senior subjects – snapshots

SENIOR SUBJECTS – SNAPSHOTS

FERNY GROVE STATE HIGH SCHOOL Year 10 into 11, 2022

When considering subjects for Year 11, 2022

• Be sure to check the pre-requisites for general subjects (in OneNote)

• Are you considering tertiary study after school ? – check the QTAC pre-requisites guide (in OneNote)

• Talk to Heads of Department of the curriculum area you are interested in.

• Talk to your teachers about the subjects you are considering

• And most importantly discuss these with your parents.

BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

FERNY GROVE SHS

Accounting (General)

What students will learn:

Real world accounting

Management effectiveness

Monitoring a business

Accounting – the big picture

Studying Accounting can lead to:

Accounting

Business

Management

Banking

Finance

Law

Economics

Commerce

https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/senior-subjects/

Business (General)

What students will learn about:

Business creation

Business growth

Business diversification

Business evolution

Studying Business can lead to:

Business management

Business development

Entrepreneurship

Business analytics

Economics Business law

Accounting and finance

International business

Marketing

Human resources management

Business information

systems


Certificate III in BUSINESS (Vocational education)


Finance and Budgeting

E-Learning

Workplace Health and Safety

Teamwork

Enterprise

Studying Certificate III in Business can lead to:

Small Business Owner

Business Manager

Binnacle RTO 31319

Digital Solutions (General)


Creating with code

Application and data solutions

Digital innovation

Digital impacts

Studying Digital Solutions can lead to:

Science

Technologies

Engineering

Mathematics


SCIENCE

FERNY GROVE SHS

Agricultural Practices (Applied )

What students will learn to:

Rules, regulations and recommendations

Equipment maintenance and operation

Management practices

Animal industries

-Plant industries

Animal industries and Plant industries

Studying Agricultural Practices can lead to:

a basis for further education, training and employment in agriculture,

provides a basis for participating in and contributing to community associations,

contributing to community associations, events and activities, such as agricultural shows.

A vocational training and employment plan


Agricultural Science (General)


Agricultural systems

Resources

Agricultural production

Agricultural management

Studying Agricultural Science can lead to:

Agriculture

Horticulture

Food Technology

Veterinary Science

Environmental Science

Equine Science

Biotechnology

Conservation

Marketing

Ecotourism


Biology (General)


Cells and multicellular organisms

Maintaining the internal environment

Biodiversity and the interconnectedness of life

Heredity and continuity of life

Studying Biology can lead to:

Medicine

Forensics

Veterinary

Food and Marine Sciences

Agriculture

Biotechnology

Environmental rehabilitation

Biosecurity

Quarantine

Conservation

Sustainability


Chemistry (General)


Chemical fundamentals —structure, properties and reactions

Molecular interactions and reactions

Equilibrium, acids and redox reactions

Structure, synthesis and design

Studying Chemistry can lead to:

Forensic science

Environmental science

Engineering

Medicine

Pharmacy

Sports science


Physics (General)


Thermal, nuclear and electrical physics

Linear motion and waves

Gravity and electromagnetism

Revolutions in modern physics

Studying Physics can lead to:

Science

Engineering

Medicine

Technology


Psychology (General)


Individual development

Individual behaviour

Individual thinking

The influence of others

Studying Psychology can lead to:

Psychology

Sales

Human resourcing

Training

Social work

Health

Law

Business

Marketing

Education


Science in Practice (Applied)


Scientific literacy and working scientifically

Workplace health and safety

Communication and self-management

Studying Science in Practice can lead to:

Animal welfare

Food technology

Forensics

Health and medicine

Recreation and tourism

Research

The pharmaceutical industry

The resources sector


HUMANITIES

FERNY GROVE SHS

Ancient History (General)


Investigating the Ancient World

Personalities in their time

Reconstructing the Ancient World

People, power and authority

Studying Ancient History can lead to:

Archaeology History Education

Psychology Sociology Law

Business Economics Politics

Journalism The media Health and

social sciences

Writing Academia Research


Economics (General)


Markets and models

Modified markets

International economics

Contemporary macroeconomics

Studying Economics can lead to:

Economics Econometrics Management

Data analytics

Business Accounting

Finance Actuarial science

Law

Political science


Geography (General)


responding to risk and vulnerability in hazard zones

planning sustainable places

responding to land cover transformations

managing population change.

Studying Geography can lead to:

emergency response and

hazard management

urban and environmental

design, planning and management

global security

oceanographybiological and environmental

science

conservation and land management

Business Law Economics


Legal Studies (General)


Beyond reasonable doubt

Balance of probabilities

Law, governance and change

Human rights in legal context

Studying Legal Studies can lead to:

Law

Law enforcement

Criminology

Justice studies

Politics


Modern History (General)


Ideas in the Modern World

Movements in the Modern World

National experiences in the Modern World

International experiences in the Modern World

Studying Modern History can lead to:

History Education Psychology

Sociology Law Business

Economics Politics Journalism

The media Writing Academia

Strategic analysis


Social and community studies (Applied)


Personal Skills

Citizenship skills

Australia's place in the world

Identity

Studying Social and Community Studies can lead to:

Further education and employment

Workplace skills

A more informed global citizen

Community services


Tourism (Applied)


Tourism as an industry

The travel experience

Sustainabletourism

Studying Tourism can lead to:

Government and industry organisations

Meeting and events coordination

Marketing

Tour operations

Cultural liaison

Tourism and leisure industry development

Transport and travel


ENGLISH

FERNY GROVE SHS

English (General)


Perspectives and texts

Texts and culture

Textual connections

Close study of literary texts

Studying English supports:

Pathways beyond school that lead to

tertiary studies, vocational

education or work

Open-mindedness, imagination,

critical awareness and intellectual flexibility – skills

that prepare students for local

and global citizenship

Lifelong learning across a wide

range of contexts


Essential English (Applied)


Language that works

Texts and human experiences

Language that influences

Representations and popular culture texts

Studying Essential English supports:

Pathways beyond school

that lead to vocational

education or work

Lifelong learning

across a wide range of contexts


Literature (General)


Introduction to literary studies

Texts and culture

Literature and identity

Independentexplorations

Studying Literature supports:

Pathways beyond school that lead to

tertiary studies, vocational

education or work

Open-mindedness, imagination,

critical awareness and intellectual flexibility – skills

that prepare students for local

and global citizenship

Lifelong learning across a wide

range of contexts


HEALTH & PHYSICAL ECUATION

FERNY GROVE SHS

Certificate III in Fitness (VET Course)


Anatomy and physiology

Healthy eating

Health and fitness screening

Deliver instruction for fitness and training

Working in the Sport and Recreation Industry

Studying Certificate III in Fitness can lead to:

Fitness industry

Personal training

Binnacle RTO 31319

Health (General)


Resilience as a personal health resource

Peers and family as resources for healthy living

Community as a resource for healthy living

Respectful relationships in the post-schooling transition

Studying Health can lead to:

Health Science

Public Health

Allied health profession

Health Education

Nursing


Physical Education (General)


Motor learning, functional anatomy, biomechanics and

physical activity

Sport psychology, equity and physical activity

Tactical awareness, ethics and integrity, and physical activity

Energy, fitness and training, and physical activity

Studying PE can lead to:

Exercise science

BiomechanicsAllied health profession

Psychology TeachingSport

journalism

Sport marketing and management

Sport promotion

Sport development

Coaching


Sport and Recreation (Applied)


Sport and recreation in the community

Sport, recreation and healthy living

Health and safety in sport and recreation activities

Personal and interpersonal skills in sport and recreation

activities

Studying Sport and Recreation can lead to:

Fitness

Outdoor recreation

Education

Sports administration

Recreation

Sports performance


DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

FERNY GROVE SHS

Building and Construction Skills(Applied )


Industry practices

Construction processes

Trades such as tiler, painter, carpenter

and others

Studying Building and Construction Skills can lead to:

a basis for further education and employment

civil, residential or commercial building and construction fields



Engineering (General)


Engineering fundamentals and society

Emerging Technologies

Machines and mechanisms

Statics of structures and environmental considerations

Studying Engineering can lead to:

electrical, aerospace,

civil, mechanical, mechatronic

chemical, marine, biomedical,

micro-nano and systems

telecommunications, environmental


Engineering Skills(Applied )


Industry practices

Production processes

Sheet metal working

Welding and fabrication

Fitting and machining

Studying Engineering Skills can lead to:

a basis for further education and employment in engineering trades

sheet metal worker, metal fabricator,

welder, maintenance fitter, metal machinist, locksmith, air-conditioning


Furnishing Skills(Applied )


Industry practices

Production processes

Furniture Making

Studying Furnishing Skills can lead to:

a basis for further education and employment

a employment in furnishing trades



Design (General)


Design in practice

Commercial design

Human-centreddesign

Sustainable design

Studying Design can lead to:

Architecture

Digital media design

Fashion design

Graphic design

Industrial design

Interior design

Landscape architecture


Industrial Graphics Skills (Applied)


Industry practices

Drafting processes

Studying Industrial Graphics Skills can lead to:


for further education and employment in a range of roles and trades in the manufacturing industries.

opportunities may be found in drafting roles such as architectural drafter, estimator, mechanical drafter, electrical drafter

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FERNY GROVE SHS

Food and nutrition (General)


Food science of vitamins, minerals and protein

Food drivers and emerging trends

Food science of carbohydrate and fat

Food solution development for nutrition consumer markets

Studying Food and Nutrition can lead to:

Science Technology

Engineering Health

Food Technology


Hospitality Practices (Applied)


Navigating the hospitality industry

Working effectively with others

Hospitality in practice

Studying Hospitality Practices can lead to:

Hospitality

Hotels

Events

Tourism

Business management


Certificate III in Hospitality (Vocational education)


Show social and cultural sensitivity

Prepare and present simple dishes

Prepare and serve non-alcoholic beverages

Provide service to customers

Safe work practices

Work effectively in hospitality service

Studying Certificate III in Hospitality can lead to:

Management Hotel

Management

Catering Operations

Café

Food Technology

MATHEMATICS

FERNY GROVE SHS

General Mathematics (General)


Money, measurement and relations

Applied trigonometry, algebra, matrices and univariate data

Bivariate data, sequences and change, and Earth geometry

Investing and networking

Studying General Math can lead to:

Business

Commerce

Education

Finance

IT

Social science

The arts


Essential Mathematics (Applied)


Number, data and graphs

Money, travel and data

Measurement, scales and data

Graphs, chance and loans

Studying Essential Math can lead to:

Trade

Industry

Business

Community services


Specialist Mathematics (General)


combinatorics, vectors and proof

complex numbers, trigonometry, functions and matrices

mathematical induction, and further vectors, matrices and

complex numbers

further statistical and calculus inference

Studying Specialist Math can lead to:

Science

all branches of Mathematics and Statistics

Computer science

Medicine

Engineering

Finance

Economics


Mathematics Methods (General)


Algebra, statistics and

functions

Calculus and further

functions

Studying Math Method can lead to:

• especially Physics and Chemistry

Natural and Physical Sciences

Mathematics and Science Education

• including Human Biology, Biomedical Science, Nanoscience and Forensics)

Medical and Health Sciences

• including Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Avionics, Communications and Mining

Engineering

• including Electronics and Software Design

Computer Science

Psychology and Business


THE ARTS

FERNY GROVE SHS

Drama (General)


How drama promotes shared understandings of the human

experience

How drama is shaped to reflect lived experience

How drama can be used to challenge our understanding of humanity

How dramatic practice can be transformed

Studying Drama can lead to:

Arts administration and management

Communication

Education

Public relations

Research

Science and technology


Music (General)


Designs

Identities

Innovations

Narratives

Studying Music can lead to:

Arts administration and management

Communication

Education

Public relations

Creative industries



Visual Arts (General)


Art as lens

Art as code

Art as knowledge

Art as alternate

Studying Visual Arts can lead to:

Advertising

Arts administration

Communication

Creative industries

Design

Education

Galleries and museums

Film and television

Public relations



Visual Arts in Practice (Applied)


Visual mediums, technologies and

techniques

Visual literacies and contexts

Artwork realisation

Studying Visual Arts in Practice can lead to:

Advertising Animation Ceramics

Decorating Design Drafting

Game design IllustratingMake-up artistry

Photography StylingVisual

merchandising


LANGUAGES

FERNY GROVE SHS

GERMAN (General)


My world

Exploring our world

Our society

My future

Studying German supports:

Business

Hospitality

Science

Law

Technology

Sociology

Education


INDONESIAN (General)


My world

Exploring our world

Our society

My future

Studying Indonesian supports:

Business

Hospitality

Science

Law

Technology

Sociology

Education


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