Inherent requirements

UTS strongly supports the right of all people who wish to undertake a course at our University to pursue their goals and achieve their personal potential. We welcome prospective students with disabilities, and students from diverse social, economic and cultural backgrounds.

What are inherent requirements?

An Inherent Requirement is an academic or non-academic requirement that is inherent in or essential to the successful completion of a course.

Inherent Requirements statements have been developed for UTS courses to support current and prospective students’ decision-making. These statements specify the inherent requirements of each course or faculty for student assessment and progression. The Inherent Requirements Statement relating to courses offered by the UTS Transdisciplinary School (TD School) can be downloaded below.

The framework for Inherent Requirements is based on six groups of tasks that will be required as part of a course:

  1. Legal and behavioural requirements
  2. Communication tasks — verbal, written, non-verbal
  3. Knowledge tasks (cognitive/intellectual) – literacy, numeracy, knowledge and information
  4. Observation tasks (sensory) — visual, auditory, tactile
  5. Practical tasks (physical) — gross and fine motor requirements
  6. Sustainable performance.

Further information

TD School Inherent Requirements statement (PDF, 122 kB)

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.