• Posted on 23 Jun 2020
  • 3-minute read

Choosing your subjects is one of the most exciting (and daunting) parts of Year 10. We’ve developed a quick guide to help you select the right subjects for your future goals.

Do your research

Having a general study area in mind is a great place to start. The subjects you study for your HSC should be relevant to your interests and respond to any pre-requisites or assumed knowledge that is required. Pro Tip: UTS degrees have no pre-requisites!

Study what you love 

The HSC is a marathon, not a sprint. Choosing subjects that you find interesting – and you’re good at – can take away some of the stress, increase your chances of success and potentially bump up your ATAR! 

Plan ahead

Fifty per cent of jobs in 2030 don’t exist yet, and a great uni degree will prepare you for the opportunities- and challenges- ahead. Our degrees are focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, industry engagement and real world outcomes– so make sure you’re choosing subjects that will fast track you to our front door. 

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A few tips that we have, or steps for you, to be able to pick your subjects for year 11 and year 12.

Firstly, consider your options. What you study in year 11 and year 12 should be relevant to your interests and should also respond to any prerequisites or assumed knowledge. At UTS, we don’t have any prerequisites for our courses, but something you might consider is that if you’re interested in, let’s say, going into science as a degree, you might want to pick more science-related subjects for year 11 and year 12.

Also, study what you love. Choosing subjects that you care about and that you’re good at will actually increase your chances of success, because when you’re going to study and when you’re doing assessments, if you’re doing the subjects that you really do like, then it obviously takes a little bit of the pressure off and removes a bit of that stress when you’re in year 11 and year 12.

I know I did really wild subjects in year 11 and year 12. I did food tech, society and culture, ancient history, but that’s because I did really love those subjects. When it came to studying and doing those assessments, I found I was much more motivated because I did actually enjoy the subjects. So that’s always something to keep in mind.

And finally, think ahead. Fifty percent of jobs in 2030 don’t even exist yet, so it’s important to make sure that you pick a great uni degree that will prepare you for opportunities and consider what you’ll be going into in the future.

 

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