At Thornlie SHS we offer an extensive program within the Arts. Our students have the opportunity to select and participate in a range of Arts experiences from Year 7 to Year 12 in both the Visual and Performing Arts. Their studies incorporate and extend the student’s understanding of historical, social and cultural influences on the work they create. We encourage students to develop their creative and original ideas and offer them many opportunities to showcase their achievements at school and in the wider community through performances, concerts, exhibitions and competitions throughout the year. DESIGN (GRAPHICS) (GEDESG) GENERAL SUBJECT The goals of the Design General course are to facilitate professional and trade based industries allowing a deeper understanding of how design works; and how students to maximise vocational and/or university ideas, beliefs, values, attitudes, messages and pathways. information are effectively communicated to specific audiences with specific intentions or purposes via visual Design can be offered by schools in several different media forms. This course aims to achieve these goals by contexts. This course specifically studies Graphic Design. exposing students to a variety of communication forms This context may include elements of digital and a thorough exploration of design. interactive media, graphics technology, technical graphics and visual communication. Whilst these fields Design projects allow students to demonstrate their share a common link through digital technology, skills, techniques and application of design principles graphics also includes traditional two dimensional and processes; to analyse problems and possibilities; design media. and to devise innovative strategies within design contexts. There is potential for students to develop Technical Graphics uses conventions of technical drawing transferable skills and vocational competencies while and computer-aided design to create designs that deal devising innovative designs. with mainly three dimensional subjects, usually of an industrial nature. In this course, students develop a competitive edge for current and future industry and employment markets. For more information on this course, click the link below: This course also emphasises the scope of design in MEDIA PRODUCTIONAND ANALYSIS (GEMPA) GENERAL SUBJECT The Media Production and Analysis General course knowledge and understandings to tell their own stories aims to prepare all students for a future in a digital and interpret others’ stories. Students learn the and interconnected world by providing the skills, languages of media communication and how a story is
At Thornlie SHS we offer an extensive program within the Arts. Our students have the opportunity to select and participate in a range of Arts experiences from Year 7 to Year 12 in both the Visual and Performing Arts. Their studies incorporate and extend the student’s understanding of historical, social and cultural influences on the work they create. We encourage students to develop their creative and original ideas and offer them many opportunities to showcase their achievements at school and in the wider community through performances, concerts, exhibitions and competitions throughout the year. DESIGN (GRAPHICS) (GEDESG) GENERAL SUBJECT The goals of the Design General course are to facilitate a deeper understanding of how design works; and how ideas, beliefs, values, attitudes, messages and information are effectively communicated to specific audiences with specific intentions or purposes via visual media forms. This course aims to achieve these goals by exposing students to a variety of communication forms and a thorough exploration of design. Design projects allow students to demonstrate their skills, techniques and application of design principles and processes; to analyse problems and possibilities; and to devise innovative strategies within design contexts. There is potential for students to develop transferable skills and vocational competencies while devising innovative designs. In this course, students develop a competitive edge for current and future industry and employment markets. This course also emphasises the scope of design in professional and trade based industries allowing students to maximise vocational and/or university pathways. Design can be offered by schools in several different contexts. This course specifically studies Graphic Design. This context may include elements of digital interactive media, graphics technology, technical graphics and visual communication. Whilst these fields share a common link through digital technology, graphics also includes traditional two dimensional design media. Technical Graphics uses conventions of technical drawing and computer-aided design to create designs that deal with mainly three dimensional subjects, usually of an industrial nature. For more information on this course, click the link below: MEDIA PRODUCTIONAND ANALYSIS (GEMPA) GENERAL SUBJECT The Media Production and Analysis General course aims to prepare all students for a future in a digital and interconnected world by providing the skills, knowledge and understandings to tell their own stories and interpret others’ stories. Students learn the languages of media communication and how a story is
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