University of Queensland snags four of top five first-round QTAC course offers

The University of Queensland has taken out four of the top five courses offered to the Class of ‘22 on Thursday.

The top five courses and fields of education offered to the Class of 2022 have been released by the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre.

On Thursday, 13,123 school leavers received a tertiary education offer into one or more courses as part of the first round of tertiary offers. The main offer round is January 12.

According to QTAC, the top five courses offered are:

• The University of Queensland’s Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) – 377
• UQ’s Bachelor of Arts (St Lucia) – 343
• UQ’s Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) – 250
• UQ’s Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Engineering – 247
• Griffith University Bachelor of Education – 237

The top five broad field of education offers are:

• Health (e.g. Pharmacy, Veterinary Science, Naturopathy, Speech Pathology) – 3748
• Society and Culture (e.g. Law, Economics, Psychology, Sport & Recreation) – 3558
• Management & Commerce (e.g. Hospitality Management, Banking & Finance) – 2134
• Natural & Physical Sciences (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Laboratory Technology) – 1996
• Engineering (e.g. Chemical, Automotive, Civil, Aerospace, Biomedical, Surveying) – 1663

The top five broad fields of education account for 13,099 offers.

First-round offers made this year have increased by 878 compared to last year.

There were also 4280 early offers made to students before they’d finished school.

The University of Queensland dominated the course offers sent out on Thursday. Photo: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

The Courier-Mail also contacted the state’s 11 major universities to see which courses were top of the QTAC preference lists for this year’s graduating cohort for each institution.

“It’s pleasing to see so many Year 12 students receiving an offer prior to celebrating the holidays and the coming year,” QTAC chief executive Dr John Griffiths said.

“Receiving an offer for further study is recognition of their ability to apply themselves, aiming high and persevering to achieve that outcome.

“Whether they received an ATAR or not, QTAC remains committed to ensuring all students are able to access the great education opportunities provided in Queensland.

“We are also pleased to see so many ‘mature aged’ applicants choosing to return to study, with 4013 receiving an offer today.”

Students have until Wednesday, January 4 to change their QTAC preferences for the January 12 main offer round.