11–12Visual Design Stage 6 (CEC) Syllabus (2000)

Course number(s):

• 35100 Visual Design (1 unit – Preliminary)
• 35101 Visual Design (2 units – Preliminary)
• 35102 Visual Design (1 unit – HSC)
• 35103 Visual Design (2 units – HSC)

Prerequisites: Nil

Eligibility: Nil

Study via self-tuition: No

Exclusions: Projects developed for assessment in one subject are not to be used either in full or in part for assessment in any other subject.

This course provides students with opportunities to exploit the links between art and design by designing and making images and objects in which aesthetic qualities and symbolic meanings are as important as utilitarian function. It encourages students to explore the practices of graphic, wearable, product, and interior/exterior designers in contemporary societies and promotes imaginative and innovative approaches to design within the context of the Australian environment and culture. 

Through the critical and historical study of designed images and objects students are able to analyse and make informed judgements about the designed works that surround them – works which reflect and construct the image they have of themselves, others and their world.

The course is designed to enable students to gain an increasing accomplishment and independence in their representation of ideas in different fields of design and to understand and value how graphic design, wearable design, product design, and interior/exterior design, invite different interpretations and explanations. Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills through the making of works in design that lead to and demonstrate conceptual and technical accomplishment. They also develop knowledge, understanding and skills that lead to increasingly accomplished critical and historical investigations of design.

Modules may be selected in any of the four broad fields of:

• Graphic Design
• Wearable Design
• Product Design
• Interior/Exterior Design.

The additional module, Individual/Collaborative Project, extends students’ learning experiences and may reflect students’ increasing interests and desire to specialise in one or more of these fields or explore the connections further between the fields. The Occupational Health and Safety Module is mandatory in any course.

Students are required to keep a diary throughout the course.

• Record of School Achievement (RoSA)
• Higher School Certificate (HSC)