This joint degree, completed over 5 years, will prepare you to be a teacher, and in addition to education subjects you will study sport and exercise nutrition, biomechanics, sports psychology and behaviour, strength and conditioning, rehabilitation, and environmental and sports medicine. As you progress through your degree you will learn how to plan innovative learning experiences and develop meaningful assessment items in the field of health and physical education. Students in Cairns transfer to Townsville once their first year of subjects has been completed. All students are required to attend a compulsory 5-day on-campus intensive Professional Orientation Program on campus in their final year of study. All students must meet minimum literacy standards upon entry and completion as required by the Queensland College of Teachers.

Secondary teachers are in high demand throughout Australia and overseas. Around 1,300 additional teachers were required in Queensland state secondary schools in 2015, as Year 7 joined junior secondary. Health and physical education teachers are responsible for the coordination and teaching of health and physical education, and are also involved with sports events, coaching, and fitness training. Depending on your specialisations, you can also seek employment in non-teaching pathways such as in health centre management, fitness, and nutrition, especially where an understanding of sports science is required. Completion of this course allows for employment in community, and corporate health and fitness, government agencies associated with sport, physical activity and health, sports academies, professional sports, rehabilitation clinics and hospitals, private business in personal training and rehabilitation, and in universities and colleges with involvement in teaching and research. This course is accredited with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA, NUCAP Accreditation) and by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) in association with the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT). Graduates of this course are eligible for teacher registration in Australia.