are up-to-date and relevant.

During this course you will undertake high quality hands-on clinical placement experiences. At our on-campus podiatry clinic, you will treat real patients under the supervision of clinical educators who are registered podiatrists.

Professional experience is also offered at external facilities where you can learn from podiatrists in industry and experience podiatry practice in different workplace settings. You will have further opportunities to participate in events that focus on promotion of foot health within the wider community.

Integral to the practice of podiatry is an understanding of human anatomy, biomolecular science, pharmacology, dermatology, podiatric medicine and surgery. This theoretical knowledge is supported with extensive professional placement to prepare you for transition into the workforce.

As a QUT nursing graduate you will be skilled in delivering safe and competent practice across diverse populations, responding to the challenges of health care with agility and resilience, and engaging consumers as informed partners in their health care.

Foundation studies will build your knowledge in key areas of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology and will introduce you to professional nursing practice and contemporary healthcare.

You will also develop an understanding of pharmacology, emphasising quality use of medicines. These studies are complemented with opportunities to apply nursing theory to clinical practice in our on-campus facilities and in clinical placements off campus.

Graduates of this degree are prepared to excel in a profession where the scope of practice is expanding, and there are greater responsibilities for delivering more complex interventions in various healthcare settings and across diverse populations.

This course was Queensland’s first degree in paramedic science and our established partnerships ensure you will complete extensive placements with the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS).

Our staff are experienced paramedics and allied health professionals and will give you first-hand knowledge of the profession through case studies and personal experiences.

On campus, you will learn in facilities that feature life-sized ambulance simulators, human patient simulators, and multi-casualty sites that imitate a building collapse, car accident or explosion.

You will develop an appreciation of anatomical variability, pathology and effective medical communication with the opportunity to work with human donor material.

Our Bachelor of Property Economics is one of the few specialised property courses in Australia. It gives you the knowledge, skills, and practical work experience needed to excel in the property industry.

You'll build a comprehensive understanding of the property industry, covering key topics such as investment, asset management, development, valuation, and research, with an emphasis on finance and the commercial property market sector.

You'll also learn about building, construction management, planning, business, and environmental and energy efficiency, and develop an understanding of how these areas work together to achieve a balanced, cost-effective, and sustainable built environment.

As an added perk to this course, you'll look behind the scenes at commercial and retail properties, including some of Brisbane's most prominent buildings. In these exclusive tours you'll hear from on-site property managers, get a first-hand look at the day-to-day operations and management of these properties, and see how the theories you've learned in classes are applied in the real world.

Social work at QUT is committed to creating a community of engaged learners and practitioners with real-world capacities to advocate social change for a more socially just, democratic and sustainable future. Graduates will have an understanding of the ways in which personal experiences are shaped by broader societal structures and therefore are committed to working in partnership with people (using a range of practice methods to support them), while simultaneously pursuing social transformation to redress societal injustices.

Our course champions a critical approach to social issues and this is thoroughly integrated with students’ experiences of field education to help integrate theory and practice. It is a broad degree equipping graduates with a multitude of professional employment opportunities, yet many units are designed to enable students to explore a particular personal interest or passion, which means they can choose a develop specialist knowledge base in particular fields of practice.

You will be taught by passionate social workers and human services professionals who are committed educators with extensive professional experience in clinical work, political activism, counselling, community development and advocacy, education and social research.

Human services practitioners are advocates and activist leaders. They are committed to social, political, environmental and cultural justice and have a career edge, being prepared to work in a number of diverse and rewarding roles.

Human services practitioners may provide support to individuals, families and communities who are experiencing social or economic adversity, working directly with clients providing interpersonal support, advocating with community, and by providing the direct delivery of services and support.

They may work in policy roles, collaborating with key stakeholders, government, and non-government agencies to implement policy and programs.

QUT’s Bachelor of Human Services prepares graduates to lead change that improves social justice and human rights, and promotes equitable and accessible services.

Teachers play an important role in preparing the next generation for the future. Our education degree ensure you can step into your career with confidence and make a difference. Be prepared to teach in the classrooms of today and the future, and explore a world of opportunities. Latest figures show 95% of undergraduate education graduates were employed four months after graduation.

Primary Major
Primary teaching is a stimulating and rewarding career. As a primary school teacher, you will provide the foundation for lifelong learning in young minds. You’ll also be entering an industry in demand, with roles in primary teaching expected to grow. Data from the Australian Government’s Job Outlook (June 2023) indicate that primary teaching roles will grow by 5.1% between 2021 and 2026.

This course will prepare you to create learning experiences that will encourage, challenge, support and extend all learners. You will develop your own creative approaches to respond to the diverse needs of your students. You’ll be qualified to teach primary subjects in the Australian Curriculum and other frameworks.

Teachers play an important role in preparing the next generation for the future. Our education degree ensure you can step into your career with confidence and make a difference. Be prepared to teach in the classrooms of today and the future, and explore a world of opportunities. Latest figures show 95% of undergraduate education graduates were employed four months after graduation.

Secondary major

As a secondary teacher, you can contribute to the development and further the growth of young adults, and share your passion for your chosen teaching areas.

You will be a qualified specialist in your teaching areas and learn to effectively teach subjects in the Australian Curriculum and other frameworks. You’ll be encouraged to create future-focused learning opportunities for your students and be equipped with positive strategies to manage your classrooms.

This course will set you on the path to a primary teaching career if you have a bachelor degree in a course not leading to teacher registration.

The course complements the content knowledge obtained from your previous qualification, and the breadth of life and other experiences you can draw on in the teaching profession. You will be well prepared for your Professional Experience placements in real school settings and you'll also be supported by a supervising teacher in the classroom.

 Tailor your business degree to your career aspirations with a choice of 11 major study areas plus second majors, minors and electives. Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Management Major
If you're eager to foster positive change, motivate employees to achieve their full potential, and make a lasting impact in the business world, consider studying QUT’s Bachelor of Business (Management) course.

In this course, you will examine how individual differences impact people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviours in the workplace. By drawing on insights from various fields such as management, HR, psychology, behavioural economics, and sociology, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of how people work and how you can create a more fulfilling and successful workplace.

Tailor your business degree to your career aspirations with a choice of 11 major study areas plus second majors, minors and electives. Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Finance Major
The finance industry is dynamic, constantly changing, and fast-paced. It's driven by market trends, economic factors, and technological advancements, making each day unique. If you have aspirations for a rewarding and fulfilling career that offers global job opportunities, look no further than a career in finance.
As part of our finance major, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of essential finance concepts and skills crucial for success in the finance industry. This course covers financial management, investment analysis, risk management, and fundamentals of financial planning. Additionally, you'll acquire practical skills in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting through hands-on projects and real-world case studies.

Study biomedical science to advance the treatment of disease and the understanding of human health. Focus on your passions and gain practical skills through work placements with experts. The Bachelor of Biomedical Science is perfect if you’re looking for a career where you make ground-breaking discoveries that help people all over the world. The discoveries in biomedical sciences help advance our understanding of human health and develop treatments for diseases to improve quality of life.

You will develop a strong practical foundation and understanding of human biological systems and the application of this knowledge to health and disease. You will be taught by experts in the field, including researchers who are world experts in addressing current global health problems in areas including cancer biology, tissue engineering, genomics, immunology, infectious diseases, the microbiome and vaccine development.

The course is also suitable if you would like to continue studying medicine and allied health. You will graduate with a strong understanding of how the human body works and apply this knowledge in health and disease, which is a great foundation for further medical studies.

Learn how to think, not what to think. Throughout this course, you will be encouraged to question, explore and conduct research. The goal is not just to secure a job, but to equip you with the skills and knowledge to make a real difference in the world.

Physics Major
Spend significant time doing lab experimental work and undertake research in your final year. Study options include lasers and optics, medical physics, astrophysics, and more.

The course has a strong applied emphasis so you will spend a significant amount of time in the undergraduate teaching laboratories. In each unit, the theory will be supported by experimental work, and in your final year, you will undertake research and gain exposure to the research laboratories through the experimental physics unit.

 Tailor your business degree to your career aspirations with a choice of 11 major study areas plus second majors, minors and electives. Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Human Resource Management Major
QUT’s Human Resource Management major will give you the industry-ready skills, knowledge, and experience to successfully manage people in a wide variety of organisations. You can make an important and positive impact on how an organisation, recruits, rewards, develops and champions their staff.

In this course, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of the key principles and practices of managing people and organisations. To do this, you will explore topics such as organisational behaviour, team building, managing diversity, organisational structure, and human resource management.

Learn how to think, not what to think. Throughout this course, you will be encouraged to question, explore and conduct research. The goal is not just to secure a job, but to equip you with the skills and knowledge to make a real difference in the world.

Biological Sciences Major
This course provides a strong foundation in the core biological sciences such as physiology, genetics, zoology, plant sciences and microbiology. It is designed to be hands on, to develop problem-solving skills through active learning, and to give an early appreciation of the way that many disciplines can be brought to bear on a problem.

As well as receiving core training in the basics through the biology major, you can either add breadth to your degree by choosing a minor from a complementary discipline (e.g. chemistry) or depth to your biological skills through a specialised minor such as biotechnology.

You will experience some of the most advanced laboratories and field work opportunities in Australia and be taught by staff who are at the top of their research fields internationally. You will also stay in touch with the real world, as guest lectures, site visits and opportunities for work integrated learning bring a strong industry flavour to the degree.

Learn how to think, not what to think. Throughout this course, you will be encouraged to question, explore and conduct research. The goal is not just to secure a job, but to equip you with the skills and knowledge to make a real difference in the world.

Chemistry Major
The QUT chemistry degree is a qualification that is known and respected by employers. Many employers prefer QUT chemistry graduates, especially those with an extension minor in analytical chemistry, because of their advanced technical skills, their experience with modern instrumentation and their training in scientific communication. Our training in analytical chemistry throughout the chemistry degree is renowned nationally.

You will undertake comprehensive laboratory work including experiments using modern computer-based analytical instruments and gain knowledge and experience in the health and safety aspects of handling chemicals. You will be guided by highly respected lecturers, many actively involved in cutting-edge research.

Learn how to think, not what to think. Throughout this course, you will be encouraged to question, explore and conduct research. The goal is not just to secure a job, but to equip you with the skills and knowledge to make a real difference in the world.

Earth Science Major
The Earth is an amazing place and for an earth scientist, it offers a unique natural laboratory that covers space and time. Earth science is a multidisciplinary science that applies chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics tools to understand earth processes, decipher its past and predict its future. Earth scientists work to monitor changes in the Earth’s environment and suggest solutions to problems. They study natural hazards to prevent loss of life and reduce property damage. Earth scientists play key roles in the search for fuels and minerals. Climate change, earthquakes and geothermal energy are just a few of the issues that require knowledge of earth science.

Earth science (also known as geoscience) blends the traditional fields of geology, physical geography and oceanography/ hydrology. Geology describes the rocky parts of the Earth’s crust (or lithosphere) and its development. Physical geography, which studies the Earth’s surface, includes geomorphology, soil science and biogeoscience. The marine and freshwater parts of the Earth define the fields of oceanography and hydrology.

Learn how to think, not what to think. Throughout this course, you will be encouraged to question, explore and conduct research. The goal is not just to secure a job, but to equip you with the skills and knowledge to make a real difference in the world.

Environmental Science major
Develop the skills to undertake environmental planning and management, and tackle global issues such as climate change and wildlife conservation.

You will experience some of the most advanced laboratories and field work opportunities in Australia and be taught by staff who are at the top of their research fields internationally. You will also stay in touch with the real world, as guest lectures, site visits and opportunities for work integrated learning bring a strong industry flavour to the degree.

Tailor your business degree to your career aspirations with a choice of 11 major study areas plus second majors, minors and electives. Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Economics major
In this course, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of economics, covering both microeconomics and macroeconomics applied to contemporary issues. You will learn about the interplay between the decisions and actions of consumers, firms and governments, economic growth, business cycles, unemployment, inflation, and international trade. You will build skills in data and statistics to support your economic analysis.

Real-world learning is embedded in this course, and throughout your degree, you'll have the chance to engage in practical learning opportunities that allow you to apply the theories you've learned in class to real-world situations. These opportunities include working as consultants with leading industry organisations, gaining professional work experience through our work integrated learning unit, and participating in immersive, international field projects.

 Tailor your business degree to your career aspirations with a choice of 11 major study areas plus second majors, minors and electives. Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Major
Develop the mindset of a visionary entrepreneur and changemaker and transform your business idea into a viable venture with the guidance of industry experts. 

This major will immerse you in an entrepreneurial experience like no other, and upon completing your studies, you could graduate with an operating and profitable business.

 Tailor your business degree to your career aspirations with a choice of 11 major study areas plus second majors, minors and electives. Graduate with deep knowledge and experience in your chosen major, equipping you as a professional in your chosen discipline. Develop business skills and be able to think creatively and critically, communicate professionally, make ethical business decisions and work in a global context.

Public Relations Major
If you're looking to become a public relations expert with industry-ready skills and the experience that employers are looking for, consider studying QUT's public relations major.

What makes QUT's public relations major different is our close relationship with industry. Throughout this course, you will not only be taught by leading, internationally renowned public relations academics and researchers; but you will also work with industry clients to solve real-world problems; and gain valuable practical experience with consultancies, government, corporate settings, and/or community groups.

The Master of Teaching (Secondary) can transform your prior studies and experience into a teaching qualification. If you have a bachelor degree that doesn't lead to teacher registration, the Master of Teaching offers a pathway to a rewarding career in teaching. Bring your passion for knowledge and your work and life experience to the teaching profession.

Public health professionals promote population health and wellbeing in service areas such as food safety, disease control, prevention programs, health promotion, and environmental health.

Our public health programs are designed for professionals interested in a career in public health, mid-career professionals seeking advancement, and clinicians looking to broaden their range of expertise.

Students in this program obtain core skills in epidemiology and biostatistics, and an understanding of contemporary and challenging population health issues. You may choose to major in emergency and disaster management; epidemiology and research methods; health promotion; health, safety, and environment; or select units from across the major study areas.

Health Promotion units

• Qualitative Research

The unit offers the opportunity to study, explore, and understand a range of qualitative research methodologies and methods. In so doing, the unit exposes students to a knowledge base that may inform postgraduate qualitative research.

• Health Promotion 2: Theories

This unit provides you with foundation knowledge and skills in health promotion. You are introduced to health promotion theories and their use for understanding determinants of health behaviors and for the development of health promotion programming.

• Health Promotion 3: Program Planning

This unit is in the developmental stage of your course and furthers your knowledge and skills developed in PUP032 and PUP038 for developing a health promotion program. With a large portion of health promotion work involving the development of health promotion programs, the unit allows you to develop the skills that are essential for a health promotion practitioner.

• Health Promotion 4: Program Evaluation

Evaluation is a crucial aspect of health promotion and public health work. Within the health sector, there is strong competition for funding from the government and non-government sectors. The need to use evidence upon which to make judgments about programs and influence policy rests increasingly on robust evaluations.

Public health professionals promote population health and wellbeing in service areas such as food safety, disease control, prevention programs, health promotion and environmental health.

Our public health programs are designed for professionals interested in a career in public health, mid-career professionals seeking advancement and clinicians looking to broaden their range of expertise.

Students in this program obtain core skills in epidemiology and biostatistics, and an understanding of contemporary and challenging population health issues. You may choose to major in emergency and disaster management; epidemiology and research methods; health promotion; health, safety and environment; or select units from across the major study areas.

Kickstart your IT career with our Bachelor of Information Technology. Begin with core units, then choose a specialisation in your second year. Engage in real-world projects, present to industry leaders, and learn from top researchers.

Throughout your studies, you’ll learn from world‑leading researchers and industry guest lecturers with experience in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, eco-acoustics, cyber security, inclusive technologies, and human-computer interaction. As part of your course, you'll solve a real-world problem for an industry client and present your work at showcase events where employers come to discover emerging tech talent.

Computer Science Major
Computer science is the scientific and practical approach to computer-based system design, development and operation. It deals with areas ranging from the fundamental principles of computation to tools and techniques for IT system development and evaluation, including identifying and solving systems design issues associated with efficiency, usability and security. Computer science applications extend into specialised areas including mobile computing, artificial intelligence, robotics, and large-scale information management involving information retrieval and web search engines.

If you want to work with cutting-edge technology and be a part of creating technologies that have not yet been invented, a computer science career could be for you.

Kickstart your IT career with our Bachelor of Information Technology. Begin with core units, then choose a specialisation in your second year. Engage in real-world projects, present to industry leaders, and learn from top researchers.

Throughout your studies, you’ll learn from world‑leading researchers and industry guest lecturers with experience in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, eco-acoustics, cyber security, inclusive technologies, and human-computer interaction. As part of your course, you'll solve a real-world problem for an industry client and present your work at showcase events where employers come to discover emerging tech talent.

Information Systems Major
Information Systems could be for you if you want to drive business, innovation and decision-making by harnessing cutting-edge technologies and systems thinking. The Information Systems major uses IT skills and knowledge to identify organisational requirements and design effective and innovative IT systems solutions.

The Master of Education course is flexible and innovative and can be custom designed to your needs. Our world-class academics are leaders in their fields who will engage you in deep professional learning and reflection to expand your knowledge and skills.

The Master of Education, Early Childhood Specialisation is ideal for professionals working in early education and care settings who want to expand their knowledge of working with young children, families and communities.

The Early Childhood specialisation prepares professionals working in early education and care settings for an industry requiring highly trained professionals who can specifically support the diverse needs of young children.

Research evidence has consistently proven that the experiences and environments of children in the early years are important for strong social-emotional development and positive learning outcomes through school and into adulthood, and influence children’s health and wellbeing across their lives. At QUT, professionals working in early education and care settings are challenged to learn about how to plan, create and implement evidence-based learning environments that will provide the best possible outcomes for children, families, and the communities in which they live.

The Master of Education course is flexible and innovative and can be custom designed to your needs. Our world-class academics are leaders in their fields who will engage you in deep professional learning and reflection to expand your knowledge and skills.

The Educational Leadership Specialisation in the Master of Education will help established and emerging leaders to understand themselves and understand how to lead professional learning, activate innovation, and make informed, ethical decisions.

Leaders play a vital role in educational communities. Leaders who know themselves, and how to lead the learning of others can confidently and purposefully navigate the ambiguous and emergent situations encountered in a constantly changing landscape. In education contexts, this leadership will impact the lives of children, educators and communities for generations. At QUT, leaders are challenged to learn about ways to lead that can create sustainable and socially just educational communities.

The Master of Education course is flexible and innovative and can be custom designed to your needs. Our world-class academics are leaders in their fields who will engage you in deep professional learning and reflection to expand your knowledge and skills.

The Inclusive Education Specialisation is ideal for teachers and allied professionals who wish to gain knowledge of the theories, current research and implications for instructional practice related to supporting students with learning difficulties and disabilities in inclusive classrooms.

This course is designed to focus on ‘inclusive education’ rather than ‘special education’.

The Master of Education course is flexible and innovative and can be custom designed to your needs. Our world-class academics are leaders in their fields who will engage you in deep professional learning and reflection to expand your knowledge and skills.

The TESOL Specialisation can provide you with qualifications to seek new employment in second language education in Queensland, Australia, or overseas.

It will equip you with understandings of second language acquisition and the ability to implement innovative learning and teaching approaches.

The Master of Project Management course draws its strength from globally recognised frameworks, such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). By integrating benchmarks and standards, the program shapes individuals into decision-makers capable of designing effective project processes, establishing operational structures, and implementing governance mechanisms that steer projects toward success, even in the face of complex and evolving environments.

The Masters of Project Management will unlock opportunities for you to work with a range of industry networks and professionals. Our graduates have forged successful careers in Project Management across Education, Health, Disability and Ageing, Information Technology and Cyber Security, Government and Defence, Finance, Engineering, Mining, and more.

Study biomedical science to advance the treatment of disease and the understanding of human health. Focus on your passions and gain practical skills through work placements with experts.

The Bachelor of Biomedical Science is perfect if you’re looking for a career where you make ground-breaking discoveries that help people all over the world. The discoveries in biomedical sciences help advance our understanding of human health and develop treatments for diseases to improve quality of life.

Human physiology
Understand how the human body works—from as small as a molecule to the whole body working together. Physiology underpins the study of disease, pharmacology, and medicine. Develop research skills to design and conduct laboratory-based research projects.

Study biomedical science to advance the treatment of disease and the understanding of human health. Focus on your passions and gain practical skills through work placements with experts. 

The Bachelor of Biomedical Science is perfect if you’re looking for a career where you make ground-breaking discoveries that help people all over the world. The discoveries in biomedical sciences help advance our understanding of human health and develop treatments for diseases to improve quality of life.

Infection and immunity
Study how infectious agents like bacteria, viruses, yeasts, fungi and parasites cause disease and explore modern methods for diagnosing, treating, controlling, and preventing them. Discover how our immune system combats or causes disease and how it can be harnessed as treatments.

The course consists of three thematic units (12 credit points each) and one High Impact Project (HiP) self-directed, work-integrated unit (12 credit points).

Each unit is designed around the standard of 150 hours of learning distributed across ten weeks of primarily online and workplace learning. There is also an optional two-day face-to-face intensive workshop prior to the beginning of each unit.

You will undertake units sequentially.

You may choose to undertake the High Impact Project either in parrallel with the thematic units across the year or sequentially as a fourth 12 credit point unit after the three thematic units have been completed.

The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is one of the courses offered in the MBA suite. This course is effectively one-third of the MBA program and allows professionals to update their skills and acquire in-depth knowledge and skills in the core discipline areas of business.

The Master of Clinical Psychology builds upon the latest psychotherapy process and outcome research findings and uses an integrative approach to training students in assessment and treatment of mental health problems and disorders. This approach assists students to develop a flexible and client-focused approach to practice, consistent with contemporary standards for evidence-based practice in clinical psychology.

Students learn to conceptualise and treat clinical presentations using relational psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, systemic, and narrative therapeutic approaches. Graduates of this course have the knowledge and competence to provide assessment and treatment across the lifespan.

Design the world you want to live in with Australia’s most future-focused engineering degree. As the top research institution in robotics, and with a strong focus on sustainable engineering practices, we’re pioneering solutions for a rapidly changing world.

Civil Major
In a world that’s rapidly changing, the need for civil engineers has never been greater. With a strong focus on disaster resilience and disaster management, this course will teach you how to design safe, economical, and environmentally sound infrastructure for the community and adapt our cities and structures to meet environmental challenges.

You’ll develop your skills in our advanced engineering labs, learning from experienced engineers who are leaders in their fields. You’ll then apply what you learn through exclusive work placements and projects with leading companies such as Arup, BMD, and Jacobs, and with our government partners.

Design the world you want to live in with Australia’s most future-focused engineering degree. As the top research institution in robotics, and with a strong focus on sustainable engineering practices, we’re pioneering solutions for a rapidly changing world.

Electrical major
As an electrical engineer, you’ll harness the potential of new and emerging technologies to design the electrical systems and devices of our future. From faster and more efficient charging systems, to electric cars and next-generation solar technology, you’ll play a vital role in powering our future society in a more sustainable way.

Your training will include site visits to solar farms and substations, where you’ll get up close and personal with the latest technologies and equipment. With a hands-on learning approach that’s aligned with industry needs, this major will equip you with work-ready skills you need to immediately contribute to a wide range of industries.

Design the world you want to live in with Australia’s most future-focused engineering degree. As the top research institution in robotics, and with a strong focus on sustainable engineering practices, we’re pioneering solutions for a rapidly changing world.

Mechanical Major
As a mechanical engineer, you’ll apply the latest technologies to design the machinery and mechanical systems of our future. From electric cars and intelligent devices, to the large-scale machinery used in mining and manufacturing, you’ll apply your technical expertise to design smarter, more sustainable solutions.

Our mechanical engineering degree is strongly aligned with industry needs, which means you’ll graduate with the real-world knowledge and experience to step confidently into your future career.

Design the world you want to live in with Australia’s most future-focused engineering degree. As the top research institution in robotics, and with a strong focus on sustainable engineering practices, we’re pioneering solutions for a rapidly changing world.

Mechatronics Major
Develop the smart systems and machines of our future with a mechatronics engineering degree from QUT. We’re Australia’s top research institution in robotics (The Australian Research Magazine, 2025), and the number one choice for people who want to design the technologies of our future. As a hybrid discipline combining mechanical and electrical engineering with computing, this major will give you a diverse skill set that will see you play a vital role across a range of industries.

From robots that make everyday life easier, to automated systems that free up workers’ time, you’ll apply your creativity and technical expertise to design smarter systems and machines that will change the way we live, work and play. You’ll develop your skills in our advanced engineering labs, where you’ll have the freedom to pursue your own projects, guided by our expert technical team.

This course offers professionals the opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in counselling. Course learning can be applied to a number of professional settings, and students in this program come from nursing, education, community arts, justice, human services, and other allied health backgrounds.

During this program you will learn about a range of approaches and techniques that can be applied to brief and collaborative counselling work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Graduates can articulate and reflect upon their evolving personal framework of counselling practice and apply counselling processes intentionally to support the wellbeing of clients in a number of contexts relevant to their profession.

It is a practice-based program that includes a year of supervised clinical practice in the Psychology and Counselling Clinic.

The Graduate Certificate in Education is flexible and innovative and can be custom designed to your needs.

Our world-class academics are leaders in their fields who will engage you in deep professional learning and reflection to expand your knowledge and skills. The teaching team has extensive experience and the course is backed by QUT’s evidence-based research programs working to develop solutions to current and emerging issues in education.

You can build a qualification just for you. Mix and match topics to build the knowledge and skills you need for your classroom and your career.

A PhD challenges candidates to make a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field by developing new ideas, or new ways of approaching existing problems. Working with an experienced supervisory team, candidates develop new theories, methodologies and models that may shape the future of the profession or discipline. A PhD candidate’s research must reveal high critical ability and powers of imagination and synthesis, and may be demonstrated in the form of new knowledge or significant or original adaptation, application and interpretation of existing knowledge.

If you're looking to develop your information technology discipline knowledge, this is the course for you. You will learn to employ existing IT methods and approaches to address discipline-specific problems. Your design and problem solving skills will result in useful and usable IT solutions. Completing this course in as little as six-months full-time, or one year part-time, you will be able to provide real value in the workplace immediately. You will graduate with the personal skills required to continue your development as an IT professional.

From first semester, be immersed in a hands-on creative environment. You’ll have opportunities for internships, field trips to design projects and international study tours.

Your Bachelor of Design will begin with Design Impact Labs where you will begin to conceptualise and negotiate how you, as a designer, can address the challenges that demand multi-faceted solutions and responses to diverse situational stakeholders and/or social agendas. Through collaboration with students from other disciplines, you’ll focus on problems and social issues, identifying potential solutions connected to industry and community stakeholders. The labs are a great way to engage with your fellow students.

The Master of Engineering Management is a practical course that offers a unique opportunity for technical expertise and business skills, to prepare you for leadership roles. If you want to move into technical managerial roles, this course is for you. Real-world and industry-relevant, the Master of Engineering Management prepares you to meet all the challenges of the complex world of engineering.

This comprehensive course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to successfully navigate the challenges of modern engineering projects and organisational decision-making. Through theoretical learning and practical applications, you will develop a deep understanding of, and the ability to communicate, complex technical concepts to a diverse audience.

Become a teacher in just two years if you already have a bachelor degree in a course not leading to teacher registration. The course complements the content knowledge obtained from your previous qualification, and the breadth of life and other experiences you can draw on in the role of early childhood teacher.

The demand for early childhood teachers puts you, as an early childhood graduate teacher, in the box seat for leadership in the early childhood education and care sector.

At QUT, we prepare our students for the modern world of law. What makes our law degree unique is our balance between legal principles and practice.

With our practical, hands-on approach to teaching, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the Australian legal system and the core areas of law required for admission to legal practice in Australia. You will also learn about the relationship between Australia's Indigenous people and the legal system through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on law.

The legal industry is experiencing rapid evolution due to significant advancements in data-driven technologies that are fundamentally changing many aspects of society. As a result, lawyers are increasingly required to develop new skills and capabilities to adapt to the changing nature of law and legal work. In our law, technology and innovation minor, we explore how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics are impacting the legal industry. You'll learn about the legal, ethical, and social challenges raised by these technologies, as well as design thinking techniques that enable you to respond to legal challenges from a human-centred approach.

Business skills, digital literacy, ethics and entrepreneurship make up the core of this flexible degree, offering you the capabilities and mindset to thrive in a digitally transformed business landscape. Traditionally postgraduate degrees focus on discipline depth. This customisable Master of Business retains the benefits of deepening your business knowledge while also allowing you to build a degree tailored to your interests, passions and career ambitions.

The vertical integration of core skills throughout this course provides a framework for exploration and a context for Work Integrated Learning and overseas experiences. You’ll have opportunities to connect with and learn from industry experts and benefit from a curriculum driven by leading business research.

The Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) program enables you to further develop expertise in specific areas of information technology and related disciplines. It also serves as a pathway to higher-degree research studies. Through this program, you will enhance your skills in a specific discipline and gain research abilities relevant to your field.

You will use analytical processes involving abstraction and modelling to solve complex problems and create new opportunities using information technology. Additionally, you will gain a deep understanding of the discipline and its impact on individuals, organizations, and society. Under the guidance of an experienced researcher, you will complete a project that demonstrates your advanced academic capabilities and culminates in the completion of an honours thesis.

Public health professionals promote population health and wellbeing in service areas such as food safety, disease control, prevention programs, health promotion and environmental health.

QUT's public health programs are designed for professionals interested in a career in public health, mid-career professionals seeking advancement and clinicians looking to broaden their range of expertise.

Students obtain core skills in epidemiology and biostatistics and an understanding of contemporary and challenging population health issues. You may choose to complete specialist study in emergency and disaster management; epidemiology and research methods; health promotion; health services management; health, safety and environment; or select units from more than one study area.

Pharmacists care for communities, they are an integral member of the healthcare team and have an essential role in ensuring the appropriate use of medicines. They have expertise in the safe and quality use of medications and in their role as healthcare professionals they review, optimise, supply, and educate patients and other healthcare professionals on the safe use of medicines.

Pharmacists are regularly ranked as one of the most trusted healthcare professionals. They are often one of the first health professionals accessed for advice on medication, and play a major role as healthcare providers and educators to the community. More than ever, pharmacists are contributing to improved health care through their growing scope of services in both primary and secondary care, such as pharmacist vaccination services.

Ideal for practising engineers who want advanced, cutting-edge knowledge and skills in a chosen engineering field or want to move into an engineering management role. Lead and contribute to complex projects. Respond rapidly and effectively to current and emerging local and global challenges. Use evidence-based practice to imagine and realise change using management strategies, advanced design, collaborative decision-making and innovation. All majors are provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia.

Offers three main study areas, with seven majors from which to choose:

• Civil
• Civil and Construction
• Civil with Management
• Electrical
• Electrical with Management
• Mechanical
• Mechanical with Management

Transform your passion for sport and exercise into a rewarding career. Graduate with the skills and confidence to work with elite athletes and sportspeople, work in a coaching role to develop talent, and deliver strength and conditioning training.

Under the direction of world-leaders in sports science education and research, learn to apply complex knowledge to the design, delivery, and evaluation of exercise programs, interventions and assessments that meet the specific needs of your clients.

QUT’s degree in sport and exercise science is one of the first university programs in Australia to offer you a clear pathway into a career as accredited exercise scientist or accredited sports scientist.

QUT's School of Nursing has an established reputation as a provider of postgraduate programs that recognise and respond to priorities in clinical nursing practice and prepare professionals for specialist and leadership positions. In consultation with industry partners, the school has reviewed its postgraduate programs to continue alignment with industry's need for graduates who demonstrate nursing leadership and advanced practice skills. The comprehensive content emphasises clinical leadership in specialist nursing, improvement in practice and service delivery, and the socio-political aspects of contemporary nursing practice. The Graduate Certificate in Nursing offers a short, focused program of study for professionals looking to upgrade their qualifications. Our flexible course design means you can shape your course to suit your interests and career aspirations. Choose your major area of study from the list below or customise your degree with no major and a mix of units.

Across the world, we are collecting unprecedented amounts of data. It’s the new currency. However, simply having access to that data means very little if we’re not able to derive meaningful insights from it. We need skilled data scientists to understand and interpret the data; create and communicate meaningful insights; and use the data ethically and understand its limitations.

A significant and accelerating challenge for modern business is managing fast incoming, voluminous and varied data that are increasingly being relied on to make decisions. This course includes an entire unit addressing the emerging frameworks in modern data management.

Outside the business world, data science is increasingly at the core of new scientific and technological breakthroughs. The structure of our data science course recognises the rapidly developing importance of data-driven discovery in science and technology by providing options to minor in complementary studies like Computational and Simulation Science, which will equip you to operate at the forefront of this field.

Data scientist, as a career, has grown by 492 per cent from 2015 to 2019 (Burning Glass Technologies, National Skills Commission Analysis, 2020). It is widely acknowledged as one of the most desirable careers, not just in Australia, but globally.

The Doctor of Education (EdD) focuses on applied investigation and problem solving rather than on a contribution to pure research or to theoretical knowledge. This professional doctorate, comprising coursework units and a thesis, is oriented towards enhancing professional practice and focuses on the professional development of practitioners involved in some aspect of education.

If you're looking to develop advanced knowledge in at least one information technology discipline, this is the course for you. Your design and problem-solving skills will allow you to critically analyse problem spaces, assess alternate IT solutions, and evaluate outcomes. Application of your IT knowledge and skills will result in considered and relevant IT solutions. You will graduate with well-developed professional attitudes, behaviours and judgements.

The Graduate Certificate in Computer Science is designed as a generalist course, allowing you the flexibility to choose specialist units from a variety of complementary areas including networking, cyber security, software development and data science. The aim of this course is to create more well-rounded IT professionals, by allowing them to learn more about a variety of hot topics that are complementary to one another rather than being tied to one specific domain.

Our Executive MBA has been designed to build your influence and elevate your leadership. Delivered in Brisbane and Canberra, we can help you excel wherever you are.

The QUT Executive MBA will allow you to accelerate your leadership journey and reach new career and personal achievements. Learning from leading academics, being challenged by global companies, and collaborating with high-achieving peers sets our alumni apart.

From the start of the program, you are given a choice between two distinct pathways:

1. International Leadership
2. Complex Program Leadership and Strategic Procurement

The concept of ‘knowing one’s self’ lies at the forefront of the program, facilitating the development of a deep understanding of personal goals and leadership traits.

In addition to self-realization and leadership, the unique model for this Executive MBA program integrates fundamental units with more advanced elements that include:

• Organisational Transformation
• Entrepreneurship
• Governance and Corporate Accountability

The program culminates in an international study tour to one of the world's best universities, MIT, or to Europe, undertaking a deep dive with some of the world's largest companies, including Airbus and Pilatus, and honing your abilities to meet the demands of a quickly changing globalized digital economy.

Build your mathematics skills to solve real-world problems with advanced mathematical, computational and statistical techniques taught by internationally recognised academics and researchers.

• Equip yourself with the specialist analytical skills required to tackle today's complex scientific, computational and modelling problems.
• Learn from people who deliver world-class teaching and research outcomes.
• Play an integral role in the workplace with a modern, relevant and engaging mathematics degree designed for the real world and underpinned by our award-winning research.
• Solve real-world problems and develop skills for a career in various areas such as finance, investment, information technology, environmental management, health, marketing, logistics, defence, media, education and research.

This course offers the flexibility to concentrate your studies in areas that align with career opportunities. You will choose five elective units from areas that include community nutrition, Indigenous health, family and gender issues, health management and general studies in psychology. You can also tailor the program with further study for a career as a registered environmental health officer or occupational health and safety officer.

An understanding of the biological, social, cultural, economic and physical factors that underpin the health of a community can be applied to many health disciplines. You will be taught by professionals with backgrounds in medicine, nursing, research, policy development and health service management. Our graduates are strategic thinkers who can apply their knowledge to develop innovative solutions that create improved health and quality of life for everyone.

If you’re ready to provide advanced care in a specialised field this course will prepare you with leadership and communication skills, and deep clinical knowledge. The course comprises eight units which focus on primary health care, Indigenous health, leadership skills, health assessment, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and translational research.

QUT has offered an industry accredited program for more than 40 years and is recognised for delivering job ready graduates who are in demand and securing competitive graduate employment positions.

You will learn from industry leaders with experience in areas including sports dietetics and Indigenous health. They hold senior positions on industry boards and councils, and many also lead projects and government initiatives to improve population health and nutrition. These close links with industry ensure your study is relevant and you will be prepared to meet the demands of the profession in a changing healthcare environment.

Problem solving, critical thinking and innovation are now the top three skills employers look for and these vital skills can be applied to a wide range of commercial organisations. Our future-focused degree, Bachelor of Creative Industries (BCI), allows you to develop your own creative niche by providing diverse knowledge, creativity and practical skills across a range of selected creative disciplines. 

The Bachelor of Creative Industries nurtures your creative passion across various majors, equipping you with the agility to continuously create, adapt, and innovate in an ever-evolving world. 

You can’t pigeon-hole creativity. That’s why QUT has designed a degree that combines a range of interdisciplinary skills. The Bachelor of Creative Industries lets you dive into a melting pot of amazing possibilities and absorb the aspects of creativity that are right for you. It sets you up with skills and experiences to create your own opportunities and career outcomes in the creative sector and beyond.

If you're passionate about mechanical engineering, this course lets you explore complex industry problems, boost your post-professional knowledge and future-proof your engineering career.

This course enhances the knowledge, practice and professional employability skills of engineers in specific discipline areas at an advanced level. Explore an integrated mix of specialist discipline complexity and evidence-based practice with future-focused professional skills development in a connected learning environment.

You will be engaged with the demands, complexities, tools and contemporary practices of authentic engineering environments. You will develop and shape contemporary authentic professional skills for immediate application in workplace contexts.

Undertake your studies through a range of learning practices, including industry-led case studies, project-based learning. Your capstone learning experience is a workplace-based or authentic two-semester project staged via a series of developmental assessments. This is supported through preparation for a simulated international engineering conference (peer-reviewed poster presentation and paper).

This two-year course provides a developmental path for professional engineers to master skills in selected engineering disciplines and the interaction of those disciplines. Enhance your skills in dealing with more complex engineering problems and interactions between engineering technical domains and the broader context in which they exist.

This course provides post-professional knowledge and skills in a range of engineering disciplines. It will equip you with the abilities to become a leader in your chosen engineering field.

The program offers both theoretical understanding, and practical applications of advanced professional engineering practices, with a focus on themed technical discipline areas and sustainable, ethical and managerial abilities.

This course is provisionally accredited with Engineers Australia. Professional accreditation allows graduates to work as a professional engineer in countries that are signatories of the Washington Accord.

You will complete 500 hours of professional placement during this course. This work integrated learning is completed at QUT Health Clinics and external locations including hospitals, local government and private health providers.

QUT Health Clinics, located at Kelvin Grove campus, provide professional health services to the community and students in this course deliver many of these services under the supervision of accredited professionals. You will become familiar with equipment and techniques that are used across industry, including technology used by clinicians to analyse and monitor performance.

During your studies, you will be taught by experts who have industry experience that spans hospitals, private practice, and research. You will access industry equipment in the biomechanics, motor control, exercise physiology, strength conditioning and clinical skills laboratories and consultation rooms.

Be future-focused and stay ahead of the curve. Drive real change and impact key decisions by learning how to make sense of the volume, variety and velocity of data we collect as a society.

Our academics are world leaders in research and have strong industry ties that ensure the relevance of teaching material and high-quality learning experiences for students.

When you graduate you'll emerge with professional skills in the general application of data analytics. You'll have the knowledge and experience to apply high-order thinking strategies within data-rich contexts to influence and drive high level decisions.

The Australian healthcare industry spans a multitude of organisations and overlapping services that cut across public and private sectors. As one of Australia’s largest industries, there is a need for skilled managers who thrive in their work and are passionate about the delivery of high-quality healthcare services.

A fundamental responsibility of health service managers is to ensure healthcare services are well-managed and accessible to local communities, particularly for those who need it most.

Many health services are currently undergoing considerable change and technological innovation. By studying a Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management with QUT Online, you will develop skills specifically geared towards working within a range of health service contexts, in direct contact with local communities.

As a health services management graduate, you will be ready to help improve the coordination of health services and provide leadership to organisations navigating periods of disruptive change.

This program is ideal for clinicians who seek to undertake a specialisation that will meet their professional development needs. It offers flexibility with distance delivery, block attendance, external study and online learning for selected units.

We provide clinicians with the opportunity to undertake a specialisation to meet specific professional development needs. Choose from a wide range of options, including emergency disaster management, environmental health, and occupational health and safety.

This course focuses on developing occupational health and safety professionals who are able to apply current knowledge and analytical methods to the management and improvement of occupational health and safety in an organisation.

The course explores a number of areas of fundamental importance to OHS practice to ensure graduates are prepared to work across a range of industries and have the advanced knowledge and skills suitable for leadership positions.

Leading industry professionals are contributors to the development and ongoing sustainment of our programs. They provide insight into emerging trends and are regular guest lecturers and presenters in many of the occupational health and safety subject areas.

You may also access QUT's career mentoring program which connects you with external industry professionals who are able to offer advice and coaching to support your career goals.

Medical laboratory scientists perform scientific investigations on samples from people and animals using high-tech equipment. They perform and analyse tests to monitor general health, diagnose conditions like infectious diseases and cancer, and see how treatments are working. 

This course is designed to give you a clear path to becoming a medical laboratory scientist and to meet the eligibility requirements for membership into the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists.

The Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science is also a great option if you’re looking for a career in medicine or research and provides a strong pathway to postgraduate study.

The Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) offers an innovative and stimulating program of coursework, practical placements and research in human development and learning. This course provides the academic foundation for a career in educational and developmental psychology.

It prepares students to work as educational or developmental psychologists in a range of settings including, but not limited to, schools, disability services, hospitals, employment agencies and private practice. Educational and developmental psychology may also provide a springboard for other careers, subject to additional or complementary training.

This two-year course provides a developmental path for professional engineers to master skills in selected engineering disciplines and the interaction of those disciplines.

Enhance your skills in dealing with more complex engineering problems and interactions between engineering technical domains and the broader context in which they exist.

This course provides post-professional knowledge and skills in a range of engineering disciplines. It will equip you with the abilities to become a leader in your chosen engineering field.

The program offers both theoretical understanding, and practical applications of advanced professional engineering practices, with a focus on themed technical discipline areas and sustainable, ethical and managerial abilities.

The Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice provides you with the practical legal training (PLT) that you need for admission to the legal profession in Australia. Learn in-demand skills from experienced lawyers.

Complete the required coursework in as little as 16 weeks full-time if you have relevant real-life workplace experience. We can source a 4-week placement for you in a law office in the Brisbane metropolitan area or assist you in finding a placement elsewhere in Australia.

Studying this postgraduate degree in Emergency and Disaster Management with QUT Online, you will examine the underlying drivers of risk, taking into account the risk factors during, and in the aftermath of, an emergency.

Emergency and disaster management is a vital sector within the healthcare industry, and has a profound impact on the lives of individuals and communities who find themselves at the front-line of a natural or man-made disaster.

When an emergency situation does arise, strong leadership in the form of effective management is vital. Effective leaders are able to coordinate efficient responses that factor in unpredictability and rapidly changing circumstances.

You will gain practical skills in crisis communication planning and decision-making, and learn to operate in unstable and unpredictable environments with decisiveness.

QUT Online’s Graduate Certificate in Gerontology recognises the fundamental health and social care roles of health providers in the aged care sector.

This course is grounded in the scientific understanding of the ageing process, and ensuring high quality of care to the older person that takes into account physical, psychosocial and culturally safe practices.

Upon completing the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, you will have a practical overview of the important role healthcare services play in responding holistically to the specific needs of the older person. This includes preventative health, chronic illness and injury management, palliative and end-of-life care, and quality and risk management.

This course creates opportunities for career advancement across a variety of sectors which are utilised by the older person including, hospital, community health, primary health and aged care environments.

Develop new skills in social media, data analytics, artificial intelligence and visualisation, all the while investigating how constantly-evolving technologies disrupt various industries. Learn about what can be done to minimise this disruption and how best to harness the potential of emerging communication technologies.

Digital transformation is impacting global media and communication production, distribution and consumption at unprecedented levels. This data and automation driven disruption is increasingly delivering content across personal mobile devices, placing pressure on traditional institutions and giving rise to new and emerging forms of content production and distribution.

QUT offers the only optometry training in Queensland. The optometry program includes a three-year Bachelor of Vision Science followed by a two-year Master of Optometry.

Our course is embedded with clinical experience that prepares you to treat patients from a variety of social and cultural groups, a wide range of ages, and a diversity of eye conditions. You will work with a range of complex instruments and learn to use clinical judgement to treat patients.

At our on-campus optometry clinic you will practise clinical skills under the supervision of registered optometrists. You will treat patients and provide specialist services in ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses, children’s vision, dry eye, glaucoma, and other eye diseases and chronic conditions with ocular effects, such as diabetes.

This experience is extended with opportunities to participate in off-campus activities that focus on prevention and treatment within the wider community, and clinical placements in optometric practices, ophthalmology practices and other healthcare settings. You may also choose to travel and complete clinical training in rural and remote Australia, or overseas. In recent years our students have travelled to the UK, Mexico, India, Japan, Vanuatu, and Singapore.

Challenge yourself from day one of your degree, solve complex problems in your chosen area of specialisation, and be connected with leading researchers with advanced studies in science.

• Designed for high-achieving students interested in a career in science research.
• Bypass general science units to get straight into your area of passion.
• Immerse yourself in real-world research from your first year – with authentic research environments and projects.
• Study alongside other high-achieving students, with leading QUT researchers in the labs and facilities.
• Specialised quantitative mathematics minor to build analytical skills needed to underpin your scientific research. 
• Students achieving a minimum unadjusted ATAR of 98 may be eligible for QUT Excellence Scholarships, valued at $30,000.

Combine the clinical, technological and business aspects of health to improve patient care and support health systems. Queensland’s only heath information management course offers industry placements during your study.

Health information management combines the clinical, technological and business aspects of health. Health information managers collect, manage and report health data to support the clinical care of patients and also to contribute to the management of health services.

Your study will focus on business and people management, including analysing and managing budgets. IT units will support your understanding and use of digital health systems. Health units will develop knowledge in medical terminology, the Australian healthcare system, clinical classifications and casemix management.

Through studies in health informatics, management, data analytics and clinical information about diseases and procedures, graduates have a wide variety of career opportunities across the health sector.

From first semester, be immersed in a hands-on creative environment. You’ll have opportunities for internships, field trips to design projects and international study tours.

Your Bachelor of Design will begin with Design Impact Labs where you will begin to conceptualise and negotiate how you, as a designer, can address the challenges that demand multi-faceted solutions and responses to diverse situational stakeholders and/or social agendas. Through collaboration with students from other disciplines, you’ll focus on problems and social issues, identifying potential solutions connected to industry and community stakeholders. The labs are a great way to engage with your fellow students.

Visual Communication Major
Your degree will begin with introductory and shared impact lab units where, working with students from other disciplines, you’ll focus on problems and social issues and identify potential solutions connected to industry and community.

You will then develop both practical and theoretical skills in multiple visual communication design specialisations including graphic design, typography, image making, information design, experience design, motion design, branding and interaction design.

This course prepares you for diverse and agile career pathways in design, technology and innovation. It focuses on the cutting-edge design skills, knowledge and capabilities needed for a contemporary designer to work across multiple fields, practices and contexts.

Your degree will begin with introductory and shared impact lab units where, working with students from other disciplines, you’ll focus on problems and social issues and identify potential solutions connected to industry and community.

Interaction Design Major
Shape our interactions with technology, devices, apps and websites. Be prepared for your career with design studio units, work experience and international study tours.

You’ll undertake a series of interaction design studios focusing on industry-leading practices in human-centred design, design thinking, experience design, service innovation and augmented reality.

Gain a career advantage by developing your understanding of human behaviour. This course will prepare you with essential knowledge, practical skills, digital capabilities, and ethical and cultural sensitivity for working in a range of contemporary settings. It is also the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist or as a researcher.

Build your own degree based on your interests and career aspirations. The flexible structure of this course allows you to select from a wide range of elective units. You can focus your learning on specific interests and emerging areas of employment.

You will also have the option to study a minor, selecting elective units from psychology or from other study areas in the university, such as science, criminology, creative industries and business. These elective units may be combined to form a minor in Counselling Practice and Skills.

Behavioural science is also offered within a range of double degree options. Choose to combine your study of human behaviour with business, law, justice, social work, or nursing to gain a competitive edge in the workplace.

The Graduate Certificate in Education (Early Childhood) is ideal for professionals working in early education and care settings who want to expand their knowledge of working with young children, families and communities.

This course prepares professionals working in early education and care settings for an industry requiring highly trained professionals who can specifically support the diverse needs of young children.

Research evidence has consistently proven that the experiences and environments of children in the early years are important for strong social-emotional development and positive learning outcomes through school and into adulthood, and influence children’s health and wellbeing across their lives.

At QUT, professionals working in early education and care settings are challenged to learn about how to plan, create and implement evidence based learning environments that will provide the best possible outcomes for children, families, and the communities in which they live.

QUT’s new Bachelor of Science (Advanced) will give you the passport to an international research career with an internationally recognised qualification. Challenge yourself from day one of your degree, solve complex problems in your chosen area of specialisation, and be connected with leading researchers with advanced studies in science.

Physics Major
This course is designed for those who have a passion for scientific inquiry and seek to pursue a career in scientific research. You’ll have successfully completed Year 12 Mathematical Methods and Physics. By meeting these prerequisites, you’ll be able to bypass general science units to get straight into your area of passion - in this case, physics.

You'll learn the fundamental concepts of physics which seek to describe, predict and explain phenomena at all scales—from the observable universe down to subatomic particles - and you'll learn how to think about scientific concepts and solve problems like a physicist.